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WCL 2025: List Of Award Winners, Stats After PAK-C vs SA-C Final Clash

WCL 2025: The World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 concluded in emphatic fashion as South Africa Champions thrashed Pakistan Champions by nine wickets in the final at Edgbaston on Saturday. With this win, the Proteas lifted their maiden WCL trophy.

The undisputed star of the final - and indeed the tournament - was AB de Villiers, who delivered a scintillating performance when it mattered the most. Chasing a daunting 196-run target, de Villiers smashed an unbeaten 120 off 60 deliveries, taking his tournament tally to a staggering 431 runs - the highest by any batter this edition. He also notched up three centuries in this tournament, which is also an all-time record by all means.

WCL 2025

Pakistan's Sharjeel Khan, who hit a blistering 76 off 44 balls in the final, was named
Fan Favourite Legend for his explosive batting throughout the tournament.

On the bowling front, Peter Siddle (Australia Champions) and Wayne Parnell (South Africa Champions) finished as joint highest wicket-takers with 11 scalps each. Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan Champions) was the only bowler to take a five-wicket haul, while Rumman Raees stood out for his discipline with the best economy rate of 5.30.

WCL 2025 Individual Awards Recap

    • Man of the Match (Final): AB de Villiers (South Africa)
    • Master Blaster of the Match: AB de Villiers
    • Most Valuable Player: AB de Villiers
    • Game Changer of the Match: AB de Villiers
    • Fan Favourite Legend: Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan)

WCL 2025 Stats

    • Most Runs: AB de Villiers - 431
    • Most Wickets: Peter Siddle & Wayne Parnell - 11
    • Most Centuries: AB de Villiers - 3
    • Most Fifers: Saeed Ajmal - 1
    • Best Economy: Rumman Raees - 5.30

Pakistan's score of 195 in this final happens to be the highest team-total set in a WCL summit clash. At the same, Proteas chasing the target down is till now the highest successful run-chase in a WCL summit clash as well. With legendary names lighting up the stage and AB de Villiers redefining excellence, WCL 2025 concluded on a spectacular note.

Story first published: Sunday, August 3, 2025, 8:00 [IST]
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