Jul 29, 2025, 5:00:00 PM
Grace Road, Leicester, United Kingdom
WCL t20 2025 live Stream Pitch Report by Simon Doull: “The weather conditions are a little cooler today — probably around 18 or 19 degrees. There’s a bit of a breeze blowing down the ground, so bowling uphill into the wind won’t be easy.
As for the surface, it looks really good again — there’s a lovely grass covering on it. If you come down and have a look, there’s a nice even layer of grass that should assist the ball in skidding on. The other day, Pakistan got just shy of 200 in their game, and South Africa, in their second innings, chased down 153 in just 12.2 overs.
So, it’s a great surface — I’d say the par score is probably in the 190 to 200 range. The outfield looks absolutely fantastic again. It should be a great surface to bat on. There’s a little bit in it for the bowlers early on — it might nip around a bit with that brand-new ball — but if you get in, you can really cash in, as AB de Villiers did the other day.
Impact Players For Each Teams :
Impact players for Australia Champions – Moises Henriques, Rob Quiney, John Hastings.
Impact players for Pakistan Champions – Mohammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Sohaib Maqsood, Rumman Raees.
Teams:
Pakistan Champions (Playing XI): Sharjeel Khan, Kamran Akmal(w), Fawad Alam, Umar Amin, Asif Ali, Shoaib Malik(c), Imad Wasim, Aamer Yamin, Sohail Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Saeed Ajmal
Australia Champions (Playing XI): Chris Lynn, Shaun Marsh, D Arcy Short, Ben Dunk(w), Daniel Christian, Callum Ferguson, Ben Cutting, Peter Siddle, Brett Lee(c), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Steve OKeefe
Pakistan Champions have won the toss and have opted to field
It is the final day for the league stage as Australia Champions take on Pakistan Champions in the first encounter of the double-header. Both the teams have already secured their spot in the playoffs alongwith South Africa. Kamran Akmal struck a fine century in their previous game as the Pakistani top order finally came good. Pakistani pacers are in good touch with Rumman Raees in fine form while Tanvir and Aamer Yamin supporting him well.
Pakistan Champions Probable XI: Sharjeel Khan, Kamran Akmal (wk), Sohaib Maqsood, Mohammad Hafeez (c), Shoaib Malik, Fawad Alam, Imad Wasim, Aamer Yamin, Sohail Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz
Australia Champions Probable XI: Shaun Marsh, Chris Lynn, D’Arcy Short, Ben Dunk (wk), Callum Ferguson, Daniel Christian, Ben Cutting, John Hastings, Moises Henriques,Brett Lee (c), Peter Siddle
Squads:
Pakistan Champions Squad: Sharjeel Khan, Kamran Akmal(w), Sohaib Maqsood, Mohammad Hafeez(c), Asif Ali, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Aamer Yamin, Sohail Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz, Rumman Raees, Shahid Afridi, Umar Amin, Fawad Alam, Saeed Ajmal, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Abdul Razzaq
Australia Champions Squad: Chris Lynn, Shaun Marsh, D Arcy Short, Ben Dunk(w), Daniel Christian, Callum Ferguson, Rob Quiney, Ben Cutting, John Hastings, Peter Siddle, Steve OKeefe, Brett Lee(c), Moises Henriques, Nathan Coulter-Nile
