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India Wins World Championship of Legends by Defeating Pakistan in the Final

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India Wins World Championship of Legends by Defeating Pakistan in the Final

India Wins World Championship of Legends by Defeating Pakistan in the Final

India Wins World Championship of Legends by Defeating Pakistan in the Final

India emerged as the champion in the World Championship of Legends by defeating Pakistan in the final. Pakistan scored 156 runs for 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. In response, India reached the target with 5 balls to spare. Yuvraj Singh and his team celebrated the victory after defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets.

In Birmingham, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. Sharjeel Khan and Kamran Akmal opened for Pakistan. The opening partnership was broken when Sharjeel Khan was out for 12 runs with the team's total at 14. Maqsood, batting at number three, was dismissed for 21 runs by Vinay Kumar. As a result, Pakistan lost two wickets within the first five overs.

Kamran Akmal was soon out after scoring 24 runs. Shoaib Malik then steadied the innings for Pakistan, scoring the highest runs for his team. He made 41 runs off 36 balls, including three sixes. Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, and Yamin contributed 7, 18, and 7 runs, respectively. Tanvir remained unbeaten at 19, and Afridi at 7 runs.

For India, Anureet Singh took three wickets, while Vinay Kumar, Negi, and Irfan Pathan took one wicket each.

Chasing a target of 157 runs, India had a shaky start, losing Robin Uthappa and Suresh Raina early. Uthappa scored 10 and Raina scored 4 runs. Ambati Rayudu, opening for India, played an impressive innings of 50 runs off 30 balls, hitting five fours and two sixes. Gurkeerat Singh scored 34 runs off 33 balls.

In the final overs, Yusuf Pathan and captain Yuvraj Singh led India towards victory. Yusuf Pathan scored 30 runs off 16 balls before getting out. Yuvraj Singh remained unbeaten at 15 runs, and Irfan Pathan at 5 runs. Eventually, India won the match by 5 wickets to become the champions.

For Pakistan, Aamir Yamin took 2 wickets, while Shahid Azmal, Wahab Riaz, and Shoaib Malik took one wicket each.

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