The Indian champion team captained by Yuvraj Singh has won the World Championship of Legends trophy by defeating the Pakistan champion. Chasing the target of 157 runs given by Pakistan, India won the final by scoring 159 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 19.1 overs. Opener Ambati Rayudu and Yusuf Pathan, who recently became an MP from TMC, played explosive innings and played an important role in the victory of the Indian champion. The WCL final was played in Birmingham. Players who had retired from international cricket were playing in this league.
Chasing the target, the Indian champion team had a good start. Robin Uthappa and Ambati Rayudu shared a 34-run partnership for the first wicket, which ended on the fourth ball of the third over when Uthappa returned to the pavilion after scoring 10 runs with the help of 1 four in 8 balls. Then on the last ball of the same over, Suresh Raina was out after scoring just 04 (2 balls). After this Ambati Rayudu and Gurkeerat Singh Mann handled the innings for some time and then the Indian champion suffered a third blow when Ambati Rayudu was out on the first ball of the 12th over. Rayudu scored 50 runs in 30 balls with the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes.
Earlier, under the captaincy of Younis Khan, Pakistan Champions scored 156 runs for 6 wickets. For them, veteran Shoaib Malik scored 41 runs off 36 balls, while wicketkeeper-opener Kamran Akmal contributed 24 runs. Maqsood was out after scoring 21 runs while Misbah-ul-Haq retired after scoring 18 runs. For India, pacer Anureet Singh took the maximum of 3 wickets. Vinay Kumar, Pawan Negi and Irfan Pathan took 1-1 wickets.
Let us tell you that the Indian champion made it to the finals by defeating the Australian champions, while the Pakistani champions entered the title match by defeating the West Indies. Teams from India, Pakistan, Australia, England, West Indies and South Africa participated in this tournament. Rayudu was chosen as the 'Player of the Match' for his brilliant innings in the final.