IND-C vs AUS-C WCL 2024: India Champions destroy Australia by 86 runs; to face Pakistan Champions in final

With a huge win, India Champions enter the final of the World Championship of Legends 2024.

India Champions will lock horns against historic rivals Pakistan in the summit clash at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Sunday, July 13.

Come back here for the Live Coverage of India vs Pakistan WCL 2024 Final.

It's India vs Pakistan Champions in the final tomorrow (Sunday).

Tim Paine finished the game with a six off Dhawal Kulkarni as Australia Champions post a 168 total.

IND-C - 254/6 in 20 overs.

AUS-C - 168/7 in 20 overs. 

India Champions beat Australia by 86 runs to enter the final of the WCL 2024.

Another superb over from Rahul Shukla to finish his spells and India Champions now all but are sure to enter the final.

AUS-C - 148/7 in 18 overs (Tim Paine - 24* off 23 balls, Peter Siddle - 2* off 5 balls).

Australia Champions need 107 runs in 12 balls to win the game.

Rahul Shukla finally gets his first wicket of the game as he clean bowled dangerous-looking Nathan Coulter-Nile.

Coulter-Nile scored 30 runs in 13 balls. Peter Siddle joins Tim Paine.

AUS-C - 134/7 in 16 overs.

Australia Champions need 121 runs in 24 balls to win the game. 

Harbhajan Singh bowls another greedy spell by conceding just five runs in an over as India Champions look to record a big win from here.

AUS-C - 127/6 in 15 overs (Tim Paine - 10* off 14 balls, Nathan Coulter-Nile - 25* off 9 balls).

Australia Champions need 128 runs in 30 balls to win the game. 

Aaron Finch smashes three consecutive fours off Dhawal Kulkarni but the latter removes Ben Dunk in the same over to stun Australia Champions.

AUS-C - 34/2 in 4 overs (Aaron Finch - 15* off 12 balls, Callum Ferguson - 4* off 1 ball).

Australia Champions need 221  runs in 96 balls to win the game.

Dhawal Kulkarni strikes in his first over to bowl out Shaun Marsh with a brilliant delivery. Indian bowlers are off to a great start.

AUS-C - 7/1 in 2 overs (Aaron Finch - 1* off 5 balls, Ben Dunk - 1* off 3 balls).

Australia Champions need 248 runs in 108 balls to win the game.

Shaun Marsh and Aaron Finch are out in the middle to kick off Australia Champions' innings.

Rahul Shukla to bowl the first over for India Champions.

Australia Champions need 255 runs in 120 balls to win the game.

Peter Siddle dismisses Irfan Pathan but concedes just 8 runs in the last over but India Champions finish their innings on a high note.

IND-C - 254/ 5 in 20 overs (Yusuf Pathan - 51* off 23 balls, Pawan Negi - 2* off 2 balls).

Irfan Pathan also brings his fifty with a cracking six off Peter Siddle in the last over and in just 17 balls to take India past 250.

IND-C - 252/4 in 19.2 overs.

After Irfan's carnage in the last over, Yusuf Pathan takes on Brett Lee by smashing five consecutive boundaries and brings his fifty in just 22 balls.

IND-C - 246/4 in 19 overs (Yusuf Pathan - 51* off 23 balls, Irfan Pathan - 448 off 16 balls).

Irfan Pathan goes big against Nathan Coulter-Nile with three consecutive sixes as India Champions scorch off 31 runs from the 18th over.

IND-C - 223/4 in 18 overs (Irfan Pathan - 44* off 16 balls, Yusuf Pathan - 29* off 17 balls).

Yusuf Pathan and Irfan Pathan smash 20 runs off Brett Lee's over as India Champions continue to dominate Australian bowlers.

IND-C - 192/4 in 17 overs (Irfan Pathan - 15* off 10 balls, Yusuf Pathan - 28* off 16 balls).

Yuvraj Singh walks out after a sensational batting display.

The India Champions skipper smashes 59 runs off just 28 balls with the help of four fours and five sixes before being bowled out by Peter Siddle.

IND-C - 172/4 in 16 overs (Yusuf Pathan - 14* off 11 balls, Irfan Pathan - 10* off 8 balls).

Yuvraj Singh smashes a big six off Ben Laughlin to accelerate his innings after a slow start. India Champions managed to go past a 100 total inside ten overs.

IND-C - 101/2 in 10 overs (Uthappa - 64* off 31 balls, Yuvraj - 15* off 15 balls).

An explosive cricket from Robin Uthappa who brings his fifty in just 21 balls by smashing Dan Christian for three consecutive boundaries. India Champions look to dominate middle overs with 8 wickets in hand.

IND-C - 85/2 in 8 overs (Uthappa - 57* off 24 balls, Yuvraj - 6* off 10 balls).

Powerplay overs are done and both India and Australia Champions will be happy with their performance.

Robin Uthappa's quickfire start powers India Champions past 50 while Australia bag two big wickets to balance the game.

IND-C - 60/2 in 6 overs (Robin Uthappa - 36* off 16 balls, Yuvraj Singh - 2* off 6 balls).

Nathan Coulter-Nile strikes in his first over as he traps Suresh Raina who tries to find a big shot over mid-off but finds Callum Ferguson.

Suresh Raina scored 5 runs off 3 balls. Yuvraj Singh joins Robin Uthappa (35* off 15 balls) in the middle.

IND-C - 56/2 in 5 overs.

Robin Uthappa keeps the hammering on as India Champions are not backing down after losing Ambati Rayudu early.

Uthappa and Suresh Raina scorched 16 runs off Siddle's over and then Uthappa smashed another six off Nathan Coulter-Nile to take India Champions past 50 in style.

IND-C - 56/1 in 5.3 overs.

The first blow to India.

The veteran pacer Peter Siddle bowls out Ambati Rayudu with a brilliant delivery. 

Rayudu scored 14 runs off 11 balls. Suresh Raina joins Robin Uthappa in the middle.

IND-C - 36/1 in 3.2 overs.

Robin Uthappa smashes Brett Lee for two consecutive boundaries, including a brilliant straight six as India Champions enjoy a strong start.

IND-C - 32/0 in 3 overs (Rayudu - 14* off 10 balls, Uthappa - 17* off 8 balls).

Ambati Rayudu and Robin Uthappa get India Champions off to a flying start with four boundaries in the first two overs.

IND-C - 20/0 in 2 overs (Uthappa - 6* off 3 balls, Rayudu - 13* off 9 balls).

Openers Robin Uthappa and Ambati Rayudu kick off India Champions' innings at County Ground in Northampton.

Brett Lee to bowl the opening over for Australia Champions.

The game is on...

India Champions Playing XI: Robin Uthappa (wk), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Yuvraj Singh (c), Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Pawan Negi, Vinay Kumar, Harbhajan Singh, Dhawal Kulkarni.

Australia Champions Playing XI: Aaron Finch, Callum Ferguson, Ben Cutting, Daniel Christian, Tim Paine (wk), Ben Dunk, Ben Laughlin, Peter Siddle, Brett Lee(c), Xavier Doherty, Nathan Coulter-Nile.

Brett Lee wins the crucial toss as Australia Champions elect to bowl first against India Champions.

The first semi-final is being played at the same venue and the game goes to the wire which delays the toss for the second semi-final.

Both India and Australia met in their third respective group-stage game where the former recorded an impressive 23-run win.

Dan Christian smashed 69 runs off 33 balls and Shaun Marsh added 41 runs to help Australia Champions post a big total of 199 while batting first. 

India Champions witnessed an early collapse but Yusuf Pathan smashed 78 runs off 48 balls to make a balanced contest. 

Nathan Coulter-Nile and Peter Siddle picked two wickets each to restrict India to 176 in 20 overs. 

Australia Champions finished their group-stage campaign with a stunning 55-run win while defending a huge total of 275 against West Indies Champions.

Brett Lee-led Australian side registered four wins and one loss in five games to the points table. 

India Champions kicked off their WCL 2024 campaign with two impressive wins but suffered three consecutive defeats to finish fourth in the points table.

India defeated West Indies and England but suffered heartbreaking losses against the likes of Pakistan and Australia. 

In their last game, India were restricted to 156 while chasing a big target of 211 against South Africa.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Champions posted a big total of 198 in the ongoing first semi-final against West Indies. 

West Indies Champions find themselves on a back foot with 81/4 in 11 overs. 

India Champions Squad: Robin Uthappa, Naman Ojha (wk), Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Yuvraj Singh (c), Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Pawan Negi, Harbhajan Singh, Vinay Kumar, Rahul Shukla, Dhawal Kulkarni, Saurabh Tiwary, Anureet Singh, Rahul Sharma, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, RP Singh.

Australia Champions Squad: Shaun Marsh, Aaron Finch, Ben Dunk, Callum Ferguson, Daniel Christian, Ben Cutting, Tim Paine (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ben Laughlin, Brett Lee(c), Peter Siddle, Xavier Doherty, Dirk Nannes, John Hastings, Brad Haddin

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Both India and Australia are set to take their famous cricket rivalry to a new level when the legendary cricketers clash in the 2nd semi-final of the World Championship of Legends 2024. 

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