South Africa Champions vs West Indies Champions Head-to-Head Ahead of World Championship of Legends 2025

South Africa Champions vs West Indies Champions WCL Overall Head-to-Head 

SAC and WIC clashed only once in the inaugural season of the World Championship of Legends, in which West Indies Champs came out victorious by defeating South Africa Champs by 6 wickets.  

The table below shows SAC vs WIC head-to-head records ahead of WCL 2025 -

South Africa Champs vs West Indies Champs Squad

South Africa Champs squad: AB de Villiers, Chris Morris, Albie Morkel, Hashim Amla, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, JJ Smuts, Wayne Parnell, Hardus Viljoen, Richard Levi, Dane Vilas, SJ Erwee, Duanne Olivier, Morne van Wyk, Aaron Phangiso.
 

West Indies Champs Squad: Chris Gayle, Chadwick Walton (wk), Ashley Nurse, Fidel Edwards, Lendl Simmons, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Sulieman Benn, Dave Mohammad, Dwayne Smith. 

Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham WCL Stats and Records

The Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham will be the next header of the SA-C vs WI-C match no. 2 on July 19 in the ongoing World Champions of Legends.  

So far, Birmingham has seen the 12 games of the World Champions of the Legends from the inaugural season 2024 to 2025. Out of 12 games, teams with batting first won the 5 matches and team bowling won the 7 matches. This shows whoever wins the toss chooses to field first on this ground.  

Ahead of the SAC vs WIC match no. 2 of WCL 2025, check out overall Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham WCL records.

Pitch Report of Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham, Ahead of SAC vs WIC 

The Edgbaston Stadium pitch in Birmingham, based on the 12 World Championship of Legends (WCL), is batting-friendly with an average first-innings score of 172 runs. The pitch supports high-scoring T20 games, as evidenced by the highest total of 243/4 in the Final match of Pakistan Champions vs. India Champions. The pitch provides a competitive chase, with teams bowling first winning 7 of 11 matches. Pacers get early assistance, but the surface favors batsmen as the game progresses, with spinners occasionally effective later. The lowest total was 117/10, indicating that batting collapses are rare. Expect big scores and close chases, with captains often opting to bat first, winning 5 matches versus the team with chases winning the 6 games

South Africa Champs vs West Indies Champs Top Players

 Here are the top players for both WIC and SAC in the upcoming match of the WCL 2025:

South Africa Champions Top Players

South Africa legends have a strong batting lineup, including AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla. AB de Villiers excels on Edgbaston’s batting-friendly pitch. His explosive, 360-degree shot-making likely powered South Africa’s high totals. Amla is also familiar with Edgbaston’s pace-friendly early conditions. His anchoring ability shone in competitive scores.  Speaking of bowlers, Imran Tahir's spin technique and Chris Morris’s pace and death bowling skills aid South Africa’s bowling side.  

West Indies Champions Top Players

The West Indies side is led by one of their top players, Chris Gayle, who is known for his power-hitting, especially on the batting-friendly pitches like Edgbaston.  His ability to dominate makes him a top pick. Lendl Simmons provides an explosive start. His impactful knocks in WCL 2024 solidified his role as the top player.  

The bowling side, West Indies, has Fidel Edwards fiery pacer with over 150 T20 wickets. His raw pace and early breakthrough will strengthen the WI Champs. Then we have Dwayne Bravo, a T20 all-rounder with over 600 wickets. Bravo’s death-bowling variations (yorkers, slower balls) shone in WCL 2024, controlling high-scoring games.