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WCL 2025: South Africa Champions Face Australia Champions in High-Stakes Clash at Headingley

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Fantasy XI for AUC-C vs SA-C
SeriesDate & TimeLocation
World Championship of Legends27 Jul 2025, Sun, 5:00 PM ISTHeadingley
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South Africa Champions (SA C) will face Australia Champions (AUS C) in Match 12 of the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 on Sunday, July 27, at Headingley, Leeds. South Africa currently sit in second place with three wins from four matches, while Australia are close behind in third with two victories in three games.

In their last encounter in 2024, Australia defeated South Africa convincingly by 104 runs, posting 230/5 before bowling out their opponents.

South Africa are coming off a 31-run loss against Pakistan. Chasing 198, they faltered early, losing seven wickets for 93 runs and finishing at 167/9. Morne van Wyk was the lone standout with an unbeaten 44 off 20 balls, while Duanne Olivier impressed with the ball, picking up 2/19 in three overs.

Australia, meanwhile, secured a win against India Champions in their previous outing. After electing to bowl, they conceded 203/4, with Dan Christian taking 2/34. Australia were 65/4 before Christian and Callum Ferguson stitched a 90-run stand. Ferguson remained unbeaten on 70 off 38 balls as Australia chased down the target in 19.5 overs with four wickets in hand.

Pitch Report
The surface at Headingley in Leeds is expected to favor batters, with a good amount of bounce and carry. The average first-innings score in the last 10 T20 matches at this venue is 179 runs, indicating a high-scoring potential. Teams batting first have had the upper hand, winning six out of those ten matches. Fast bowlers have been particularly effective, accounting for 62% of the wickets during this period, suggesting that pace will play a key role once again.
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Weather reported14.6°C
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Pitch Conditionbalanced
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Predicted to winSouth Africa Champions
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Avg. 1st inning score179

Team Form

Series Stats

182
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152
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138
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106
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101
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Injury and Availability News

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Probable Playing XI

Player Picks

player
Chris LynnVC
AUS-C
Bat
8
Chris Lynn is Australia's leading run-scorer in the tournament, having amassed 106 runs at an impressive average of 53 and a staggering strike rate of 286.48.
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D'Arcy ShortVC
AUS-C
All
8
D'Arcy Short has taken 2 wickets in 3 matches at an average of 27, economy of 10.80, and strike rate of 15. With the bat, he has scored 38 runs at a strike rate of 140.74.

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