Pakistan’s dream was dashed in the World Championship of Legends as well, India won the title by defeating them by five wickets.
Immediately after the conclusion of the T20 World Cup, the eyes of the cricket fans of the subcontinent suddenly turned to the World Championship of Legends tournament when the Pakistani team defeated the Indian team in a match and both countries reached the final of this tournament. Competed.
But luck did not favor Pakistan here as well and the Indian champions defeated the Pakistan champions by five wickets to claim the title of World Championship of Legends.
In this final played in the city of Birmingham on Saturday, champions Pakistan batted first and scored 156 runs for the loss of six wickets in the allotted 20 overs, but India completed this target with the loss of five wickets in the last over.
It should be remembered that Pakistan made it to the final by winning the semifinals against the West Indies, while India reached the final by defeating Australia.
After the disappointing performance of the Pakistani team in the T20 World Cup, the fans started saying about this tournament of legends that this team of legends was better than the current national team because this team gave them the joy that Pakistanis have. The team fans have been longing for for a long time.
The Legends team of Pakistan defeated all the participating teams except South Africa in the entire tournament and they also lost to India in the final.
Pakistan defeated the Australian champions by five wickets in their first match of the tournament before defeating West Indies by a clear margin of 29 runs.
Pakistan’s third match was against India which he won by 68 runs. Pakistan set India a target of 244 runs in the allotted 20 overs to win and managed to restrict the Indian team to 175 runs.
They then booked their place in the semi-finals when they beat England by 79 runs, but in their last league match, Pakistan was beaten by South Africa by nine wickets.
Reactions on social media
After the defeat, while Pakistani fans were very disappointed on social media, the joy of Indian fans was palpable.
A user from India wrote, “Looks like India beat Pakistan in World Championship of Legends. 2024 is a year full of trophies for India.”
A user named RK wrote that ‘some enmities never change. It is India’s habit to defeat Pakistan.
Afridi Rahmat from Pakistan wrote ‘Pakistan can’t beat India in U-19, senior level and post-retirement matches too.’
Despite losing to India in the final, many users paid tribute to the Pakistani legends for their excellent performance throughout the tournament.
It should be noted that former, retired, and non-contracted players from all over the world participated in this tournament with the approval of the England Cricket Board (ECB).
All the matches of this tournament were played in Birmingham and this time six teams got a chance to participate.
The special feature of this tournament is that in all the participating teams there were many players who were called ‘megastars’ of cricket in the past.
