The Champions of Legends be played in England This league is in T20 format. In this league old players who had been retired from International cricket were playing for their country.  Which 6 teams taking part are Pakistan, India, England, Australia, South Africa, and West Indies. The first match of this league was played between England and India in Edgbaston in which India champions won by 3 wickets.

Pakistan vs Australia

Pakistan vs Australia was the second match of this league played on the same ground Edgbaston. Younis Khan was the leading Pakistan champions and Brett Lee was the captain of Australia champions. Australian champions batted first in which Australian openers started well and gave a good start to the team by hitting 69 opening partnership between Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh. Aaron Finch played a brilliant knock he scored 68 on 40 balls.

It looked like the Australian champions easily cross the 200 landmark. Then in the 17 over Shahid Afridi got two back-to-back wickets of Ben Cutting and Tim Paine but in the second last over of the Ist inning Shahid Afridi conceded 23 runs but still Pakistan managed Australia at 189 runs in 20 overs.

To chase down this target Pakistan did not have a good start losing early wickets of Kamran Akmal at only 6 runs. Maqsood and Malik played a short quick knock. Then Pakistan’s strong players Skipper Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq made a solid partnership of 90 runs from 57 due to this partnership Pakistan champions won the match by 5 wickets in the last over. Shahid Afridi hit match winning shot by hitting four

Younis Khan the captain of Pakistan champions was named as the man of the match. He played quite well he contributed 63 runs from 41 balls. This was a great match between two big teams end with the victory of Pakistan

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