South Africa Champions on Saturday thrashed Pakistan Champions to win the 2nd version of the World Championship of the Legends at Edgbaston in Birmingham. AB de Villiers, who has been unfortunate in successful an ICC trophy and an Indian Premier League title, has managed to bag silverware. The 41-year-old has been in chic kind by means of the event and slammed a blistering ton within the ultimate to take South Africa house.
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Regardless of affected by a hamstring damage, De Villiers managed to make a mockery of a large 196 runs. He reached his ton in simply 47-deleiveries with 12 boundaries and 7 gigantic sixes. Though he misplaced his different South African teammate, Hashim Amla, early within the piece, he was properly supported by JP Duminy, who himself managed to attain a crisp half-century and safe the successful runs with a boundary.
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Chasing a frightening 196, AB de Villiers battled a hamstring damage to take South Africa over the road within the #WCL2025 ultimate 🔥#ABdeVilliers #SAChampions pic.twitter.com/yiy1WulA57
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Earlier, Pakistan skipper Mohammad Hafeez received the toss and opted to bat first. Sharjeel Khan’s 44-ball 76 helped Pakistan to placed on 195/5 on the board. Wayne Parnell and Hardus Viljoen picked up a few wickets every. Defending, the entire Pakistan bowlers appeared toothless, and Saeed Ajmal has been the one wicket-taker.
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PCB bars groups from utilizing nation’s title in personal leagues
After being snubbed twice by former India cricketers like Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan on the World Championship of Legends (WCL), the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has banned using the nation’s title in all privately-run cricket leagues, in keeping with a media report.
Telecom Asia Sport, quoting sources, mentioned the PCB took the choice throughout its Board of Administrators assembly on Thursday by which senior officers ‘expressed frustration after Indian gamers twice refused to take the sector in opposition to Pakistan through the WCL’s second version.’
Yuvraj Singh and Co. first pulled out of a league stage match in opposition to Pakistan Champions within the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror assault, which claimed the lives of 25 Indian and one Nepali citizen. Each groups had been awarded one level every and it was that time that helped India make the semi-finals of the six-team event after languishing on the backside of the desk for the entire event since they had been winless till a victory over West Indies within the ultimate league stage match.
India Champions had been as soon as once more pitted in opposition to Pakistan Champions — comprising Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik and Misbah ul-Haq, amongst others — within the semifinals. Nonetheless, after their withdrawal from the semifinals, Pakistan Champions made it to the title match. The report added that the group shall be allowed to play the ultimate in opposition to South Africa on Saturday however sooner or later, they are going to be barred from utilizing the title ‘Pakistan’ with out ‘formal clearance.