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IND vs PAK World Championship of Legends | India vs Pakistan

The final match of the World Championship of Legends is about to begin. India and Pakistan have qualified for the finals after defeating Australia and West Indies respectively. While India secured its position in the finals with an ultimate win of 86 runs, Pakistan qualified for the same with a victory of 20 runs against the West Indies. 

This most awaited match will be held in Birmingham, the timings of the clash are fixed at 9:30 P.M. IST. 

Under the captaincy of Yuvraj Singh, India scored a hard-to-chase score of 254 in 20 overs. India batted first and opener Robin Uthappa hit 65 off 35 balls, which included 4 sixes and 6 fours. 

After Rayudu and Raina fall early, Captain Yuvraj joins Uthappa and secures 47 runs. Pathan brothers- Yusuf & Irfan smashed 95 runs, further accelerating the score. Apart from the batting order, the bowlers played well and knocked out Australia in the last match at 168.

On the other hand, Pakistan secured a win against West Indies, ultimately leading to the finals. Younis Khan’s team started well with the opener Kamran Akmal hitting 79 runs. Though the middle-order failed to perform, struggling 10 for 3. Akaml and Younis pillared the team and managed to score decent runs.

IND vs PAK World Championship of Legends Squad: 

Indian champions: Yuvraj Singh (c), Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Gurkeerat Mann, Rahul Sharma, Naman Ojha, Rahul Shukla, RP Singh, Vinay Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Anureet Singh, Pawan Negi.

Pakistan champions: Younis Khan (c), Misbah Ul Haq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal, Sohail Tanveer, Sohail Khan, Tanveer Ahmad, Muhammad Hafeez, Aamer Yamin, Shoaib Malik, Sohaib Maqsood, Sharjeel Khan, Umar Akmal.

Pitch Report – Edgbaston Birmingham

The Edgbaston pitch is known to favor batsmen with consistent pace and bounce, as indicated by the average first-inning score of 193 in recent T20 matches. The scoring pattern in the last T20 at Edgbaston is as follows: a score below 140 occurred once, a score between 200 to 249 occurred four times, a score between 140-180 occurred twice, and a score above 180 occurred seven times.

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