EDC vs PNC Dream11 Prediction, Match 1, WCL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for WCL 2025

Eoin Morgan will lead England Champions this year.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 18 Jul 2025, 20:57 IST

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Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

The WCL 2025 is coming back for the second season. The first match of the tournament will see England Champions (EDC) taking on Pakistan Champions (PNC) on Friday, July 18, at Edgbaston. The England Champions won one out of five games last season and finished in fifth place. Pakistan Champions finished in second place with four wins in five matches. India Champions defeated Pakistan Champions in the final last year after chasing down the target of 157 runs in 19.1 overs with five wickets in hand.

Shahid Afridi will lead the Pakistan Champions this year and will replace Younis Khan. All the players from last year’s playing 11 are there in the squad this year as well. The team might field the same playing 11 in this game.

Kevin Pietersen led the England Champions last season but has been replaced by Eoin Morgan for this year. Alastair Cook and Moeen Ali are also part of the England Champions’ squad. Liam Plunkett, who recently played in the Major League Cricket, is also a part of the squad.

Match Information

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions, Match 1

World Championship of Legends, 18 Jul 2025, Fri, 9:00 PM IST ,Edgbaston, Birmingham

Broadcast

Star Sports Network

Live Stream

FanCode

Weather Report

Edgbaston, Birmingham

Clouds

25.3°C

56% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

England Champions

L
L
L
W
L

Pakistan Champions

L
W
L
W
W

Probable Playing XI

England Champions

JM Vince, AN Cook, IR Bell, EJG Morgan (C), P Mustard (wk), TR Ambrose, LE Plunkett, CT Tremlett, AD Mascarenhas, RJ Sidebottom, SC Meaker

Bench : KP Pietersen, CP Schofield, SR Patel, RS Bopara, MM Ali, TT Bresnan, SI Mahmood, A Shahzad

Pakistan Champions

Mohammad Hafeez (C), Kamran Akmal (wk), S Malik, Sharjeel Khan, Asif Ali, Umar Amin, Aamer Yamin, W Riaz, Sohail Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Rumman Raees

Bench : S Ahmed, Younis Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, Misbah-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Iftikhar Ahmed, IM Wasim, Fawad Alam

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The average first innings score in the last 10 T20 matches at Edgbaston has been 181 runs. The pacers have picked 56% of the wickets here in the last 10 matches. The teams bowling first have won three out of the last five games here; hence, the team winning the toss might look to bowl.

56%

Pace Bowling

44%

Spin Bowling

53%

Batting Pitch

181

Average Score

47%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

James Vince ENG-C | BAT

Vince is playing for Hampshire in the T20 Blast and has scored 436 runs in 13 games at an average of 39.63 and a strike rate of 155.71. He has made four half-centuries.

9
C

Shoaib Malik PAK-C | BAT

Shoaib Malik was the highest run-scorer last season and amassed 245 runs in seven games at an average of 49 and a strike rate of 140.80. He scored three half-centuries.

9.5

Eoin Morgan ENG-C | BAT

Morgan last played in the International Masters League this year and scored 146 runs in five games at a strike rate of 137.73.

9

Sohail Tanvir PAK-C | BOWL

Tanvir picked six wickets in five outings last season at an average of 21.16, an economy of 6.62, and a strike rate of 19.16.

10

Alastair Cook ENG-C | BAT

The former English captain last played in County Cricket back in 2023, and it will be really exciting to see him back on the field.

9

Phil Mustard ENG-C | WK

Mustard played five matches last season and amassed 147 runs at an average of 36.75 and a strike rate of 161.53. He scored one half-century as well.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

8

Sarfaraz Ahmed

PAK-C | WK

Sarfaraz might not feature in the playing 11 as Kamran Akmal might be the wicketkeeper in the playing 11. He can be avoided in fantasy teams.

8

Tim Ambrose

ENG-C | WK

Ambrose was not a part of the England Champions side last season and can be avoided in fantasy teams.

Last Updated On - Jul 18 2025 8:57 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

ENG-C

6 : 5

PAK-C

Credits Left
4/100

Head To Head
Phil Mustard

9

Kamran Akmal

9

Eoin Morgan
VC

9.5

Ian Bell

9

Alastair Cook

10

Asif Ali

7.5

James Vince
C

9

Shoaib Malik

9

Mohammad Hafeez

9

Ryan Sidebottom

6

Sohail Tanvir

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

ENG-C

6 : 5

PAK-C

Credits Left
3/100

Mega League
Phil Mustard

9

Ian Bell

9

Alastair Cook

10

Asif Ali

7.5

James Vince

9

Dimitri Mascarenhas

9

Shoaib Malik
C

9

Mohammad Hafeez

9

Liam Plunkett

8

Sohail Tanvir
VC

9

Wahab Riaz

8.5

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