Pakistan Champions will face West Indies Champions in the first semi-final of the World Legends Championship (WCL) 2024 which is set to be played at the County Cricket Ground in Northampton on Friday.
Pakistan was one of the best teams in the group stage as the Younis Khan-led unit won four out of five matches while recording commendable wins over Australia, India, West Indies and England before losing to South Africa in their last group match.
Pakistani batters showed great promise in the team as Sharjeel Khan (209 runs) and Shoaib Malik (204 runs) are two of the top-five scorers of the tournament while Sohaib Maqsood (182 runs) is another Pakistan batter in the list of top-ten run-getters.
On the other hand, West Indies, led by Daren Sammy, won just two out of five group matches but made their way to the semi-final due to a better Net Run Rate (NRR) than South Africa.
West Indies began their campaign with a 55-run loss against Australia before recording back-to-back wins against England and South Africa. However, these were their last victories in the group stage as they tasted defeat in their last two matches against India and Pakistan.
Pakistan will go into the ground as the favourites but with players like Chris Gayle, Daren Sammy, Dwayne Smith and others, West Indies could cast serious trouble on Pakistani bowlers.
Match time
PST: 4:30pm
Local time: 12:30pm
GMT: 11:30pm
Squads
Pakistan Champions: Younis Khan (c), Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal, Sohail Tanvir, Sohail Khan, Tanvir Ahmed, Mohammad Hafeez, Aamer Yamin, Shoaib Malik, Sohaib Maqsood, Sharjeel Khan, Umar Akmal, Yasir Arafat, Taufeeq Umar
West Indies Champions: Chris Gayle, Daren Sammy, Samuel Badree, Tino Best, Rayad Emrit, Jason Mohammed, Navin Stewart, Ashley Nurse, Dwayne Smith, Sulieman Benn, Chadwick Walton, Jerome Taylor, Fidel Edwards, Kirk Edwards, Jonathan Carter
