Yusuf Pathan and Stuart Binny batted brilliantly against the West Indies. (Photo-PTI)
India Champions players Yusuf Pathan and Stuart Binny hit 71 runs in just 28 balls in a crucial match of World Championsship of Legends (WCL) 2025, winning the team in only 80 balls. India Champions were to score 145 runs in 14.1 overs to make it to the semi -finals of this league. This difficult target was made very easy by Yusuf Pathan and Stuart Binny and secured India Champions by 5 wickets in only 13.2 overs against the West Indies Champions and secured up the semi -finals. Yusuf Pathan also tasted the team the first win in this league by hitting a six.
Joseph and Binny batting brilliantly
Batting first against India Champions in a crucial WCL 2025, West Indies Champions scored 144 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. India Champions were to achieve this target in 14.1 overs to make it to the semi -finals, but it had a very poor start and the team’s four wickets fell for only 52 runs. After this, Stuart Binny, along with captain Yuvraj Singh, shared a 66 -run partnership in 27 balls for the fifth wicket. Yuvraj Singh scored 21 runs in 11 balls with the help of 2 fours and 1 six. After this Yusuf Pathan batted stormy.
30 runs in 8 balls
Yusuf Pathan batted quickly and along with Binny, gave the team a brilliant victory by hitting 30 runs in 8 balls. Stuart Binny scored an unbeaten 50 runs in 21 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes in 21 balls at a strike rate of 238.09, while Yusuf Pathan hit an unbeaten 21 runs in only 7 balls with the help of 1 four and 2 sixes in only 7 balls at a strike rate of 300. Yusuf hit a six and brought the team to the semi -finals. Apart from this, opener Shikhar Dhawan scored 25 runs in 18 balls. Dwayne Smith and Dwayne Bravo took two wickets each from the West Indies.
West Indies poor start
Earlier, by winning the toss, India Champions captain Yuvraj Singh decided to field first. His decision proved to be correct and the 5 wickets of the West Indies fell on the score of only 43 runs, but Kiren Pollard alone took on India’s bowlers and brought the team’s score to 144 runs. He scored an unbeaten 74 in 43 balls with the help of 8 sixes and 3 fours.
Apart from this, Dwayne Smith scored 20 runs. Apart from this, no batsman could reach the score of the double. In this way, West Indies scored 144 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. For India Champions, Piyush Rice took three wickets for only 18 runs in 4 overs. Varun Aaron and Stuart Binny got two wickets each. Pawan Negi got 1 wicket. Stuart Binny was adjudged Player of the Match for her brilliant all -round performance.
