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Pakistan Champions defeated India Champions in the eighth match of the World Championship of Legends 2024 by 68 runs after posting a total of 243 for the loss of four wickets.
Pakistan Champions have jumped to first place from third and have a Net Run Rate of +1.708. They are the only undefeated team in the tournament and have won all three of their matches. Australia Champions have moved to second place from first and have won two out of three matches. They have a Net Run Rate of +2.765. India Champions have moved to third position from second and have won two out of three matches. They have a Net Run Rate of -0.682. England Champions are still in fourth place and have a Net Run Rate of +0.305. They have won one out of three games.
West Indies Champions and South Africa Champions continue to occupy the last two places on the points table. Both teams are yet to record a win and have a Net Run Rate of -2.196 and -5.296, respectively.
Kamran Akmal and Sharjeel Khan's explosive opening stand powers Pakistan Champions to victory
India Champions won the toss and elected to bowl. Kamran Akmal and Sharjeel Khan added 145 runs for the first wicket. Akmal scored 77 off 40 deliveries, while Sharjeel scored 72 off 30 deliveries. Sohaib Maqsood also chipped in 51 off 26 deliveries.
They helped Pakistan post 243/4 in 20 overs. RP Singh, Anureet Singh, Dhawal Kulkarni, and Pawan Negi picked up one wicket each for India.
In reply, the Indians lost their first wicket with the score on 28. Ambati Rayudu and Suresh Raina added 61 runs for the second wicket. Raina made 52 off 40 deliveries and was the highest scorer for the team. Rayudu was dismissed after scoring 39 off 23 deliveries.
India lost a couple of wickets in the middle overs and ended up with 175/9 in 20 overs, losing the match by 68 runs. Wahab Riaz and Shoaib Malik took three wickets each for Pakistan. Sharjeel Khan won the Player of the Match award for his stellar batting performance.
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