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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
Champions India Champions (1st title)
Runners-up Pakistan Champions
Participants6
Matches18
Player of the seriesIndia Yusuf Pathan
Most runsPakistan Shoaib Malik (245)
Most wicketsAustralia Nathan Coulter-Nile (9)
Pakistan Wahab Riaz (9)
Pakistan Shoaib Malik (9)
Australia Brett Lee (9)
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 (R) 5 4 1 8 1.644
3  India Champions (C) 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)
v
 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)
v
 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)
v
 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)
v
 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)
v
 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)
v
 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)
v
 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)
v
 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)
v
 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)
v
 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)
v
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)
v
 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)
v
 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)
v
 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)
v
 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 156/6 (20 overs)
SFW2  India Champions 159/5 (19.1 overs)
1  Australia Champions 168/7 (20 overs)
3  India Champions 254/6 (20 overs)

Semi-finals

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Semi-final 1
12 July 2024
12:30
Scorecard
 Pakistan Champions
198/8 (20 overs)
v
 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)
v
 Australia Champions
168/7 (20 overs)
Robin Uthappa 65 (35)
Peter Siddle 4/57 (4 overs)
Tim Paine 40* (32)
Pawan Negi 2/35 (4 overs)
India Champions won by 86 runs
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (India Champions)
  • Australia Champions won the toss and elected to field.

Final

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13 July 2024
16:30
Scorecard
Pakistan Champions 
156/6 (20 overs)
v
 India Champions
159/5 (19.1 overs)
Shoaib Malik 41 (36)
Anureet Singh 3/43 (4 overs)
Ambati Rayudu 50 (30)
Aamer Yamin 2/29 (3 overs)
India Champions won by 5 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Player of the match: Ambati Rayudu (India Champions)
  • Pakistan Champions won the toss and elected to bat.

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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  2. ^ "The World Championship of Legends announces EaseMyTrip as its presenting partner". afaqs!. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ^ "ECB Sanctions T20 League With Cricket Legends Yuvraj Singh, Shahid Afridi, & Kevin Pietersen". Times Now. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. ^ "World Championship Of Legends (WCL) 2024: Schedule, Teams, Live Streaming And More". ndtvprofit.com. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ "WCL 2024: Where to watch World Championship of Legends live". The Times of India. 4 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. ^ Varun Malik, India TV News (2 July 2024). "World Championship of Legends 2024: Schedule, squads, fixtures; all you need to know about WCL 1". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Former India, Pakistan cricketers to clash in World Championship of Legends | World Championship of Legends, 2024". www.cricket.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Australia Champion Team Full Coverage". 8 May 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Meteora England Champions Players Details". 6 May 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  10. ^ "India Champions Team Lineup, Updates and Schedule". 8 May 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Pakistan Champions Team for the WCL T20 Tournament". 7 May 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  12. ^ "South Africa Champions Live Updates, Lineup and Schedule". 8 May 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  13. ^ "West Indies Champions Players Details, Matches and Tickets". 8 May 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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