Video: India Players' Joyous Celebration After Defeating Pakistan In WCL 2024 Final At Edgbaston

India Champions' players were in a joyous mood as they defeated Pakistan Champions in the World Championship Of Legends Final at the Edgbaston in Birmingham on Saturday, July 13.

The veterans of the Indian side registered a five-wicket win to clinch their maiden WCL title in the inaugural edition of the tournament. With the target of 157, India Champions chased it down with five balls to spare in the final over of the match. Irfan Pathan hit a winning four to take the team past the finishing on the first ball of the final over.

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Ambati Rayudu led India Champions batting as he played a brilliant knock of 50 off 30 balls, while Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Yusuf Pathan and Yuvraj contributed with an innings 34, 30 and 15, respectively.

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After the WCL Final win, India champions skipper Yuvraj Singh collected the trophy and handed it over to his players. The entire India Champions team and support staff gathered to celebrate the victory with trophy as well as to click a picture. Irfan Pathan was leading the celebrations as he was joyfully chanting to raise the enthusiasm among the squad for defeating Pakistan in the WCL final. The video of the same went viral on social media.

India Champions had a great start to their campaign with wins over England Champions and West Indies. Thereafter, Yuvraj Singh-led side suffered a three-match winless streak after losing to Australia, Pakistan and South Africa Champions.

Despite losing three back-to-back matches, India Champions qualified for the semifinal as they edged out South Africa Champions on Net Run Rate (NRR). In the semifinal, India avenged Australia for their league stage by thrashing them for 86 runs.

Half-centuries from Robin Uthappa (65), Yuvraj Singh (59), Yusuf Pathan (51*) and Irfan Pathan (50*) helped India Champions post a total of 254/6 before their bowling attack restricted Australia to 168/6 in a stipulated 20 overs.

In the ultimate title clash, India took another revenge from Pakistan Champions for the league stage defeat and crowned as the first champions of the World Championship of Legends.