PNC vs SAC WCL 2025 Final Highlights: AB de Villiers’s Outstanding Performance seals the Title for South Africa Champions

PNC vs SAC WCL 2025 Final: Man of the Match 

AB de Villiers was the man of the match, who played brilliantly well for the South Africa Champions, who were chasing a target of 196 runs. He scored 120 runs in 60 balls, with a strike rate of 200. Also, his innings included 12 fours and seven sixes. AB de Villiers dominated the Pakistani bowlers from the beginning of the match and started playing aggressively, after which the Pakistani bowlers did not have any chance to make a comeback in the match. He initially had a partnership of 72 runs with Hashim Amla, after which he had a partnership of 125 runs with JP Duminy and helped his team win the title.

PNC vs SAC WCL 2025 Final: Top Performers 

Sharjeel Khan - 76(44)

Pakistan's innings were looking a bit shaky after Kamran Akmal got out, then Sharjeel Khan handled the innings from the other end in a better way. He played the best innings for Pakistan in this match and made 76 runs in 44 balls, where his strike rate was over 176. His innings also included four sixes and nine fours. The kind of aggressive start given by Sharjeel was the reason why Pakistan was able to score big in the match.  Although Sharjeel could not do anything special in this tournament, after this innings, he made up for it.

Umar Amin - 36*(19)

Despite a good start by Sharjeel Khan, the Pakistan team was seen faltering in the middle. They needed a good finish, and this was done by Umar Amin and Asif Ali together. Umar scored 36 runs in 19 balls in this match, where his strike rate was close to 190. His innings also include three sixes and three fours. It was the best inning from Umar, due to which the Pakistan team was able to reach a total of 195 runs; otherwise, there was a time when it seemed that maybe Pakistan Champions would not even be able to score 180.

AB de Villiers - 120*(60)

The kind of excellent performance that AB de Villiers gave in this entire tournament was also repeated in the final match. Looking at his batting, it does not seem that it has been 4 years since he retired from international cricket. He has helped South Africa win many important matches in this tournament on many important occasions, and the final match has also been added to the same list. When South Africa's Champions got a huge target of 196 runs, there was a need for any batsman to play a better and bigger innings, which was done brilliantly by AB de Villiers. He played a 120-run innings in 60 balls in this match, where his strike rate was 200, while his innings also included 7 sixes and 12 fours. Due to his incredible innings, South Africa achieved this target in less than 17 overs and won the final match.

JP Duminy - 50*(28)

After Hashim Amla was out, South Africa Champions needed a batter who could support AB de Villiers from the other end, and this job was done by JP Duminy. He scored 50 runs off 28 balls in his innings, where his strike rate was close to 180. His innings also included two sixes and 4 fours. Initially, JP Duminy looked out of form, but gradually he controlled the innings and helped South Africa Champions win their first WCL title by scoring the match-winning runs. He shared a 125-run partnership with de Villiers as South Africa won the match comfortably.

PNC vs SAC WCL 2025 Final: 1st innings Summary 

Pakistan Champions won the toss and decided to bat first in the final match of WCL 2025. However, their decision to bat did not prove to be very good, and Kamran Akmal returned to the pavilion early after scoring two runs in 5 balls. After which Hafeez came and hit some aggressive shots, but he too went to the pavilion after scoring 17 runs in 10 balls. After the two wickets down, Sharjeel Khan needed a batsman who could support him well from the other end. In such a situation, Shoaib Malik comes to bat, but he looks completely out of form. Despite this, Malik did not let Pakistan's wicket down, and somehow, a 72-run partnership was completed between Sharjeel Khan and Malik. 

The pressure of Shoaib Malik's slow innings put pressure on Sharjeel Khan, after which he got out after scoring 76 runs in 44 balls while trying to play aggressively. And in the very next over, Malik also got out and returned to the pavilion. At such a time, it seemed that Pakistan might not be able to score even 180 runs, and they needed a good finish. However, Umar Amin and Asif Ali batted brilliantly and gave Pakistan a strong finish, taking the team's score to 195. In this innings, Asif Ali scored 28 runs in 15 balls, while Umar Amin played a brilliant innings of 36 runs in 19 balls. Due to the brilliant innings of these two, Pakistan was able to score a big score, where they had a chance to shock South Africa in this final match. Wayne Parnell and Hardus Viljoen took two wickets each in bowling for the South African champions.

PNC vs SAC WCL 2025 Final: Second innings Summary

Chasing a target of 196 runs, AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla gave a solid start to the South African champions. While de Villiers was seen playing aggressively from the start, Hashim Amla was seen handling the innings with responsibility. Both players gave a good start and scored 72 runs in the first power play. However, on the last ball of the sixth over, Hashim Amla was dismissed by Saeed Ajmal after scoring 18 runs in 14 balls. In his place, JP Duminy came to bat, who looked a bit out of form in the beginning, while now Ab de Villiers continued to play well from the other end. Both of them formed a good partnership and did not give any chance to the bowlers of Pakistan Champions to come back in the match. With AB de Villiers' 120 runs in 60 balls while JP Duminy's 50 runs in 28 balls, South Africa achieved the target in 16.5 overs. The South African champions' batting prowess helped them win their maiden WCL title.

Key Moments of the match 

1. AB de Villiers' innings of 120 runs in 60 balls was the biggest key moment of this match.
2. Sharjeel Khan’s innings of 76 runs in 44 balls was the key moment for the Pakistan Champions.
3. Asif Ali and Umar Amin gave a perfect finish to the innings of the Pakistan champions as they managed to score 195 runs, which was a key moment for them.
4. AB de Villiers and JP Duminy made a partnership of 125 runs for the South Africa team, due to which they easily won this match, which was also a key moment of the match.