AAC vs PNC Match Prediction 2025 14th T20: Match Preview, Pitch Report and Who will win Today’s Match?

AAC vs PNC Match Preview

The upcoming Australia Champions vs the Pakistan Champions will be the first match of the final day of the league phase. It will be played on July 29, Tuesday. The match will be played at the Grace Road ground in Leicester from 5 P.M IST. Going into the match, both the teams have confirmed their place into the semi-finals.

Australia Champions is coming into this match on the back of a crushing defeat in their previous match vs the South Africa Champions. They lost the match by 95 runs. So far, they have played four matches and won 2, lost one and had one game against England Champions abandoned, sitting at 3rd place with 5 points.

Against the South Africa Champions, they conceded 241 runs with AB de Villiers scoring a century for South Africa while JJ Smuts scored 85 runs. Peter Siddle took 3 wickets for Australia and was their leading bowler in the match.

With the bat, they were all-out for 146 runs. Ben Cutting was the top scorer with 59 runs while no batter managed to get past 20 runs even. This was disappointing given the talent at their disposal.

In an earlier encounter, the Pakistan Champions faced the West Indies Champions and emerged victorious, winning by 49 runs. Pakistan scored 200 runs with a century from Kamran Akmal who scored 113 runs off 62 balls. 

They managed to stop the Caribbean powerhouse for just 151 runs with Rumman Raees taking 3 wickets while Sohail Tanvir and Aamer Yamin took 2 wickets each. This was their 3rd win of the campaign in 4 matches with the other match vs India Champions was cancelled.

AAC vs PNC Recent Form

Looking at the last 5 matches performance for both the teams, the Pakistan Champions have a better record than the Australia Champions. The Pakistan team has won 4 out of their last 5 matches while the Australia Champions have won 3 matches and lost 2 matches. Pakistan’s only defeat is from last season’s defeat in the final and Australia’s two losses are the semi-final loss vs India and the recent South Africa setback.

AAC vs PNC Head-to-Head in T20s

There has been only one match between the two teams prior to this. It was in the World Championship of Legends 2024 season where Pakistan won the match by 5 wickets. The Pakistani team successfully achieved the 190-run target against Australia at the Edgbaston Ground.

Grace Road, Leicester Pitch Report

Grace Road in Leicester has a nicely balanced pitch, making T20 cricket even more exciting. The pitch has some pace and bounce, so the ball's gonna move around early on, making for an exciting and competitive game. As the play continues, batting is expected to ease, notably once the floodlights take effect. The pitch should settle down soon, so batsmen can go for shots more comfortably. Plus, smaller boundary sizes mean both teams get more scoring opportunities at every point in the game.

AAC vs PNC Predicted Playing XI

Australia Champions: Chris Lynn, Shaun Marsh, Darcy Short, Ben Dunk, Dan Christian, Callum Ferguson, Ben Cutting, John Hastings, Peter Siddle, Steve O’Keefe, Brett Lee (C).

Pakistan Champions: Sharjeel Khan, Kamran Akmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Mohammad Hafeez (C), Asif Ali, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Aamer Yamin, Sohail Tanvir, Rumman Raees, Wahab Riaz.

Australia Champions vs Pakistan Champions Top Performers

Australia Champions Top Batter: Callum Ferguson

Callum Ferguson's role as a middle-order player positions him to be a key impactful batter within the squad. Ferguson is a very experienced batter who can pace his inning according to the situation. He has scored 85 runs in 2 innings in this tournament already.

Australia Champions Top Bowler: Peter Siddle

Peter Siddle has been the Australia Champions’ top bowler in the ongoing World Championship of Legends 2025 despite having legendary captain Brett Lee in the team. Siddle has taken 7 wickets in 4 matches including 3-fers twice.

Pakistan Champions Top Batter: Mohammad Hafeez

Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez is leading stunningly so far in the tournament. He has been the most consistent batter for Pakistan so far having scored 85 runs in 3 innings including a crucial fifty in the opening match vs England Champions that helped his side to win.

Pakistan Champions Top Bowler: Sohail Tanvir

In tight spots, Sohail Tanvir is the Pakistani bowler team count on to handle the pressure and deliver. Tanvir’s style of play suits the English conditions. His long stature gives him a little extra bounce when he moves. He can also swing the ball making it really difficult for the batters to play against him.

AAC vs PNC Today Match Prediction

The Australia Champions and the Pakistan Champions are set to battle it out on the final day of the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025. Both the teams have done fantastic and are making their final push to climb up the ladder.

However, both the sides have already qualified for the semi-finals. The Australia Champions will be shattered after their crushing defeat on Sunday. Up to now, the Pakistan Champions have shown some seriously impressive form in the competition.

This will be in-fact a great competition between Australia’s batting vs Pakistan Champions’ bowling and Australia Champions’ bowlers vs the Pakistan batters. However, given the circumstances and considering the form of both the teams, the Pakistan Champions are being considered as the pre-match favourite to win the match.