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England Champions will take on Australia Champions in the third match of the WCL 2025 on Saturday, July 19, at Edgbaston. It will be the second game of the season for England, while Australia will be playing their first match. Australia finished in top place last season with four wins in five matches. They faced India in the second semi-final and lost the match by 86 runs.
England faced the Pakistan Champions in the first match and elected to bowl after winning the toss. Pakistan scored 160 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs. Chris Tremlett and Liam Plunkett took two wickets each for England. Phil Mustard and Ian Bell scored a half-century each for England. However, the other batters didn’t have a decent outing, and England finished with 155 runs for the loss of three wickets. Pakistan won the match by five runs.
Brett Lee will lead Australia once again this season. Ben Laughlin is the only player from last year’s squad who is not a part of the squad this year. The new additions include Chris Lynn, Moises Henriques, Steve O’Keefe, Rob Quiney, and D’Arcy Short.
Match Information
World Championship of Legends, 19 Jul 2025, Sat, 9:00 PM IST, Edgbaston, Birmingham
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Clouds
91% (Humidity)
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Probable Playing XI
England Champions
P Mustard (wk), AN Cook, JM Vince, IR Bell, EJG Morgan (C), RS Bopara, SR Patel, LE Plunkett, CT Tremlett, A Shahzad, SC Meaker
Bench : TR Ambrose, MM Ali, AD Mascarenhas, RJ Sidebottom, KP Pietersen, CP Schofield, TT Bresnan, SI Mahmood, U Afzaal
Australia Champions
SE Marsh, CA Lynn, DJM Short, BR Dunk (wk), CJ Ferguson, DT Christian, Ben Cutting, Steve O'Keefe, NM Coulter-Nile, B Lee (C), PM Siddle
Bench : RJ Quiney, Moises Henriques, JW Hastings, TD Paine, BJ Haddin, DP Nannes, AJ Finch, XJ Doherty
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Pitch Report
56%
Pace Bowling
44%
Spin Bowling
53%
Batting Pitch
Average Score
47%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
James Vince ENG-C | BAT
Vince didn’t have a great time with the bat in the first game as he managed just seven runs. He bowled one over and took one wicket. He scored three half-centuries in his last seven outings in the T20 Blast.
Phil Mustard ENG-C | WK
Mustard was the highest scorer for England in the first match. He scored 58 runs off 51 deliveries and led the team to a total of 155 runs for the loss of three wickets.
Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team
Tim Ambrose
ENG-C | WK
Ambrose didn’t get a chance to bat or bowl in the previous game and can be avoided in fantasy teams.
Ryan Sidebottom
ENG-C | BOWL
Sidebottom took just one wicket in the previous outing and can be left out of fantasy teams.
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