England Champions vs Pakistan Champions LIVE, WCL: 5-Down Pakistan In Deep Trouble vs England

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18-07-2025

Pakistan Champions vs England Champions Live Updates, World Championship of Legends 2025: England Champions have made a brilliant start to their ongoing match against Pakistan Champions. Opener Sharjeel Khan became the victim of Stuart Meaker as Ian Bell took a superb catch in the deep at square leg while Kamran Akmal fell to RJ Sidebottom. Kamran failed to clear the player at mid-off and lost his wicket as Pakistan went two down in five overs. Umar Amin was dismissed run-out while Shoaib Malik was removed by Liam Plunkett. Earlier, England Champions captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and opted to bowl first. (Live Scorecard)
England Champions (Playing XI): James Vince, Sir Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan(c), Chris Tremlett, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Phil Mustard(w), Tim Ambrose, Liam Plunkett, Ryan Sidebottom, Stuart Meaker
England Champions Impact subs: Moeen Ali, Ravi Bopara, Samit Patel, Ajmal Shahzad, Usman Afzaal.
Pakistan Champions (Playing XI): Mohammad Hafeez(c), Kamran Akmal(w), Shoaib Malik, Sharjeel Khan, Asif Ali, Umar Amin, Aamer Yamin, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Rumman Raees
12.3
1
Chris Tremlett to Mohammad Hafeez
1 run, played towards third man.
12.2
1
Chris Tremlett to Sohaib Maqsood
1 run, played towards point.
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Pakistan Champions are forced to use their Impact Player as Sohaib Maqsood is in at 7. He comes in for Sharjeel Khan.
12.1
W
Chris Tremlett to Asif Ali
OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Chris Tremlett strikes straight away on his return to the attack! Tremlett goes into the wicket and due to his height, manages to get a bit of lift off the deck, outside off, Asif Ali swivels and swings for the pull. The ball catches the top edge and the keeper, Phil Mustard does the rest. Asif falls for 15 (13) and Pakistan have now lost half their side for 77.
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Chris Tremlett (1-0-6-0) is back on. He replaces Liam Plunkett.
11.6
0
Dimitri Mascarenhas to Mohammad Hafeez
Short and wide on off, Hafeez cuts well but picks out backward point.
11.5
1
Dimitri Mascarenhas to Asif Ali
On a hard length, on off, Asif taps it wide of cover for a single.
11.4
6
Dimitri Mascarenhas to Asif Ali
SIX! Clean strike! Dimitri Mascarenhas bowls it short but this sits up to be hit, around off, Asif presses on the back foot and nails the pull over deep mid-wicket for a six.
11.3
1
Dimitri Mascarenhas to Mohammad Hafeez
On the shorter side, on middle, Mohammad Hafeez goes deep in the crease and pulls it on the bounce to deep square leg. They cross.
11.2
2
Dimitri Mascarenhas to Mohammad Hafeez
Slanting in at the hips, Hafeez whips it to the right of deep square leg and comes charging back for the second run.
11.1
1
Dimitri Mascarenhas to Asif Ali
On off, on a back of a length, knocked through mid on for a single.
10.6
4
Liam Plunkett to Mohammad Hafeez
EDGED, FOUR! Just over! Liam Plunkett keeps it away from the batter's arc, on a good length, Mohammad Hafeez takes a step closer to the line and swings to go down the ground. Gets an outside edge that flies behind and beats the leaping keeper for a boundary.
10.5
1
Liam Plunkett to Asif Ali
Slightly fuller, outside off, Asif Ali has a heave across the line. Drags it off the toe end of the bat towards square leg for a single.
10.4
0
Liam Plunkett to Asif Ali
This stays a bit low, on a back of a length, wide on off, Asif Ali swings to cut it away but misses.
10.3
0
Liam Plunkett to Asif Ali
Bowled from wide of the crease, angled in, on middle, on a nagging length, Ali presses back and pushes it back to Liam.
10.2
0
Liam Plunkett to Asif Ali
Bashes the hard length and there is width again, Asif angles it down to backward point.
10.1
1
Liam Plunkett to Mohammad Hafeez
Short and wide on off, cracked away to deep point for a single.
9.6
1
Dimitri Mascarenhas to Mohammad Hafeez
Short of a length, around off and middle, Mohammad Hafeez pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. Halfway through in the first innings, Pakistan Champions are 60/4.
9.5
0
Dimitri Mascarenhas to Mohammad Hafeez
Nagging length, on middle and leg, Mohammad Hafeez looks to steer it to the leg side, but plays all over it and is rapped on the front thigh pad. Half an appeal for LBW, but the umpire denies. Probably doing a bit too much on the height.