IND-C vs SA-C WCL 2024: India Champions enter semi-finals despite big loss against South Africa

India Champions finish fourth in the points table and will face the leaders Australia in the first semifinal. Pakistan Champions will take on West Indies in the second semi-final on Friday, July 12.

Rory Kleinveldt fails to defend 7 runs in the last over as South Africa narrowly miss out on a top-four finish.

Yusuf Pathan celebrates another fifty, a slow but crucial one, as India Champions manage to find 

SA-C – 210/8 in 20 overs

IND-C – 156/6 in 20 overs (Yusuf Pathan – 54* off 44 balls, Pawan Negi – 3* off 4 balls).

South Africa Champions win the game by 54 runs.

India Champions finish fourth in the group stage table to secure the semi-final berth. 

Yusuf Pathan smashes Dale Steyn for two consecutive boundaries to raise India’s hopes of reaching the semifinals significantly. 

IND-C – 146/6 in 19 overs.

India Champions need 65 runs in 6 balls to win the game. 

India Champions need 7 runs in 6 balls to secure a semi-final spot.

A big misunderstanding between brothers led to Irfan Pathan’s run out. Yusuf denies his younger brother a double and the latter fails to reach back in line in time.

Irfan scored 35 runs off 11 balls. Pawan Negi joins Yusuf Pathan.

IND-C – 133/6 in 18.1 overs.

India Champions need 78 runs in 11 balls to win the game.

India Champions need 20 runs in 11 balls to reach the semi-final.

Another excellent over from Jacques Snyman to concede just eight runs. South Africa Champions are looking at a big win going into the death overs.

IND-C – 109/5 in 16 overs (Irfan Pathan – 16* off 13 balls, Yusuf Pathan – 31* off 32 balls).

India Champions need 101 runs in 24 balls to win the game.

Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan look to add some runs in the middle over and take India past 100 but South Africa Champions are in complete control.

IND-C – 101/5 in 15 overs

India Champions need 110 runs in 30 balls to win the game.

Just when India Champions were starting to build some momentum, they have lost Raina. Snyman gets the wicket as Raina holes out to long-off with a chip shot, Ntini takes a very good catch

For those who don’t know, India Champions don’t necessarily need a win to reach into the semis. If they score 153 in the run-chase of 211, they are through to the semis in fourth place. If India fail to score 153, they are out and SA Champions will be through.

If India score 168 or more, they will qualify at 3rd

A much-needed 14-run over for India. Yusuf Pathan and Suresh Raina collect a six each to bring some momentum back. The halfway stage is done and India are at 66/4. Need 145 more to win in 60 balls

It is not going for India at the moment. They are losing wickets and finding hard to score runs. After 8 overs, India at 49/4. 

Imran Tahir dismisses Indian skipper Yuvraj Singh to further stun India Champions. South Africa are now in a dominant position to record a big win.

Yuvraj scored 5 runs off 5 balls. Yusuf Pathan joins Suresh Raina in the middle.

IND-C – 43/4 in 6.3 overs.

India Champions need 168 runs in 81 balls to win the game.

India Champions struggle for meaningful partnerships at the moment as spinner Charl Langeveldt removes Ambati Rayudu in the last over of the powerplay. South Africa Champions are in the driving seat now.

IND-C – 37/3 in 5.3 overs. Yuvraj Singh joins Suresh Raina in the middle.

India Champions need 174 in 87 balls to win the game.

Veron Philander strikes again as he dismissed struggling Naman Ojha to give South Africa Champions early control of the game.

Ojha scored 5 runs off 7 balls. Ambati Rayudu joins Suresh Raina in the middle.

IND-C – 34/2 in 4 overs.

India Champions need 177 runs off 96 balls to win the game.

An early blow for India Champions and it’s a big wicket of Robin Uthappa who was looking in a good rhythm. Vernon Philander bowls out Indian opener as South Africa Champions take an early control.

Uthappa scored 23 runs off 10 balls. Suresh Raina joins Naman Ojha in the middle.

IND-C – 31/1 in 3 overs.

India Champions need 180 runs in 102 balls to win the game.

Robin Uthappa and the returning Naman Ojha get India Champions’ innings going in a tough chase.

Dale Steyn to bowl the first over for South Africa Champions.

India Champions need 211 runs in 120 balls to win the game.

An excellent over from Vinay Kumar to finish high. He concedes just four runs and takes a wicket as well.

SA-C – 210/8 in 20 overs.

Dhawal Kulkarni removes Neil McKenzie but South Africa Champions manage to go past 200 with new batter Vernon Philander smashing a six on the very first ball he faces.

SA-C – 206/7 in 19 overs.

A wicket no.4 for Harbhajan Singh.

The Indian spinner removes Dane Villas as South Africa continue to lose wickets in death overs. Jacques Kallis keeps South Africa Champions’ hopes for a strong finish alive with a couple of fours off Harbhajan Singh.

SA-C – 198/6 in 18 overs.

Harbhajan Singh with a breakthrough again as he takes two wickets in an overs

Indian spinner removed dangerous-looking Richard Levi and also dismissed Rory Keinveldt in an over to raise India Champions’ hopes to restrict South Africa below 200.

Richard Levis scored 60 runs off 24 balls.

SA-C – 176/5 in 16 overs.

Richard Levi brings his fifty in just 22 balls as he smashes India Champions captain Yuvraj Singh for three sixes and two fours in an over. South Africa target a big total in the last five overs.

SA-C – 173/3 in 15 overs (Richard Levi – 60* off 24 balls, Jacques Kallis – 1* off 2 balls).

A big big breakthrough from Pawan Negi who removes settled Jacques Snyman at a crucial stage of the game. A brilliant knock comes to an end.

Snyman scored 73 runs off 43 balls. Skipper Jacques Kallis joins Richard Levi in the middle.

SA-C – 147/3 in 14 overs. 

It looks like South Africa Champions are on for a big total here. They take on Irfan Pathan and Pawan Negi right after the drinks break. 12 off Irfan’s over, 14 off Negi’s with four boundaries overall.

SA-C –  145/2 after 13 overs (Jacques Snyman – 73* off 40 balls, Richard Levi – 33* off 17 balls).

Snyman is hurting India at the moment. He gets to his fifty with a four off Yuvraj towards mid-wicket. A 27-ball half-century. SA cross 100. They are at 102/2 after 10

Yusuf applies breaks to this stand that was beginning to surge. He cleans up Sarel Erwee on 11 to send SA Champions 2 down. Snyman still out there

Jacques Snyman smashes Dhawal Kulkarni for three boundaries in an over to finish high in powerplay overs. South Africa Champions are looking for a big total from here.

SA-C – 73/1 in 6 overs (Sarel Erwee – 5* off 3 balls, Jacques Snyman – 43* off 19 balls).

The legendary spinner Harbhajan Singh gives India Champions a much-needed breakthrough with Ryan McLaren’s big wicket.

Ryan McLaren scored 20 runs off 13 balls. Sarel Erwee joins Snyman in the middle.

SA-C – 55/1 in 4.4 overs.

Jacques Snyman also gets his innings off to a flying start by smashing Vinay Kumar for three consecutive fours in an over. 

SA-C – 25/0 in 2 overs (Ryan McLaren – 12* off 6 balls, Jacques Snyman – 12* off 6 balls).

The returning Ryan McLaren smashes Dhawal Kulkarni for two cracking fours in the opening over to give South Africa Champions a strong start.

SA-C – 12/0 in 1 over (Ryan McLaren – 11* off 5 balls, Snyman – 0*).

Openers Jacques Snyman and Ryan McLaren walk into the middle to kick off South Africa Champions’ innings in Northampton.

The right-arm pacer Dhawal Kulkarni to bowl the first over for India Champions.

The game is on…

South Africa Champions Playing XI: Richard Levi (wk), Jacques Kallis (c), Sarel Erwee, Jacques Snyman, Neil McKenzie, Dane Vilas, Ryan McLaren, Vernon Philander, Charl Langeveldt, Rory Kleinveldt, Imran Tahir.

India Champions Playing XI: Robin Uthappa, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh (c), Yusuf Pathan, Pawan Negi, Harbhajan Singh, Naman Ojha (wk), Vinay Kumar, Rahul Shukla, Dhawal Kulkarni.

Yuvraj Singh wins the toss as India Champions elect to field first against South Africa Champions.

Rahul Shukla and Naman Ojha return for India Champions.

India Champions and South Africa Champions players wait for the toss which has been delayed in Northampton as Australia and West Indies played a full 20-over play at the same venue.

Meanwhile, in their last group-stage fixture, Australia Champions beat West Indies by 55 runs while defending a mega total of 274 today. 

Australia Champions also took a lead in the points table with eight points in five games. West Indies slipped to fourth place and suffered a big blow to their net run rate as well.

1. Nathan Coulter-Nile (Australia) – 7 wickets in 4 innings
2. Brett Lee (Australia) – 7 wickets in 4 innings
3. Chris Schofield (England) – 7 wickets in 5 innings
4. Ravi Bopara (England) – 6 wickets in 3 innings
5. Sohail Tanvir (Pakistan) – 6 wickets in 3 innings

1. Ian Bell (England) – 230 runs in 5 innings
2. Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan) – 209 runs in 5 innings
3. Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) – 204 runs in 5 innings
4. Sohaib Maqsood (Pakistan) – 182 runs in 5 innings
5. Aaron Finch (Australia) – 180 runs in 4 innings

India Champions Squad: Yuvraj Singh (c), Robin Uthappa (wk), Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Pawan Negi, Harbhajan Singh, Anureet Singh, Dhawal Kulkarni, RP Singh, Rahul Shukla, Vinay Kumar, Naman Ojha, Saurabh Tiwary, Rahul Sharma, Gurkeerat Singh Mann.

South Africa Champions Squad: Jacques Kallis (c), Richard Levi (wk), Neil McKenzie, Jean-Paul Duminy, Ashwell Prince, Justin Ontong, Dane Vilas, Vernon Philander, Charl Langeveldt, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Ryan McLaren, Rory Kleinveldt, Makhaya Ntini, Herschelle Gibbs.

After three successive defeats, Jacques Kallis-led South Africa Champions pulled off a dominant win over group-stage leaders Pakistan to remain alive in the semifinal race. Sarel Erwee smashed an unbeaten century and Jacques Snyman scored quickfire 82* to help the Proteas chase down a 211-run target with nine wickets and nine balls remaining.

With a net run rate of -2.439, South Africa need wonders to finish in the top four even if they pull two points against India Champions today.

Yuvraj Singh-led India Champions suffered a 23-run defeat while chasing a 200-run target against Australia in their last game and slipped to fourth place in the points table. With two wins in four matches, India are likely to finish in top four due to their superior net run rate.

India need a point to secure a semi-final spot today.

Hello everyone and welcome to today’s World Championship of Legends 2024 game in Northampton.

India Champions and South Africa Champions are facing off each other with a semi-final berth up for grabs. After a big loss against Australia in the last match, India find themselves in the fourth spot in the points table with two wins in four games.

South Africa registered a dominant win against Pakistan Champions in their last match to remain alive in the semi-final race but are facing a near-impossible task to secure the top-four finish due to a comparatively poor net run rate.