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Pakistan Defeats India in Legends World Championship 2024

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In a thrilling match at the World Championship of Legends 2024, Pakistan emerged victorious against India, halting India’s championship streak. Pakistan Champions set a challenging target of 243 runs after their batting innings. In response, India Champions could only manage to score 175 runs, losing the match by 68 runs.

Harbhajan Singh led the Indian team in place of Yuvraj Singh in this crucial encounter. Winning the toss, India elected to bowl first. Pakistan Champions accepted the invitation and posted a formidable total of 243 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Kamran Akmal with a quick 77 runs and Sharjeel Khan contributing 72 runs off just 30 balls were instrumental in Pakistan’s strong position.

Before getting dismissed, Sharjeel Khan struck 25 runs in an over bowled by Irfan Pathan, who did not return to bowl after that over. Besides them, Maksud scored 51 runs off 26 balls, and Shoaib Malik played a brisk knock of 25 runs off 18 balls for Pakistan. From the India Champions side, SR Singh, Anurit Singh, D Kulkarni, and N Negi each picked up 1 wicket.

Chasing the target of 244 runs set by Pakistan, India’s Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu showed some resistance against the bowlers. Raina played a brisk innings of 52 runs off 40 balls, while Rayudu contributed 39 runs off 23 balls.

Other Indian batsmen, Robin Uthappa scored 22 runs off 12 balls, Yuvraj Singh managed 14 runs off 11 balls, Irfan Pathan added 15 runs off 9 balls, and Yusuf Pathan got out without scoring. Wahab Riaz and Shoaib Malik from Pakistan claimed 3 wickets each, while Sohail Tanvir and Sohail Khan took 1 wicket apiece.

With this victory, Pakistan now leads the points table with 6 points, securing the top spot, while India is placed third with 4 points in the Legends World Championship standings.

Rachel Adams

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