WCL 2025 Semi-Final Schedule: The league stage of the World Championship Of Legends (WCL) 2025 have come to it’s conclusion and now we have the four semi-finalists- Pakistan, South Africa, Australia and India ready to fight out to be called the ‘champions’ among the legends.
Pakistan finished first in the standings, followed by South Africa in second, Australia third and India, finally in fourth position. The Indian side are the defending champions of the tournament and will be looking to retain the title for the first-time ever.
The unbeaten side in this season has been Pakistan and the runners-up of the previous season would have nothing in mind but victory this time around. The likes of Australia and South Africa have never the reached final before.
League Stage Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Result/Match Time (in IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 18, Friday | Pakistan Champions vs England Champions | Edgbaston, Birmingham | PAK won by 5 runs |
| July 19, Saturday | West Indies Champions vs South Africa Champions | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Match Tied – SA won Bowl-Out |
| July 19, Saturday | England Champions vs Australia Champions | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Match Abandoned due to Rain |
| July 20, Sunday | India Champions vs Pakistan Champions | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Match Cancelled |
| July 22, Tuesday | India Champions vs South Africa Champions | County Ground, Northampton | South Africa won by 88 runs (via DLS method) |
| July 22, Tuesday | England Champions vs West Indies Champions | County Ground, Northampton | West Indies won by 10 runs |
| July 23, Wednesday | Australia Champions vs West Indies Champions | County Ground, Northampton | Australia won by 8 wickets |
| July 24, Thursday | England Champions vs South Africa Champions | Grace Road, Leicester | South Africa won by 10 wickets |
| July 25, Friday | Pakistan Champions vs South Africa Champions | Grace Road, Leicester | Pakistan won by 31 runs |
| July 26, Saturday | India Champions vs Australia Champions | Headingley, Leeds | Australia won by 4 wickets |
| July 26, Saturday | Pakistan Champions vs West Indies Champions | Headingley, Leeds | Pakistan won by 49 runs |
| July 27, Sunday | South Africa Champions vs Australia Champions | Headingley, Leeds | South Africa won by 95 runs |
| July 27, Sunday | India Champions vs England Champions | Headingley, Leeds | England won by 23 runs |
| July 29, Tuesday | Australia Champions vs Pakistan Champions | Grace Road, Leicester | Pakistan won by 10 wickets |
| July 29, Tuesday | India Champions vs West Indies Champions | Grace Road, Leicester | India won by 5 wickets |
WCL 2025 Semi-Final/Knockout Schedule
As per the rules and regulations from the previous season, the team finishing 1st will play the team at 4th place, while the 2nd-placed team will go head-to-head with the 3rd-placed side.
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Indian Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, Thursday | PAK vs IND | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 5:00 PM |
| July 31, Thursday | SA vs AUS | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 9:00 PM |
| August 2, Saturday | Final | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 9:00 PM |
Live Streaming Details
Just like the league stage, all the knockout matches will be shown on the Star Sports network on TV and can be live streamed on the FanCode app and website.
WCL 2025 Squads
Australia Champions: Brett Lee, Shaun Marsh, Chris Lynn, Moises Henriques, Ben Cutting, D’Arcy Short, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Peter Siddle, Callum Ferguson, Dan Christian, Ben Dunk, Steve O’Keefe, Rob Quiney, John Hastings.
India Champions: Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Piyush Chawla, Stuart Binny, Varun Aaron, Vinay Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun, Siddarth Kaul, Gurkeerat Maan, Pawan Negi.
Pakistan Champions: Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sharjeel Khan, Wahab Riaz, Asif Ali, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Aamer Yamin, Sohail Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Imad Wasim, Rumman Raees.
South Africa Champions: AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla, Chris Morris, Albie Morkel, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, Wayne Parnell, JJ Smuts, Hardus Viljoen, Richard Levi, Dane Vilas, SJ Erwee, Duanne Olivier, Morne van Wyk, Aaron Phangiso.