IND-C vs PAK-C WCL 2024 Highlights: India Champions lose to Pakistan Champions by 68 runs, streak ends

Possibly with the bat itself. 243 runs on the board are way too much. Kamran Akmal and Shrejeel partnered for 145 runs, scoring over 70 each. Then Maqsood made a fifty to take them there. India were always playing catch-up and could not keep with the asking rate. That was it from our side, thanks for joining

And that is all. Pakistan Champions have registered a huge win over India Champions. They beat the Indian team by 68 runs to register a hattrick of wins in the tournament. India's two-game winning streak ends here. 

This would not be India's game now. They need an improbable 77 from the last 6 balls. Raina might have kept the Indians into this but his strike rate was not at par what India Champions needed.

Suresh Raina and Irfan Pathan found some consistent and quick runs in the last couple of overs but Pakistan stay ahead.

IND - 142/5 in 15 overs (Suresh Raina - 46* off 34 balls, Irfan Pathan 15* off 9 balls)

India Champions need 102 runs in 30 balls to win the game.

After a strong start to a mountain chase, India Champions lose three wickets in quick succession.

The spin all-rounder Shoaib Malik removes Gurkeerat Singh Mann and Yuvraj Singh in quick succession. Suresh Rain fights from one end and has been joined by Irfan Pathan.

IND - 118/5 in 12.1 overs (Suresh Raina - 37* off 27 balls, Irfan Pathan - 1* off 3 balls).

The fight is on. India Champions are at 77/1 after 7 overs. The required rate is around 13 and they need to keep going hard.

India Champions are putting up a fight. The target is tall but they are going for it. 13 from 4th over. 13 from the 5th over as well. Raina on 12 from 8 balls, Rayudu on 19 from 12. India 54/1 after 5 overs, there is life still in this one.

A careful and a tight start for the India Champions. Uthappa and Rayudu have got 16 from the first two overs. Sohail Khan and Sohail Tanvir bowled the opening two overs and the Indians will need to put the step on the pedal to stand a chance to chase this.

Wicket! Not what India would have wanted. Sohail Khan gets Uthappa. The batter hit two back-to-back sixes but has perished in an attempt for another big one at short-third off an edge. Raina is now in. India 28/1 after 2.4

The run-chase is on. India Champions openers Robin Uthappa and Ambati Rayudu are out in the middle. They know they have a daunting task ahead of them. Sohail Khan to start the proceedings for Pakistan

This was a masterful innings from Pakistan Champions. Akmal and Sharjeel were fabulous with the bat, scoring 145 for the opening wicket at a blazing rate. Sohaib Maqsood came and made a brisk 51. Akmal and Sharjeel scored 77 and 72. India pulled it back a bit with 53 runs from last 6 overs. But this is a mountain to climb. Hold back for India's reply.

India Champions have manged to pull a bit back in the death overs but it is still a huge total. Pakistan Champions have posted 243/4 in their 20 overs

RP Singh sends Pakistan three down as he gets Maqsood. Shahid Afirid is in and he falls on golden duck. Dhawal Kulkarni gets the big fish. Afridi looked to go downtown but could not time it well as he skies it up to long-off. Pakistan Champions 231/4 after 18.2

The flow of runs have dipped a bit but they are still coming. Pakistan Champions go past 200 in the 16th over. They are at 205/2 after 16. Last four overs in and we might see 250

Another wicket for India. Kamran Akmal has to go back. Pawan Negi cleans him up. Akmal goes back for 40-ball 70 but the damage was done. Shoaib Malik is now in. How many can they get? 260? Or can India keep them to 220 something?

Pakistan Champions are unstoppable. This is some great hitting. Maqsood is the new batter in but it looks he has come set from the dressing room itself. Pakistan are at 177/1 after 13. This is going to be a big big score

Finally a wicket for India Champions. Anureet Singh strikes and gest the wicket of Sharjeel. The Pakistan star holed it out to deep mid-wicket for a 30-ball 72. Pakistan Champions 146/1 after 11

Both Sharjeel Khan and Kamran Akmal smashed their fifties and are breathing fire at the moment.

The duo scorched up 25 runs off Irfan Pathan's over to boost Pakistan past 100 total.

PAK - 132/0 in 10 overs.

Kamran Akmal smashes Harbhajan Singh for two sixes in an over to keep the hammering on. Pakistan are dominating Indian bowlers at the moment.

PAK - 84/0 in 7 overs (Akmal - 41* off 24, Sharjeel - 40* off 18 balls).

Openers Kamran Akmmal and Sharjeel Khan continue to find runs and totally dominate powerplay overs.

PAK - 68/0 in 6 overs (Akmal - 27* off 20 balls, Sharjeel - 38* off 16 balls).

And now Pakistan Champions have gone past 50 in the first five overs. Akmal and Sharjeel are looking good now. India are under the pump a bit and we are still in the PP.

Pakistan openers have now put the foot on the pedal. 30 runs from the last 2 overs. Five fours and a six to bring the momentum back for Pakistan Champions. They are at 43/0 after 4

Well they might have not got a wicket in the first two but they have kept Pakistan Champions in check here. Pakistan have made 12/0 after the first two overs. Anureet starts well with some deliveries testing the batters

Anureet Singh from the other end. A fine first over after that first-ball four. RP Singh gave only one run after that four. After 1 Pakistan 5/0

And we are good to go now. RP Singh has the new ball in his hand. Kamran Akmal and Sharjeel open for Pakistan Champions. A first-ball four for Akmal. He cuts this good length ball behind point to get a four.

Some confusion there as the match is delayed a bit. Not sure what happened. Yuvraj and Younis were on the ground but now we are set to go

The players are out in the middle. All the Indian players are getting to their fielding positions. We are moments away from start. Yuvraj is also on the ground

It's time for the anthems now. Ajay Devgn first meets the players of both the teams and now the anthems are on. Pakistan's Pāk Sarzamīn first followed by India's Jan Gan Man

Yuvraj came out for the toss but is not in the Playing XI for this game. He said that he has a sore back. Harbhajan Singh is the captain for the day

One change for Pakistan. Abdul Razzaq is not playing today. 

Kamran Akmal(w), Sharjeel Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan(c), Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Tanvir, Aamer Yamin, Sohail Khan

Yuvraj Singh informs two changes for India. RP Singh and Ambati Rayudu are in for Naman Ojha and Rahul Shukla.

India's Playing XI: Robin Uthappa(w), Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Pawan Negi, Harbhajan Singh(c), Anureet Singh, RP Singh, Dhawal Kulkarni

Yuvraj Singh has won the toss and India Champions will be bowling first. The previous game between Australia Champions and England Champions was also played at this venue where the Aussies won by chasing 161

Gurkeerat Singh Mann and Robin Uthappa have scored well with the bat. Gurkeerat has made 113 runs with the bat, while Uthappa has made 99. Harbhajan has struck twice with the ball in India's twin win while Dhawal Kulkarni has made two strikes as well.

The toss is coming up in the IND-C vs PAK-C WCL game. The Australia Champions vs England Champions game just got over at Edgbaston and due to this the toss was delayed a bit. But it is coming up now

Arch rivals India and Pakistan meet again and this time at a pretty more senior level. India Champions meet Pakistan Champions at the level of legends. The retired stars of both these teams will feature in the group game of the World Championship of Legends 2024 at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Stay tuned as we bring you all the updates of this game.