PAK champions vs SA champions Highlights, WCL 2025: AB de Villiers' 100 hands the title to SA
PAK vs SA WCL 2025 HIGHLIGHTS: South Africa beat Pakistan by 9 wickets in the final to lift the WCL 2025 title at Edgbaston courtesy of a brilliant partnership between ABD and JP Duminy.
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AB de Villiers
South Africa champions beat Pakistan champions by 9 wickets to lift the WCL 2025 title at Edgbaston on August 3. A brilliant hundred by AB de Villiers (120*) inspired the Proteas side to victory on the day.
South Africa Champions responded to the competitive total set by Pakistan quite dominantly, chasing down the target in just 16.5 overs to win by 9 wickets. AB de Villiers was the star of the chase, blasting an unbeaten 120 off 58 balls, ably supported by Jean-Paul Duminy (46* off 28). The duo stitched a rapid 145-run stand, dismantling the Pakistan bowlers with ease to seal a clinical and emphatic victory.
Earlier, Pakistan Champions produced a commanding batting performance in the final of the World Championship of Legends 2025 at Edgbaston, finishing their innings at 195/5 in 20 overs against South Africa Champions.
After being put into bat, Pakistan lost Kamran Akmal early for just 2, but Sharjeel Khan quickly turned the momentum with a blistering knock. He anchored the innings with a superb 76 off 44 deliveries, striking 9 fours and 4 sixes, dominating the middle overs. Mohammad Hafeez supported well with a quick 17 (10), but fell to Wayne Parnell in the sixth over.
Shoaib Malik held the innings together in the middle phase with a steady 20 (25), but the scoring rate dipped slightly before Umar Amin and Asif Ali launched a late assault. Amin remained unbeaten on 36 off 19, smashing a couple of sixes, while Asif Ali chipped in with 28 off 15, including two big sixes and a boundary.
The final five overs yielded 64 runs, thanks to some clean hitting by the lower middle order. Despite losing Sharjeel in the 14th over and Malik soon after, the innings never lost momentum.
Among the South African bowlers, Wayne Parnell (4-0-32-2) and Hardus Viljoen (4-0-38-2) were the most effective. Duanne Olivier picked up a key wicket in the final over but was expensive overall.
With 195 on the board, Pakistan have set South Africa a stiff target in what promises to be a thrilling second innings.
Pakistan champions vs South Africa champions playing 11:
Pakistan Champions playing 11: Sharjeel Khan, Kamran Akmal(w), Mohammad Hafeez(c), Asif Ali, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Umar Amin, Aamer Yamin, Sohail Tanvir, Rumman Raees, Saeed Ajmal
South Africa champions playing 11: Hashim Amla, JJ Smuts, Morne van Wyk(w), Sarel Erwee, Jean-Paul Duminy, Wayne Parnell, Hardus Viljoen, Jacques Rudolph, Aaron Phangiso, Imran Tahir, Duanne Olivier, AB de Villiers(c)
12:20 AM
Pakistan champions v South Africa champions LIVE SCORE UPDATES: SA win in style!
South Africa win by 9 wickets to be crowned the champions of World Championship for Legends courtesy of a sensational knock by Ab de Villiers (120*) and JP Duminy (50*)
12:16 AM
Pakistan champions v South Africa champions LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 12 runs needed now!
Over Summary: 1 4 1 1 4 1; SA 184/1 after 16 overs; AB de Villiers 119 (58) JP Duminy 38 (24)
SA need 12 to win from 24 balls
Riaz continues the attack for Pakistan and concedes 11 runs from the over.
12:11 AM
Pakistan champions v South Africa champions LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 100-run stand from JP and ABD!
Over Summary: 1 1 1 0 1 1; SA 172/1 after 15 overs; AB de Villiers 109 (54) JP Duminy 37 (23)
SA need 24 to win from 30 balls
Raees continues the attack for Pakistan and concedes 5 runs from the over.
12:07 AM
Pakistan champions v South Africa champions LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 9 runs from the over
Over Summary: 4 1 1 1 1 1; SA 167/1 after 14 overs; AB de Villiers 107 (51) JP Duminy 34 (20)
SA need 29 to win from 36 balls
Ajmal continues the attack for Pakistan and concedes 9 runs from the over.
12:04 AM
Pakistan champions v South Africa champions LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 15 runs from the over!
Over Summary: 4 1 1 6 1 2; SA 158/1 after 13 overs; AB de Villiers 105 (49) JP Duminy 27 (16)
SA need 38 to win from 42 balls
Aamer into the attack for Pakistan and concedes 15 runs from the over.
11:58 PM
Pakistan champions v South Africa champions LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 3rd hundred for ABD!
Over Summary: 4 1 0 0 0 4; SA 143/1 after 12 overs; AB de Villiers 102 (47) JP Duminy 15 (12)
Ajmal continues the attack for Pakistan and concedes 9 runs from the over.
11:56 PM
Pakistan champions v South Africa champions LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 17 runs from the over!
Over Summary: 1 6 1 1 6 2; SA 134/1 after 11 overs; AB de Villiers 90 (41) JP Duminy 9 (10)
Wasim continues the attack for Pakistan and concedes 17 runs from the over.
11:49 PM
Pakistan champions v South Africa champions LIVE SCORE UPDATES: ABD pulling up a bit!
Over Summary: 1 4 4 1 1 1; SA 116/1 after 10 overs; AB de Villiers 83 (39) JP Duminy 8 (8)
Hafeez into the attack for Pakistan and concedes 12 runs from the over with ABD showing signs of discomfort with his hamstring.
11:45 PM
Pakistan champions v South Africa champions LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 16 runs from the over!
Over Summary: 4 6 1 0 1 4; SA 104/1 after 9 overs; AB de Villiers 74 (36) JP Duminy 4 (5)
Tanveer continues the attack for Pakistan and concedes 16 runs from the over.
11:40 PM
Pakistan champions v South Africa champions LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 5 runs from the over!
Over Summary: 0 0 2 1 1 1; SA 88/1 after 8 overs; AB de Villiers 59 (32) JP Duminy 3 (3)
Ajmal continues the attack for Pakistan and concedes 5 runs from the over.
11:37 PM
Pakistan champions v South Africa champions LIVE SCORE UPDATES: ABD survives a scare!
Over Summary: 6 1 1 1 1 1; SA 83/1 after 7 overs; AB de Villiers 55 (27) JP Duminy 2 (2)
Wahab Riaz continues the attack for Pakistan and concedes 11 runs from the over. A close call with the catch of ABD but the 3rd umpire feels the catch wasn't convincing.
11:29 PM
Pakistan champions v South Africa champions LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 50 for AB de Villiers!
ABD gets his fifty with a SIX over mid=wicket in just 24 deliveries.
11:27 PM
Pakistan champions v South Africa champions LIVE SCORE UPDATES: SA 72/1 after the powerplay!
Over Summary: 0 1 2 1 1wd 1 wd wd W; SA 72/1 after 6 overs; AB de Villiers 46 (23) Hashim Amla 18 (14)
Saeed Ajmal into the attack for Pakistan
Ball 6 - Another 2 wides followed by a wicket as Hashim goes on the final ball of powerplay.
Ball 5 - The wide ball is followed by a single by ABD.
Ball 4 - A single by Hashim towards long on.
Ball 3 - ABD smashes it down the ground but gets just 2 runs.
Ball 2 - He takes a single towards covers.
Ball 1 - Hashim hits it towards point. No run
11:22 PM
Pakistan champions v South Africa champions LIVE SCORE UPDATES: ABD hitting big!
Over Summary: 1 0 1 1 2nb 4 0; SA 63/0 after 5 overs; AB de Villiers 42 (20) Hashim Amla 17 (11)
Wahab Riaz into the attack for Pakistan
Ball 6 - He ends the over with a dot ball
Ball 5 - ABD takes 2 runs on a no-ball. The free hit skips away for FOUR.
Ball 4 - Hashim takes a single towards covers.
Ball 3 - He gets a single towards backward sq. leg.
Ball 2 - ABD hits it towards covers but no run.
Ball 1 - A quick single by Hashim again.
11:17 PM
Pakistan champions v South Africa champions LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 16 runs from the over!
Over Summary: wd 1 1 4 1 4 4; SA 53/0 after 4 overs; AB de Villiers 35 (15) Hashim Amla 15 (9)
Sohail Tanvir into the attack for Pakistan
Ball 6 - He ends the over with another boundary that brings up the 50.
Ball 5 - ABD gets FOUR more, just wide of the fielder at cover.
Ball 4 - He takes a quick single down the ground again.
Ball 3 - Hashim gets FOUR down the ground this time.
Ball 2 - ABD chips it down the ground for a single.
Ball 1 - A wide ball is followed by a single down the ground.
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First Published: Aug 02 2025 | 7:30 PM IST
