India Champions suffered a four-wicket defeat against Australia Champions in match 10 of the World Championship of Legends 2025 at Headingley in Leeds on Saturday, 26 July.
Asked to bat first, India made a fighting total of 203 runs but failed to defend that as Brett Lee's Australian side won the match in the last over.
Playing XIs
Australia Champions: Ben Dunk (wk), Shaun Marsh, Chris Lynn, Ben Cutting, D'Arcy Short, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Peter Siddle, Callum Ferguson, Daniel Christian, Brett Lee (c), Steve O'Keefe
India Champions: Yuvraj Singh (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa (wk), Ambati Rayudu, Piyush Chawla, Vinay Kumar, Siddarth Kaul
Indian opener batter Robin Uthappa and Shikhar Dhawan added 57 runs for the first wicket. Dhawan made an unbeaten 91 off 60 balls with the help of 12 fours and one six. Ambati Rayudu failed to make a run.
Suresh Raina made 11 runs off as many balls. Captain Yuvraj Singh made just three runs off four balls. But, it was Yusuf Pathan who played a quick cameo of 52 not out off just 23 balls to take India past 200 runs.
Dan Christian picked up two wickets, whereas Lee and D'Arcy Short took one wicket each for Australia as India made 203/4.
In response, Australia started well with Shaun Marsh and Chris Lynn adding 30 runs for the first wicket. Short also played a quick 20-run innings. Ben Dunk went back for a golden duck.
Dan Christian made 39 runs and added 90 runs for the fifth wicket with Callum Ferguson, who made 70 not out off 38 balls. Ben Cutting and Rob Quiney played quick cameos to take their side past the line.
Irfan Pathan came to bowl his first over when Australia needed 13 runs to win in the last over. He started with a wide and conceded two sixes in the over, which helped Australia win the match.
