IAC vs EDC WCL 2025 Match 13 Highlights: Ravi Bopara’s Brilliant century helped to win the match against India Championship

IAC vs EDC WCL 2025 Match 13: Man of the Match 

Ravi Bopara was the man of the match for this match; he scored 110 runs in 55 balls at a strike rate of 200, which included 8 sixes and 8 fours. Because of the ‌brilliant innings he played, the England team was able to make a big score of 223 runs. Despite England losing their first wicket in the second over, Ravi made a brilliant partnership of 131 runs with Ian Bell and 57 runs with Moeen Ali. It was his excellent batting that the Indian bowlers failed to stop.

IAC vs EDC WCL 2025 Match 13: Top Performers 

Ravi Bopara - 110(55)

Ravi Bopara, who scored 110 runs in 55 balls, played the most important innings for England, with a strike rate of 200, and his innings included 8 fours and 8 sixes. When England's first wicket fell in the second innings, they needed a good partnership to handle the innings, and then Ravi Bopara, along with Ian Bell, made a good partnership of 131 and gave England a strong position in the game. Thanks to Ravi Bopara's excellent innings, the England champions managed to score 223 runs in the match.

Ian Bell - 54(39)

Ian Bell also batted well for England and scored 54 runs in 39 balls with the help of two sixes and six fours, with a strike rate of over 138. He shared a 131-run partnership for the second wicket with Ravi Bopara to help strengthen England's innings. While Ravi Bopara was scoring runs fast, Bell was batting sensibly, which gave the right balance to England's innings. He made a partnership for England at a crucial time, due to which England was able to make a big total.

Yusuf Pathan - 52(29)

Many batsmen played good innings for India, but the best innings was played by Yusuf Pathan, who scored 52 runs in 29 balls with the help of two sixes and 6 fours, in which his strike rate was close to 180. It was because of his brilliant innings that Team India managed to score 200 runs and reduce the defeat margin. Team India's batsmen did not start aggressively, due to which they had to pay the price in the form of defeat in this match. But still, Yusuf Pathan played brilliantly.

Stuart Binny - 35(13)

Stuart Binny played a small form of the kind of better and aggressive innings that the Indian team needed to achieve the target of 224 runs. He scored 35 runs in 13 balls, which included three sixes and three fours. His strike rate in this innings was close to 270. Although he could not help Team India win this match, by coming in the middle, he definitely speeded up the scoreboard for the India Champions.

IAC vs EDC WCL 2025 Match 13: 1st innings Summary 

Team India won the toss in this match and chose to bowl first, and succeeded in dismissing England opener Phil Mustard in the second over itself. After his dismissal, Ravi Bopara played a tremendous batting performance. Bopara, along with Ian Bell, made a partnership of 131 runs for the second wicket, after which Bell got out after scoring 54 runs in 39 balls. Despite the fall of lan Bell’s wicket, there was no problem in England's batting line-up, and the batsman Moeen Ali, who came in his place, played even better and scored 33 runs in 13 balls. In the end, Ravi Bopara and Samit Patel together played an important role in taking the team to a big total of 223 runs. Sumit Patel batted well in the death overs in this match and scored 20 runs in 9 balls. But the best innings of this match was by Ravi Bopara, who scored 110 runs in 55 balls, which included 8 sixes and 8 fours. It is because of his excellent batting that England was successful in making a big score in this match. Harbhajan was the most successful bowler from the Indian Champions bowling line-up, taking two wickets for 18 runs in three overs.

IAC vs EDC WCL 2025 Match 13: Second Inning Summary 

India Champions got a target of 224 runs in this match. But they could not start with the kind of winning intent they needed, and Robin Uthappa got out on the second ball of the match and returned to the pavilion. After which, Shikhar Dhawan was also out in the first power-play after scoring 17 runs in 16 balls. After which, Shikhar Dhawan was also out in the power-play after scoring 17 runs in 16 balls. However, Yuvraj Singh and Ambati Rayudu tried their best to strengthen Team India by playing short innings of 38 and 28, respectively. Stuart Binny also tried to help the Indian champions come back in the match to a great extent by scoring 35 runs in 13 balls. Yusuf Pathan also scored 52 runs in 29 balls and became the highest scorer for the Indian innings. Although the Indian batsmen played excellent short innings, the Indian team lost this match by 23 runs. On behalf of England's bowling, Ajmal Shahzad took 4 important wickets, giving 31 runs in 4 overs, due to which England Champions won the match by 23 runs.

Key moment of the Match

1. Ravi Bopara scored 110 runs in 55 balls, which was the best key moment of the match.
2. Moeen Ali's innings of 33 runs in 13 balls gave new momentum to England's scoreboard was a key moment for the England Champions.
3. Yusuf Pathan played an innings of 52 runs in 29 balls, which was a key moment for the India Champions.
4. Stuart Binny played an innings of 35 runs in 13 balls, which was a key moment for the India Champions.
5. In England's bowling, Ajmal Shahzad took four important wickets in four overs, which was a key moment for England.