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Pakistan Champions started the tournament a little slow but then the team caught the momentum. With a consecutive win, the team made a strong journey till the semi-finals. The semi-final was supposed to be against India but the match got cancelled. Due to political reasons, Pakistan got a direct final ticket. Shahid Afridi seems to be in form. Misbah and Razzaq handled the middle overs. Tanvir and Sami gave early breakthroughs in bowling. The players of the team are supporting each other and the energy in the dugout is positive. The only problem could be that due to the cancellation of the semi-final, there was a little loss of match practice. But with so many experienced players, the team will confidently enter the final.
South Africa Champions have played consistent cricket in the tournament. They remained on top by winning 4 matches in the league stage. Winning by 1 run in the semi-final against Australia shows their pressure handling. Van Wyk played an explosive innings of 76 runs in the last match. Smuts and Duminy are also in good touch. In bowling, Parnell and Viljoen have turned the game around in the last overs. Imran Tahir's energy and experience is visible in every match. Fielding is also sharp. The confidence of the entire team is high. Now in the final against Pakistan, the team will come out with momentum. South Africa looks like the best performing team so far.
The pitch at Edgbaston is considered to be balanced for T20 matches. Fast bowlers get swing and bounce at the start of the match, especially if the weather is a little cloudy. Opening batsmen might face problems with the Dukes ball as the ball also has a slight seam. But as the game progresses, the pitch starts to flatten out and batting becomes easier. This helps batsmen a lot with their stroke play in the middle overs.
Spinners also come into the game towards the end of the match when the pitch starts to dry up and footmarks start appearing on the surface. High scoring matches have also been witnessed at Edgbaston due to the short boundaries and fast outfield. According to the records of Domestic T20 and The Hundred, the average score here is between 160-175, but 200+ scores have also happened. The team winning the toss often takes decisions after looking at the pitch and weather, but in T20 it is possible to both chase and defend in both innings.
Pakistan Champions and South Africa Champions have clashed only once so far in the World Championship of Legends 2025. In that match, Pakistan showed a tremendous performance and won by 31 runs. So till now Pakistan has the entire team dominating in the head-to-head record. South Africa has not won even once and neither has any match been tied or there has been any result. That match was the 9th game of the tournament where Pakistan scored 198 runs while batting first. Umar Amin scored the most runs i.e. 58, Shoaib Malik played a brilliant innings of 46* and Asif Ali took 23 wickets in just 11 balls. Among the South African bowlers, Olivier took 2 wickets. While chasing the target, South Africa could reach only 167. Morne van Wyk scored 44* but everyone else kept struggling. For Pakistan, Hafeez and Tanvir took 2 wickets each. Umar Amin was chosen the Player of the Match for his match-winning batting.
Sharjeel Khan, Kamran Akmal(w), Fawad Alam, Umar Amin, Asif Ali, Shoaib Malik(c), Imad Wasim, Aamer Yamin, Sohail Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Saeed Ajmal
Injury Update: None
AB de Villiers (c), JJ Smuts, Jacques Rudolph, Sarel Erwee, Jean-Paul Duminy, Henry Davids, Morne van Wyk(w), Wayne Parnell, Hardus Viljoen, Aaron Phangiso, Duanne Olivier
Injury Updates: None
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