PAK C vs SA C WCL 2025 final Live score: With the title on the line, Pakistan Champions meet South Africa Champions in the final of the World Championship of Legends at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Having been the only undefeated team in the tournament, Pakistan have looked like a team to beat. Meanwhile, South Africa are not much behind, having won everything but for one game against Pakistan. Follow for the latest updates on the match.
AB de Villiers couldn't win a World Cup for South Africa. But he wins the WCL for his team with a sensational effort. It is not a joke to hit three centuries in T20 cricket in a space of a week at the age of 41. Supreme fitness and the champion lives on!!! South Africa are the new WCL Champions!!
JP Duminy has finished it off with a six and a four!! South Africa Champions have won the trophy, beating Pakistan by 9 wickets.
JP Duminy has also played his part in the chase. But De Villiers, with the third century this season has just been superb!!
South Africa are winning this comfortably now!! What a champion player AB de Villiers is!!
South Africa are doing it easily now. 14 from the previous two overs. They need only 24 from 30 balls.
Tell me what this man can't do. He retired from international cricket seven years ago but is still killing it. He brings up his third century of the tournament. A 47-ball hundred for the Porteas captain in the big final as he leads the way well.
Is there a way to stop ABD? It does not seem so, especially when you drop him down. Asif Ali had made a brilliant effort, but his effort went in vain as the ball seemingly touched the ground. A little later, Saeed Ajmal dropped him at backward point.
South Africa get to their 100 in the ninth over. They look favourites to clinch this, especially with ABD out there.
ABD is doing what Sharjeel did, or even better. He is doing it for fun and the fans at the venue are in awe.
ABD survives, and just. ABD sliced this to deep point as Asif Ali charged to take a catch. Hang on!! Has Riaz overstepped? No he seems to be just behind. Is this a clean catch. Replays show this might have touched the ground when he caught it. And the third umpire says it is not out.
Pakistan get a wicket at the end of the powerplay. Saeed Ajmal gets the first wicket for Pakistan. Hashim wanted to cut this, but sliced it straight to backward point. SA 72/1 after 6.
South Africa are off to a flier here. ABD is taking his risks, and he is getting rewards, while Hashim is playing a good hand too. South Africa 53/0 after 4.
'Your wish is my command' is what ABD might have said to his team. He begins with a bang, hitting two sixes and a four off Imad Wasim in the second over. South Africa 26/0 after 2.
If South Africa have to begin well and look to chase this down, ABD will be key now.
AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla take charge with the bat for South Africa. Rumman Raees has been handed the new ball.
Pakistan posted 195/5 runs in the first innings. 61 runs were scored in the final five overs. Daunting task for South Africa.
Asif Ali departed for 28 runs off 15 balls. Imran Tahir picked up the catch as Olivier picked up the wicket, Pakistan are 193/5 after 19.4 overs.
Pakistan are 183/4 after 19 overs. Amin and Asif Ali completed 50-run partnership.
Poor from Parnell. Pakistan batters seem in good form. End of the 18th over, Pakistan are 170/4
Good over from South Africa. Pakistan are 157/4 after 17 overs. Wayne Parnell up next.
Pakistan are 151/4 after 16 overs. At the current batting rate, Pakistan can pist 189 runs on the board.
Pakistan are losing their way now. After losing Sharjeel, they have lost Shoaib now. Shoaib hit this towards long-on and has been caught as Parnell got a wicket.
Sharjeel's stay finally ends. Viljoen gets the big wicket to bring some joy to the South African fans' faces. Viljoen traps Sharjeel in front, and he is gone for 76. Pakistan 126/3 after 13.4
There seems to be no way to stop Sharjeel currently. He slams Phangiso for three straight boundaries. A six and then two fours and then another six over deep mid-wicket to cap the over off. 22 runs from the over, Pakistan 123/2 after 13.
Pakistan are still going well. Shoaib Malik will need a move on, but he has done well to play the second fiddle to Sharjeel. Pakistan 89/2 after 10.
Imran Tahir is back in the attack, but Sharjeel calmly gets to his fifty with a single towards long-off. A 27-ball half century for the Pakistan opener as he keeps things moving well.
Aaron Phangiso has been South Africa's most prolific wicket-taker in the tournament. He has been dispatched for a six over deep mid-wicket on what was a very poor half-tracker. Sharjeel pulled it and got a six off it.
What a moment in this game. Sharjeel is looking unstoppable as he is playing his strokes ever so fluently. To add wounds to the Proteas, he has been dropped by Viljoen at gully.
What a powerplay this was. Sharjeel Khan has been the major highlight as he has made 36 from 19 balls to keep Pakistan moving. However, South Africa would feel they are very much in this contest as they have got two wickets here. Pakistan 63/2 after 6.
And now Hafeez falls. His cameo ends with a good catch at deep point by Olivier. Pakistan 54/2 after 5.2
Mohammad Hafeez is complementing things well at the other end with some calculated risks. He hits a couple of fours in the fifth over as Pakistan race to 54/1 after 5.
Sharjeel is putting Imran off his length. He slammed a six on a short one, and when Imran went fuller, he hit a four straight down the ground. He is taking the bowlers on. Sharjeel on 25 from 13, Pakistan 41/1 after 4.
After three overs of pace, it's time for spin now. Imran Tahir is in the act now as he looks to make his impact.
Hafeez is quickly into the act here. He hits back-to-back fours off Viljoen right after he removed Sharjeel. And now Sharjeel with a four on the final ball with a flick as he goes wide of the mid-wicket fielder. Pakistan 28/1 after 3.
Viljoen gets the first wicket. A nice inswinger from the Proteas star, and he strikes early in this match. Kamran had no clue about it and is beaten all ends up as the stumps are shattered. Pakistan 14/1 after 2.1, in comes Mohammad Hafeez.
This was a pretty tight over from Parnell, but he erred big on the final ball, as he went short. Sharjeel slammed a six over deep mid-wicket.
Sharjeel collects the first four of the match. A back of a length ball is pulled well for a four towards fine leg. Pakistan 8/0 after 1.
Hardus Viljoen has been doing the work for the Proteas with the ball. He has taken six wickets in the tournament so far and is pretty effective with the new ball. He will look for some wickets early in this final.
The Pakistan openers are out in the middle. Sharjeel Khan and Kamran Akmal will look to make a strong start. Viljoen with the new ball in his hand. Off we go.
Time for the anthems as the players gather to the ground. The atmosphere has been electrifying as we are all in readiness for the game to begin.
Here are the impact subs of the two teams.
Impact players for South Africa Champions: AB de Villiers , Chris Morris, Richard Levi, Henry Davids
Impact players for Pakistan Champions: Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, Fawad Alam
South Africa have defeated each and every team they have faced in the tournament so far, but not Pakistan, the team that is now standing between them and the WCL final. They won their opening match against West Indies in a bowl-out before beating India and England. The Proteas faced a major roadblock with a loss to Pakistan but bounced back strongly with their twin wins over Australia, including a nerve-wracking one in the semifinal.
Hashim Amla, JJ Smuts, Morne van Wyk(w), Sarel Erwee, Jean-Paul Duminy, Wayne Parnell, Hardus Viljoen, Jacques Rudolph, Aaron Phangiso, Imran Tahir, Duanne Olivier
It looks ABD will be in the impact subs.
Sharjeel Khan, Kamran Akmal(w), Mohammad Hafeez(c), Asif Ali, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Umar Amin, Aamer Yamin, Sohail Tanvir, Rumman Raees, Saeed Ajmal
Pakistan Champions have won the toss and they have opted to bat first in the big final.
Pakistan have beaten all the teams that they have played in the tournament. Their twin clashes against India were called off after several the India Champions team had pulled off due to the strained relations between the two nations. They began their journey by beating England in the first match, followed by wins over South Africa, West Indies and Australia.
Two weeks of intense cricket will complete today with Pakistan Champions and South Africa Champions playing the final of the WCL 2025. Two teams that have been so strong will face each other for the title after battling out several teams en route to the summit clash.
