In the World Championship of Legends match, Australia defeated India by 26 runs.
In the match held at Edgbaston
Cricket Ground, the Australian Champions' team batted first against India,
scoring 199 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Shaun
Marsh scored 41 runs, while lower middle-order batsman Daniel Christian played
a blistering inning of 69 runs off 33 balls, which included 7 sixes and 3
fours.
Other notable contributions came
from Ben Dunk (17 runs), Lockie Ferguson (26 runs), and Ben Cutting (24 runs).
Chasing the target, the Indian team
start was not good, with opener Robin Uthappa returning to the pavilion after
scoring 12 runs and Irfan Pathan with 9 runs. In the middle order, Yusuf Pathan
played a resilient inning of 78 runs but was unable to lead the team to
victory.
Other players' contributions
included Suresh Raina (12 runs), captain Yuvraj Singh (19 runs), Pawan Negi (11
runs), while Harbhajan Singh remained not out with 4 runs.
For Australia, Peter Siddle and
Nathan Coulter-Nile took 2 wickets each.
It is noteworthy that the teams of
Pakistan and Australia have already reached the semi-finals of the event, while
a competition for the third and fourth positions is ongoing between India,
England, and the West Indies.
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