The World Championship of Legends 2025 is now at an exciting juncture, with the race to the semi-finals intensifying. Three teams — South Africa Champions, Pakistan Champions, and Australia Champions — have already secured their places in the semi-finals.
Sports News: In the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025, the India Champions team, featuring veteran Indian stars, has yet to open its account in the tournament. Led by Yuvraj Singh, the team is at the bottom of the points table, but still retains a slim hope of reaching the semi-finals.
In the league stage of WCL 2025, South Africa Champions, Pakistan Champions, and Australia Champions have already secured their semi-final berths. The fourth spot is now a contest between England Champions and India Champions. Let's examine the calculations for India Champions to reach the semi-finals.
India Champions: Performance So Far
India Champions have played a total of four matches in WCL 2025. They have suffered defeats in three matches, while the match against Pakistan Champions was washed out due to rain, with both teams sharing a point each. Thus, the team currently has only 1 point. The team's net run rate is -1.852, which is extremely negative and is proving to be the biggest obstacle. However, the team still has one match remaining, which is to be played against West Indies Champions on July 29.
England Champions have already played all five of their league matches. They won one match, lost three, and one match resulted in no result. With this, they have 3 points in their account and a net run rate of -0.809. England Champions are currently in fourth place in the points table, but if India Champions win their last match by a significant margin, they can overtake England based on run rate.
What is the Condition to Reach the Semi-finals?
India Champions now have only one way left to reach the semi-finals — a massive victory against West Indies Champions. If the team only wins this match, they will also have 3 points, which will be equal to England's. But the matter does not end there — with this win, India will have to improve their net run rate to better than -0.809, so that they can overtake England and move to fourth place in the points table. This task will not be easy, as India not only has to beat West Indies, but has to beat them badly.
The West Indies Champions team is performing averagely in the tournament, but they have big match winners who can turn the game around single-handedly. In such a situation, this match will be 'do or die' for India. The team will not only have to bat brilliantly, but the bowlers will also have to put up an accurate and aggressive performance, so that a big change can be brought in the run rate.
Scoring 200+ while batting first and restricting West Indies to a low score.
Or bowl first and get the opposing team out for the fewest runs possible and achieve the target quickly.
India will have to put in all their might, and experienced players like Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, and Irfan Pathan will be expected to show their mettle in this crucial match.
