AAC vs PNC WCL 2025 Match 14 Highlights: Saeed Ajmal's brilliant 6-wicket haul helps PNC win the match against Australia Champions

AAC vs PNC WCL 2025 Match 14: Man of the Match 

Saeed Ajmal was awarded the Man of the Match for his excellent bowling. When he came to bowl, Australia were down to 47 for two in five overs. After which, he played a major role in allowing Australia to be all out for 74 runs by showing outstanding bowling. He took six wickets for a total of 16 runs in his 3.5 overs. Ajmal took the wickets of Darcy Short, Ben Dunk, Daniel Christian, Ben Cutting, Peter Siddle, and Steve O'Keefe. Australia's batsmen had no answer to Shahid Ajmal's brilliant bowling. It was a good thing that Australia had scored 47 runs before Ajmal came to bowl; otherwise, their score could have been even lower.

AAC vs PNC WCL 2025 Match 14: Top Performers 

Saeed Ajmal - 6/16 (3.5)

In this match, the best bowling was done by Saeed Ajmal, due to which Australia's team was all out for 74 runs. He took six wickets by giving 16 runs in his 3.5 overs, where his economic rate was 4.2. Where Australia Champions were once on a decent total of 47 runs in five overs, after which, with the arrival of Ajmal, their team could score only 27 more runs, and they were all out.

Ben Dunk - 26(14)

The Australian team first came for batting, but their start was not good, and the top-order batsmen got out early. After that, Ben Dunk came for batting and gave strength to the Australian Champions. He scored 26 runs in 14 balls at a strike rate of above 185. Dunk also hit two sixes and three fours in his innings. He did a great job of helping Australia recover from early setbacks. Certainly, the Australian Champions were able to score a total of 74 runs only due to the short and aggressive innings of Ben Dunk; otherwise, they could have been out sooner.

Imad Wasim - 2/11(3)

Like Saeed Ajmal, Imad Wasim also bowled well for Pakistan. He took two wickets for 11 runs in his three overs. Due to his strong and good bowling, Australia came under more pressure, as a result of which they failed to score more runs. Imad Wasim took the wickets of Callum Ferguson and Coulter-Nile, who can bat aggressively. Certainly, Imad Wasim bowled brilliantly for Pakistan Champions.

Sharjeel Khan - 32(23)

Pakistan's openers did a good job for the team in achieving a target of 75 runs. Sharjeel Khan and Shoaib Maqsood made a steady start, and they also finished the match. Sharjeel Khan scored 32 runs in 23 balls with the help of 5 fours, where his strike rate was close to 140. He did not make any mistakes and, with full responsibility, led the Pakistan Champions to victory without losing a single wicket and played a big role in ensuring victory in this match within 8 overs.

AAC vs PNC WCL 2025 Match 14: 1st innings Summary 

After winning the match, Pakistan chose to bowl and proved its decision right by taking five wickets of the Australian Champions in the first power-play itself. Australia's opening batsmen, Shaun Marsh and Chris Lynn, failed to give a good start to the team and returned to the pavilion after getting out before the fourth over. For Australia, Ben Dunk tried to handle the innings and scored 26 runs in 14 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 3 fours at a strike rate of over 185. Callum Ferguson tried to handle the innings by scoring 10 runs in 15 balls, but he failed. Apart from these two, no other Australian batsman was able to reach the double-digit mark. No amount of praise is enough for Pakistan's bowling, especially Saeed Ajmal, who conceded 16 runs in 3.5 overs and took six important wickets to which Australia had absolutely no answer. Apart from him, Imad Wasim also managed to take two wickets for 11 runs while Sohail Tanvir and Sohail Khan got one success each. Due to this excellent bowling by Pakistan Champions, Australia Champions were all out for just 74 runs in 11.5 overs. The Australian team certainly batted very poorly in this match.

AAC vs PNC WCL 2025 Match 14: Second Inning Summary 

After bowling brilliantly in the first innings of the match, Pakistan Champions got a target of just 75 runs. Thus, opening batsmen Sharjeel Khan and Shoaib Maqsood came to bat and played the match with great responsibility. While Sharjeel Khan was seen playing aggressively from the beginning, Sohaib Maqsood started the innings a bit slowly.  Both batsmen played well and helped the Pakistani team win by 10 wickets. In this match, Sharjeel Khan scored 32 runs with the help of five fours in 23 balls, whereas Shoaib Maqsood scored 28 runs with the help of 4 fours in 26 balls. No bowler from the Australian Champions got any success.