2024 World Championship of Legends
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| Dates | 3–13 July 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Single round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |  England |
| Champions |  India Champions (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Pakistan Champions |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Player of the series | Yusuf Pathan |
| Most runs | Shoaib Malik (245) |
| Most wickets |  Nathan Coulter-Nile (9) Wahab Riaz (9) Shoaib Malik (9) Brett Lee (9) |
| Official website | wclegends |
The 2024 World Championship of Legends (also known as 2024 EaseMyTrip World Championship of Legends for sponsorship reasons[1][2]) is the inaugural edition of the World Championship of Legends (WCL), a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in England. The league is organized by the England and Wales Cricket Board that features retired international cricketers from various nations[3]. The tournament began from 3 July and the final is scheduled to be held on 13 July 2024.[4][5]
The tournament featured a host of cricket legends from these six nations: India, Pakistan, Australia, England, West Indies, and South Africa that will compete in this event.[6][7]
Squads
| Australia Champions[8]
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England Champions[9]
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India Champions[10]
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Pakistan Champions[11]
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 South Africa Champions[12]
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 West Indies Champions[13]
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia Champions
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5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | — | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Pakistan Champions (R)
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5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | — | |
| 3 | India Champions (C)
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5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | |
| 4 | West Indies Champions
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5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | |
| 5 | South Africa Champions
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5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | |
| 6 | England Champions
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5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 July 2024. Source: Cricbuzz, ESPNCricinfo
League stage
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- India Champions won the toss and elected to field.
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- Pakistan Champions won the toss and elected to field.
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- England Champions won the toss and elected to field.
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- Pakistan Champions won the toss and elected to bat.
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- South Africa Champions won the toss and elected to field.
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- West Indies Champions won the toss and elected to field.
- West Indies Champions innings curtailed at 5.3 overs due to rain; DLS par score was 59.
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- Australia Champions won the toss and elected to field.
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- India Champions won the toss and elected to field.
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- West Indies Champions won the toss and elected to field.
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- England Champions won the toss and elected to field.
- Pakistan Champions qualified for the semi-finals as a result of this match.
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- India Champions won the toss and elected to field.
- Australia Champions qualified for the semi-finals as a result of this match.
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- West Indies Champions won the toss and elected to field.
- England Champions were eliminated as a result of this match.
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- South Africa Champions won the toss and elected to field.
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- West Indies Champions won the toss and elected to field.
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- India Champions won the toss and elected to field.
- India Champions and West Indies Champions qualified for the semi-finals while South Africa Champions were eliminated as a result of this match.
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Pakistan Champions
| 198/8 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 4 | West Indies Champions
| 178 (19.5 overs) | |||||||
| SFW1 | Pakistan Champions
| 156/6 (20 overs) | |||||||
| SFW2 | India Champions
| 159/5 (19.1 overs) | |||||||
| 1 | Australia Champions
| 168/7 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 3 | India Champions
| 254/6 (20 overs) | |||||||
Semi-finals
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- West Indies Champions won the toss and elected to field.
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- Australia Champions won the toss and elected to field.
Final
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- Pakistan Champions won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | HS | Ave | SR | 100s /50s |
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Most wickets
| Player | Team | Wkts | Inns | Ovs | BBI | Ave | Eco | SR |
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References
- ↑ Balaji, Madhu (2024-04-30). "EaseMyTrip becomes presenting partner of World Championship of Legends". BusinessLine. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ↑ "The World Championship of Legends announces EaseMyTrip as its presenting partner". afaqs!. 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ↑ "ECB Sanctions T20 League With Cricket Legends Yuvraj Singh, Shahid Afridi, & Kevin Pietersen". Times Now. 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ↑ "World Championship Of Legends (WCL) 2024: Schedule, Teams, Live Streaming And More". ndtvprofit.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ↑ "WCL 2024: Where to watch World Championship of Legends live". The Times of India. 2024-07-04. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ↑ Varun Malik, India TV News (2024-07-02). "World Championship of Legends 2024: Schedule, squads, fixtures; all you need to know about WCL 1". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ↑ "Former India, Pakistan cricketers to clash in World Championship of Legends | World Championship of Legends, 2024". www.cricket.com. 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ↑ "Australia Champion Team Full Coverage". 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ↑ "Meteora England Champions Players Details". 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ↑ "India Champions Team Lineup, Updates and Schedule". 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ↑ "Pakistan Champions Team for the WCL T20 Tournament". 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ↑ "South Africa Champions Live Updates, Lineup and Schedule". 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ↑ "West Indies Champions Players Details, Matches and Tickets". 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
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