World Championship of Legends 2024: Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham pitch history and T20 records

Image Credits (World Championship of Legends Instagram)
Image Credits (World Championship of Legends Instagram)

The World Championship of Legends 2024 is a T20 tournament featuring six teams from India, Australia, West Indies, South Africa, England, and Pakistan. The tournament will help some of the legends make a comeback to their favorite sport.

The tournament will be held at Edgbaston in Birmingham and County Ground in Northampton from July 3 to 13. Top players like Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle, Shahid Afridi, and Dale Steyn are going to participate in this tournament. The matches will be live-streamed on the FanCode app and various networks, with the final set to take place on July 13.

The teams are led by captains Kevin Pietersen, Yuvraj Singh, Brett Lee, Younus Khan, Jacques Kallis, and Chris Gayle.


Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham T20 records and stats

The Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham has so far hosted a total of 98 T20 matches. The teams batting first have been really successful here and have won 54 out of these matches. The teams batting second have been victorious on 43 occasions. The average first-innings score has been 164 runs. The batters have been able to dominate here as a total of 190+ have been scored over 20 times at this venue.

T20 matches played: 98

Matches won by teams batting first: 54

Matches won by teams batting second: 43

Matches Tied: 1

Matches Abandoned: 0

Highest team score: 242/2 by Warwickshire

Lowest team score: 63/10 by Warwickshire


Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham pitch report

The surface at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham has historically provided a decent amount of help to the batters. Generally, it provides a little support to the pacers at the start of the innings. However, as the game progresses, batters find their rhythm here perfectly.

Spinners do get some help during the latter part of the innings. Overall, the ground has everything for both batters and bowlers. Pacers who excel at bowling cutters and hitting the hard length could thrive on this surface due to its nature.


World Championship of Legends 2024 Matches at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham

July, 3 - England Champions vs India Champions (5:00 PM IST, 12:30 PM Local)

July, 3 - Australia Champions vs Pakistan Champions (9:00 PM IST, 04:30 PM Local)

July, 4 - South Africa Champions vs England Champions (5:00 PM IST, 12:30 PM Local)

July, 4 - Pakistan Champions vs West Indies Champions (9:00 PM IST, 04:30 PM Local)

July, 5 - Australia Champions vs South Africa Champions (5:00 PM IST, 12:30 PM Local)

July, 5 - India Champions vs West Indies Champions (9:00 PM IST, 04:30 PM Local)

July, 6 - England Champions vs Australia Champions (5:00 PM IST, 12:30 PM Local)

July, 6 - India Champions vs Pakistan Champions (9:00 PM IST, 04:30 PM Local)

July, 7 - South Africa Champions vs West Indies Champions (5:00 PM IST, 12:30 PM Local)

July, 7 - England Champions vs Pakistan Champions (9:00 PM IST, 04:30 PM Local)

July, 13 - Final - TBC vs TBC (9:00 PM IST, 04:30 PM Local)

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Edited by Sudeshna Banerjee