Draft:2024 World Championship of Legends


2024 World Championship of Legends
Dates3 – 13 July 2024
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Single round-robin and knockout
Host(s) England
Participants6
Matches18
Official websitewclegends.uk

The 2024 World Championship of Legends (also known as 2024 EaseMyTrip World Championship of Legends for sponsorship reasons[1][2]) is the inaugural edition of the World Championship of Legends (WCL), a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in England. The league is organized by the England and Wales Cricket Board that features retired international cricketers from various nations[3]. The tournament began from 3 July and the final is scheduled to be held on 13 July 2024.[4][5]

The tournament featured a host of cricket legends from these six nations: India, Pakistan, Australia, England, West Indies, and South Africa that will compete in this event.[6][7]

Squads

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Australia Champions[8] England Champions[9] India Champions[10] Pakistan Champions[11] South Africa Champions[12] West Indies Champions[13]

Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts NRR Qualification
1 Australia Champions 5 4 1 8 2.464 Advance to the knockout stage
2 Pakistan Champions 5 4 1 8 1.644
3 India Champions 5 2 3 4 −0.807
4 West Indies Champions 5 2 3 4 −1.295
5 South Africa Champions 5 2 3 4 −1.340
6 England Champions 5 1 4 2 −0.746
Updated to match(es) played on 10 July 2024. Source: Cricbuzz, ESPNCricinfo

League stage

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Match 1
3 July 2024
12:30
Scorecard
England Champions
165/4 (20 overs)
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India Champions
166/7 (19 overs)
Ian Bell 59* (44)
Harbhajan Singh 2/16 (3 overs)
Robin Uthappa 50 (32)
Chris Schofield 4/33 (4 overs)
India Champions won by 3 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Player of the match: Robin Uthappa (India Champions)
  • India Champions won the toss and elected to field.

Match 2
3 July 2024
16:30
Scorecard
Australia Champions
189/7 (20 overs)
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Pakistan Champions
191/5 (19.4 overs)
Aaron Finch 68 (40)
Shoaib Malik 2/24 (3 overs)
Younis Khan 63 (41)
Brett Lee 2/26 (3.4 overs)
Pakistan Champions won by 5 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Player of the match: Younis Khan (Pakistan Champions)
  • Pakistan Champions won the toss and elected to field.

Match 3
4 July 2024
12:30
Scorecard
South Africa Champions
137 (19.2 overs)
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England Champions
138/1 (11 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 26 (19)
Ravi Bopara 3/9 (1.2 overs)
Phil Mustard 84* (35)
Rory Kleinveldt 1/14 (2 overs)
England Champions won by 9 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Player of the match: Phil Mustard (England Champions)
  • England Champions won the toss and elected to field.

Match 4
4 July 2024
16:30
Scorecard
Pakistan Champions
194/8 (20 overs)
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West Indies Champions
165/9 (20 overs)
Shoaib Malik 54 (41)
Ashley Nurse 3/20 (4 overs)
Dwayne Smith 65 (46)
Sohail Tanvir 4/14 (4 overs)
Pakistan Champions won by 29 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Pakistan Champions)
  • Pakistan Champions won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 5
5 July 2024
12:30
Scorecard
Australia Champions
230/5 (20 overs)
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South Africa Champions
126/9 (20 overs)
Aaron Finch 49 (25)
Ryan McLaren 2/20 (3 overs)
Ryan McLaren 36* (31)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 3/7 (3 overs)
Australia Champions won by 104 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Player of the match: Nathan Coulter-Nile (Australia Champions)
  • South Africa Champions won the toss and elected to field.

Match 6
5 July 2024
16:30
Scorecard
India Champions
229/5 (20 overs)
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West Indies Champions
31/1 (5.3 overs)
Gurkeerat Singh 86* (42)
Tino Best 2/41 (4 overs)
Dwayne Smith 14 (11)
Dhawal Kulkarni 1/1 (1 over)
India Champions won by 27 runs (DLS method)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Player of the match: Gurkeerat Singh (India Champions)
  • West Indies Champions won the toss and elected to field.
  • West Indies Champions innings curtailed at 5.3 overs due to rain; DLS par score was 59.

Match 7
6 July 2024
12:30
Scorecard
England Champions
160/9 (20 overs)
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Australia Champions
162/4 (14 overs)
Ian Bell 45 (30)
Brett Lee 3/28 (3 overs)
Aaron Finch 56 (23)
Owais Shah 2/31 (4 overs)
Australia Champions won by 6 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Player of the match: Brett Lee (Australia Champions)
  • Australia Champions won the toss and elected to field.

Match 8
6 July 2024
16:30
Scorecard
Pakistan Champions
243/4 (20 overs)
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India Champions
175/9 (20 overs)
Kamran Akmal 77 (40)
RP Singh 1/38 (4 overs)
Suresh Raina 52 (40)
Wahab Riaz 3/22 (3 overs)
Pakistan Champions won by 68 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Player of the match: Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan Champions)
  • India Champions won the toss and elected to field.

Match 9
7 July 2024
12:30
Scorecard
South Africa Champions
174/5 (20 overs)
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West Indies Champions
175/4 (19.1 overs)
Ashwell Prince 46* (35)
Jason Mohammed 2/23 (4 overs)
Chris Gayle 70 (40)
Vernon Philander 2/27 (4 overs)
West Indies Champions won by 6 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Player of the match: Chris Gayle (West Indies Champions)
  • West Indies Champions won the toss and elected to field.

Match 10
7 July 2024
16:30
Scorecard
Pakistan Champions
196/4 (20 overs)
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England Champions
117 (17 overs)
Sohaib Maqsood 64 (44)
Stuart Meaker 2/25 (3 overs)
Phil Mustard 30 (17)
Saeed Ajmal 3/12 (3 overs)
Pakistan Champions won by 79 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Pakistan Champions)
  • England Champions won the toss and elected to field.
  • Pakistan Champions qualified for the semi-finals as a result of this match.

Match 11
8 July 2024
16:30
Scorecard
Australia Champions
199/5 (20 overs)
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India Champions
176/6 (20 overs)
Daniel Christian 69 (33)
Dhawal Kulkarni 2/48 (4 overs)
Yusuf Pathan 78 (48)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 2/19 (3 overs)
Australia Champions won by 23 runs
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Player of the match: Daniel Christian (Australia Champions)
  • India Champions won the toss and elected to field.
  • Australia Champions qualified for the semi-finals as a result of this match.

Match 12
9 July 2024
12:30
Scorecard
England Champions
209/5 (20 overs)
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West Indies Champions
210/5 (19.3 overs)
Ian Bell 97 (64)
Daren Sammy 1/21 (1.4 overs)
Chadwick Walton 85 (42)
Samit Patel 2/41 (4 overs)
West Indies Champions won by 5 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Player of the match: Chadwick Walton (West Indies Champions)
  • West Indies Champions won the toss and elected to field.
  • England Champions were eliminated as a result of this match.

Match 13
9 July 2024
16:30
Scorecard
Pakistan Champions
210/4 (20 overs)
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South Africa Champions
214/1 (18.3 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 72 (36)
Imran Tahir 1/19 (4 overs)
Sarel Erwee 105* (57)
Sohail Khan 1/38 (3 overs)
South Africa Champions won by 9 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Player of the match: Sarel Erwee (South Africa Champions)
  • South Africa Champions won the toss and elected to field.

Match 14
10 July 2024
12:30
Scorecard
Australia Champions
274/7 (20 overs)
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West Indies Champions
219/6 (20 overs)
Ben Dunk 100 (35)
Rayad Emrit 3/45 (3 overs)
Ashley Nurse 70* (36)
Brett Lee 2/30 (3 overs)
Australia Champions won by 55 runs
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Player of the match: Ben Dunk (Australia Champions)
  • West Indies Champions won the toss and elected to field.

Match 15
10 July 2024
16:30
Scorecard
South Africa Champions
210/8 (20 overs)
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India Champions
156/6 (20 overs)
Jacques Snyman 73 (43)
Harbhajan Singh 4/25 (4 overs)
Yusuf Pathan 54* (44)
Vernon Philander 2/17 (2 overs)
South Africa Champions won by 54 runs
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Player of the match: Jacques Snyman (South Africa Champions)
  • India Champions won the toss and elected to field.
  • India Champions and West Indies Champions qualified for the semi-finals while South Africa Champions were eliminated as a result of this match.

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Pakistan Champions 198/8 (20 overs)
4 West Indies Champions 178 (19.5 overs)
SFW1 Pakistan Champions
SFW2 Winner of Semi-final 2
1 Australia Champions
3 India Champions

Semi-finals

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Semi-final 1
12 July 2024
12:30
Scorecard
Pakistan Champions
198/8 (20 overs)
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West Indies Champions
178 (19.5 overs)
Younis Khan 65 (45)
Fidel Edwards 3/24 (4 overs)
Ashley Nurse 36 (24)
Sohail Khan 4/21 (3.5 overs)
Pakistan Champions won by 20 runs
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Player of the match: Aamer Yamin (Pakistan Champions)
  • West Indies Champions won the toss and elected to field.

Semi-final 2
12 July 2024
16:30
Scorecard
India Champions
254/6 (20 overs)
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Robin Uthappa 65 (35)
Peter Siddle 4/57 (4 overs)
  • Australia Champions won the toss and elected to field.

Final

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13 July 2024
16:30
Scorecard
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Winner of Semi-final 2

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player Team Runs Inns HS Ave SR 100s/50s

Most wickets

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Player Team Wkts Inns Ovs BBI Ave Eco SR

References

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