England vs Pakistan Highlights, WCL 2025: Pakistan Champions hold on for 5-run win in opening thriller

Jul 19, 2025, 24:31:39 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Highlights, World Championship of Legends 2025: Pakistan Champions register an opening win in the World Championship of Legends, successfully holding off England by defending 160 at Edgbaston thanks to a stellar bowling effort.

Key Events

12:29 AM IST, July 18Sohail Khan has done it! 5 run win for Pakistan
12:25 AM IST, July 188 needed off 2!
12:23 AM IST, July 18First ball for 4, then a wide!
12:21 AM IST, July 1814 off the penultimate, 16 needed in the last over!
12:16 AM IST, July 1830 needed off last 2 overs
12:02 AM IST, July 18MUSTARD IS GONE! Perfect yorker
11:59 PM IST, July 18England need 56 off last 5 overs
11:51 PM IST, July 18England need to get a move on, Mustard reaches 50
11:32 PM IST, July 1863/2 at halfway
11:26 PM IST, July 18And again! Vince doesn't last long
11:11 PM IST, July 18TIMBER! Middle stump goes flying
11:05 PM IST, July 18Mustard gets a move on!
11:00 PM IST, July 1816 off 3 overs, Cook slow off the blocks
10:54 PM IST, July 18England's chase on its way
10:28 PM IST, July 18Pakistan Champions finish on 160/8
10:24 PM IST, July 18A pair of sixes again! Pakistan's tail wagging
10:22 PM IST, July 18Six and out from Tanvir!
10:11 PM IST, July 18AND GONE! The big wicket of Hafeez
10:08 PM IST, July 1850 for Hafeez!
10:04 PM IST, July 18Hafeez with a couple of boundaries!
9:59 PM IST, July 18SIX DOWN!
9:55 PM IST, July 18Fifth wicket! Six and out for Asif
9:51 PM IST, July 18Six from Asif Ali!
9:40 PM IST, July 18Shoaib Malik out early and England are all over Pakistan!
9:35 PM IST, July 18HUGE MIX-UP! A third wicket
9:23 PM IST, July 18ANOTHER ONE! Akmal is out as he can't clear the infield
9:18 PM IST, July 18SPECTACULAR! Ian Bell with an incredible grab
9:10 PM IST, July 18FIRST SIX!
9:09 PM IST, July 18Chance goes begging!
9:03 PM IST, July 18Kamran and Sharjeel open
8:55 PM IST, July 18National anthems, and we are ready to go!
8:44 PM IST, July 18Pitch report at Edgbaston
8:38 PM IST, July 18Playing XIs for ENG vs PAK
8:32 PM IST, July 18Big toss to win for England
8:23 PM IST, July 18England opt to bowl first
8:05 PM IST, July 18High-profile captains at the teams; disposal
7:47 PM IST, July 18Edgbaston the first of four host venues
7:31 PM IST, July 18England host Pakistan to kick things off
7:02 PM IST, July 18Hello and welcome!

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Pakistan and England captains Mohammad Hafeez and Eoin Morgan.

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: The World Championship of Legends makes its return for a second season, back in England as the biggest names in cricket of the years gone by battle it out for their countries yet again. The tournament begins at Birmingham’s Edgbaston, the first of four venues across England that will once again have the honour of hosting legends of the sport. The hosts will get it going, as Eoin Morgan’s England Champions welcome Shahid Afridi’s Pakistan Champions to get the show started....Read More

There are plenty of big characters that will be involved in this T20 match, ranging from Alastair Cook and Ian Bell to Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq showing their quality for both teams. Edgbaston most recently hosted the England vs India women's T20I series match, before which it set the stage for the England vs India Test match, and as with most venues across England in this day and age, is likely to provide an absolute belter of a wicket that will allow even some of these aged stars to roll back the clock and show what is what.

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Squads

England Champions Squad: Sir Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Ravi Bopara, Phil Mustard (wk), Usman Afzaal, Chris Tremlett, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Liam Plunkett, Ryan Sidebottom, Tim Ambrose, Ajmal Shahzad, Stuart Meaker

Pakistan Champions Squad: Sharjeel Khan, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi (c), Abdul Razzaq, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal, Sohail Tanvir, Sohail Khan, Asif Ali, Sohaib Maqsood, Aamer Yamin

England and Pakistan are the curtain-raiser, the hosts taking on last year’s runners-up, who will have ambitions of going one match better this year. An opening ceremony highlighted by Pakistan musical artist Atif Aslam will lay the foundation for a match that is certain to be contested with a mix of spirit and enjoyment of returning to the cricket field, certainly for a lot of these players, but also with the bite of competitiveness and the desire to win that took them to the top of their sport in the first place.

England have the home advantage, between them decades upon decades upon decades of cricket playing at venues like these. For the Pakistan team, much of their careers was spent acclimatising to this, so can they band together and force a result with the incredible talent they have at their disposal? Expect some fireworks.

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Jul 19, 2025, 24:29:53 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Sohail Khan has done it! 5 run win for Pakistan

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Two perfect yorkers! Incredible bowling by Sohail Khan, who just doesn't allow himself to be gotten away. Pakistan have won a thriller here, thanks to their death batting and the quality of bowling throughout the innings. They start off with a win!

Jul 19, 2025, 24:25:41 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: 8 needed off 2!

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: England can't find the boundary now! Eight runs needed off the last 2. Over to Morgan again.

Jul 19, 2025, 24:23:58 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: First ball for 4, then a wide!

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Bell swings and connects over point! Big vacancy and he gets 4. Next ball is a wide, a bonus for England.

11 needed off 5… just a single. Over to Morgan.

Jul 19, 2025, 24:21:50 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: 14 off the penultimate, 16 needed in the last over!

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: England really wanted a boundary off that last ball! Have to settle for a single. 16 needed in the last over, but the set Bell on strike. Here we go…

Jul 19, 2025, 24:16:56 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: 30 needed off last 2 overs

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Here we go for the last 2 overs. Pakistan bowling really well so far.

Jul 19, 2025, 24:02:29 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: MUSTARD IS GONE! Perfect yorker

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Finger goes up, it's the perfect yorker from Sohail Tanvir! Mustard shapes for the scoop, but it's fast and straight, and he can't readjust in time. The set batter is gone, but he was getting stuck with his strike rate.

Eoin Morgan to the crease. That's who you want in this moment.

Jul 18, 2025, 23:59:43 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: England need 56 off last 5 overs

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Good over with a pair of boundaries! 56 needed off 5 overs now for the hosts. Reminder, Pakistan's tail scores 58 at the death. Pakistan's bowlers will need to be pinpoint.

Jul 18, 2025, 23:51:14 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: England need to get a move on, Mustard reaches 50

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Phil Mustard brings up his 50, but still lots to do. He needs to hit the accelerate pedal to try and get them over the line. 69 off 39 needed.

Jul 18, 2025, 23:32:42 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: 63/2 at halfway

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Not easy scoring through the first half of this innings. Still 98 needed to win off the remaining 10 overs, but 8 wickets in hand.

Jul 18, 2025, 23:26:15 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: And again! Vince doesn't last long

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Bowled again! Vince tries a big swipe across the line and he is nowhere close. His stumps are a mess.

Ian Bell to the crease.

Jul 18, 2025, 23:11:49 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: TIMBER! Middle stump goes flying

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Cook's innings was kind of going nowhere, but it's still a sensatinal ball that bursts through his defences and knocks over middle stump. Terrific from Raees, 32/1 after 5.

James Vince to the middle.

Jul 18, 2025, 23:05:58 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Mustard gets a move on!

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Mustard batting beautifully so far! First makes room and carves it through a small gap in the covers, then steps across and picks it up off his hips for four more.

28/0 after 4. Big end to the powerplay needed.

Jul 18, 2025, 23:00:54 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: 16 off 3 overs, Cook slow off the blocks

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Cook was never known as a limited overs batter. 4 off 11 to start off here. Will want to get set and then catch up with the run rate.

Jul 18, 2025, 22:54:19 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: England's chase on its way

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Here we go then. A manageable chase rate of 8 an over, England are favourites. But Pakistan will have something to say.

Sir Alastair Cook takes strike.

Jul 18, 2025, 22:28:39 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Pakistan Champions finish on 160/8

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: A good finish to the innings after a disastrous start, and the bowlers now have something to defend. On a good batting surface with true bounce and only bound to get better, will it be enough? Let's find out soon.

Jul 18, 2025, 22:24:54 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: A trio of sixes in the 20th! Pakistan's tail wagging

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Wow, the top order should take some notes from the bottom. Sohail first, then Aamer with a pair. Some in-the-slot bowling from England.

Jul 18, 2025, 22:22:47 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Six and out from Tanvir!

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Sohail Tanvir has always been capable of swinging his bat, and he shows out by connecting a huge six. Fun doesn't last — holes out next ball.

138/8 last over coming up.

Jul 18, 2025, 22:11:50 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: AND GONE! The big wicket of Hafeez

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Disaster for Pakistan Champions! Hafeez just pops it into the air off a Plunkett delivery which erupts off the pitch, and it's an easy return catch for the bowler. That might be a big difference-maker!

Jul 18, 2025, 22:08:41 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: 50 for Hafeez!

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Aamer with a six to get some runs flowing from the other end as well! Better signs for Pakistan. 4 overs to play, 112/6. 150 might be the target to aim for here.

Jul 18, 2025, 22:04:20 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Hafeez with a trio of boundaries to take Pakistanpast 100!

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Good news for Pakistan amongst all that chaos is Mohammad Hafeez is still at the crease for them. He won't be looking at a huge total, but this will all help! Three boundaries all across the ground to close out the over.

102/6 ater 15 overs, Hafeez nearing a half-century.

Jul 18, 2025, 21:59:01 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: SIX DOWN!

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Falling like dominoes! Maqsood was in as impact sub, but it's no impact as he's gone on 2. Tries to drive, thick outside edge, loops to short third. 84/6, England all over it.

Jul 18, 2025, 21:55:15 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Fifth wicket! Six and out for Asif

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Pakistan just can't get anything going at all! It finally looked like some sort of momentum could be formed, but Chris Tremlett returns and his pace just rushes Asif. Can't get on top of the bounce, edge through to Mustard, easily taken. 77/5.

Jul 18, 2025, 21:51:18 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Six from Asif Ali!

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Nice strike! Sits up nicely for Asid Ali, who is quick to rock back onto the back foot and leather that over midwicket.

77/4 now.

Jul 18, 2025, 21:40:18 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Shoaib Malik out early and England are all over Pakistan!

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Another one! Shoaib Malik has all the experience in the world but he only lasts five balls. Tries to step out and hit Plunkett, but he just feels for the ball. Thin edge easily taken by Mustard behind the stumps. 48/4 and deep deep trouble!

Jul 18, 2025, 21:35:42 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: HUGE MIX-UP! A third wicket

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Pakistan, what are you doing! No communication in the middle, and skipper Hafeez just barbecues his partner Amin. Amin basically has to run a two, and England have all the time in the world to whip the bails off.

44/3 now.

Jul 18, 2025, 21:23:27 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: ANOTHER ONE! Akmal is out as he can't clear the infield

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Two quick wickets in succession in the powerplay! Now Akmal tries to clear mid-off, but the contact isn't good enough. Always a high-risk shot, that one, and doesn't pay off. Nice catch again.

Skipper Hafeez takes to the field. It's 27/2 after 5.

Jul 18, 2025, 21:18:49 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: SPECTACULAR! Ian Bell with an incredible grab

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: HOW ABOUT THAT! Don't let anyone tell you these men aren't still athletes. Sharjeel tries to recreate the first six, but it's not as good a connection. It still goes deep into the outfield, and Bell has to cover so much ground from deep square leg. He keeps full focus, puts in a nice dive, and tips his cap to the Hollies after completing the catch.

Sensational start, 24/1 after 4!

Jul 18, 2025, 21:10:56 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: FIRST SIX!

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Sharjeel connects with this one! Angled into his pads by Sidebottom, and very nicely whipped off them. Over the backward square leg boundary for six, nice hit.

Jul 18, 2025, 21:09:32 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Chance goes begging!

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: England manufacture a chance but nobody can get under a skier! Sharjeel swings across the line and doesn't connect cleanly, but Mascarenhas never quite gets close to it at square leg.

Jul 18, 2025, 21:03:43 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Kamran and Sharjeel open

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: So Kamran Akmal takes the strike against the left-handed swing specialist Ryan Sidebottom. Sharjeel is his southpaw partner at the other end.

A couple of wides to get us going. Sidebottom targeting the stumps.

Jul 18, 2025, 20:55:58 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: National anthems, and we are ready to go!

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Score, World Championship of Legends 2025: Not a huge crowd by any means at Edgbaston, but a decent one. A lot of Pakistan fans here to see some of their heroes.

On we go as the Pakistan openers ready up!

Jul 18, 2025, 20:44:41 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Updates, World Championship of Legends 2025: Pitch report at Edgbaston

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Updates, World Championship of Legends 2025: Alan Wilkins with the pitch report for the broadcasters points out that there is 5% fibre present in the pitch to hold it together, meaning very little breakdown in the surface, and dream-like conditions for batting. 240 was scored here just 5 days ago in a T20 Blast game, he mentions.

So expect runs. Plenty of them.

Jul 18, 2025, 20:38:33 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Updates, World Championship of Legends 2025: Playing XIs for ENG vs PAK

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Updates, World Championship of Legends 2025:

PAK playing XI: Mohammad Hafeez (c), Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal (wk), Sharjeel Khan, Asif Ali, Umar Amin, Aamer Yamin, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Sohail Tanvir, Rumman Raees

ENG playing XI: Eoin Morgan (c), Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, James Vince, Phil Mustard (wk), Tim Ambrose, Liam Plunkett, Chris Tremlett, Dimitri Macarenhas, Ryan Sidebottom, Stuart Meaker

Jul 18, 2025, 20:32:29 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Updates, World Championship of Legends 2025: Big toss to win for England

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Updates, World Championship of Legends 2025: A chance for Pakistan to put runs on the board — the batting in these tournaments is typically much closer to scratch than the bowling tends to be. But how many runs will let them be comfortable today?

Jul 18, 2025, 20:23:19 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Updates, World Championship of Legends 2025: England opt to bowl first!

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Updates, World Championship of Legends 2025: News from the toss! Mohammed Hafeez steps in as captain for Pakistan, and he calls incorrectly. It is Eoin Morgan who wins the toss, and opts to field first.

Both teams missing a few players, but cobbling together their unit for today. Team news up next.

Jul 18, 2025, 20:05:30 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Updates, World Championship of Legends 2025: High-profile captains at the teams; disposal

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Updates, World Championship of Legends 2025: Adding some real glitter to this spectacle is the presence of some big-name captains. All six countries have real legends leading them — tonight, it's Eoin Morgan and Shahid Afridi, but also marking their returns are Yuvraj Singh, AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, and Brett Lee. Talk about some real star power!

Jul 18, 2025, 19:47:47 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Updates, World Championship of Legends 2025: Edgbaston the first of four host venues

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Updates, World Championship of Legends 2025: Edgbaston in Birmingham is where most of this tournament will be played, including the opening portion and the semifinals as well as ultimately the grand final — just as in 2024.

Between that, there are also fixtures lined up in Northampton, at Leicester's Grace Road, and a couple of games at Headingley in Leeds.

Jul 18, 2025, 19:31:34 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Updates, World Championship of Legends 2025: England host Pakistan to kick things off

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Updates, World Championship of Legends 2025: Our first match to follow will be the season opener between England and Pakistan, the first of 15 group stage matches in a single round-robin format where each team will play each other once.

England are captained by Eoin Morgan, while Shahid Afridi dons the skipper's hat for Pakistan.

Jul 18, 2025, 19:02:04 IST

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Updates, World Championship of Legends 2025: Hello and welcome!

England Champions vs Pakistan Champions Live Updates, World Championship of Legends 2025: Welcome to Edgbaston, where we are ready to begin proceedings for the second edition of the World Championship of Legends! England Champions are taking on Pakistan Champions. Stay tuned for updates right here!