Here are the Predictions for World Championship of Legends 2026, 5th Match – Australia Champions vs Pakistan Champions, to be played on the 5th of October at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
Points Table
5th Match – Australia Champions vs Pakistan Champions (Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah)
Ground Stat:
Average 1st Innings Total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (T20s) – 167
Average 2nd Innings Total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (T20s) – 149
Batting Stats T20
Current Form Australia Champions:
Australia Champions are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 1 loss to their credit.
The top run scorer for Australia Champions in the World Championship of Legends 2026 is D’Arcy Short with 65 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Australia Champions in the World Championship of Legends 2026 is Ben Laughin with 2 scalps under his belt.
Australia Champions have lost their previous match against India Champions by 46 runs.
India Champions batted first and they posted a huge total of 196 for 5 in 20 overs. The start wasn’t ideal as India Champions lost the key wickets of Ambati Rayudu and Stuart Binny quite early. After that phase, Naman Ojha and Yuvraj Singh tried to revive the innings. Ojha made 31 runs before getting dismissed while Singh went on to score 71 runs in only 44 balls, hitting 5 fours and 6 sixes. Yusuf Pathan also contributed well by making 37 off 20 deliveries. On the back of his contribution and Rishi Dhawan’s in the death overs, India Champions got to 196 for 7 in 20 overs.
During the chase, Australia Champions also got off to a terrible start, losing the key wickets of Usman Khawaja and Ben Dunk quite early. They were reduced to 41 for 2 when D’Arcy Short stepped up. He smashed 65 runs off only 28 balls to lay the foundation for a successful chase. Once D’Arcy Short got out in the 9th over, Australia Champions started panicking and they went from 102 for 2 to 116 for 5. Joe Burns fought hard in the middle order but the rest of the batters simply gave up and kept gifting their wicket away. Dhawal Kulkarni picked up 4 while Mohit Sharma accounted for 3 wickets as Australia Champions were eventually bowled out for just 150, losing the match by a big margin of 46 runs.
Wicket Takers T20
Current Form Pakistan Champions:
The first match of Pakistan Champions against Bangladesh Champions was cancelled due to rain.
Pakistan Champions managed to qualify for the Semi Finals of the last edition but lost to South Africa Champions by only 1 run.
The top run scorer for Pakistan Champions in the last edition of World Championship of Legends was Sharjeel Khan with 160 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Pakistan Champions in the last edition of World Championship of Legends was Saeed Ajmal with 7 scalps under his belt.
Pakistan Champions have plenty of special players in their team including Shahid Afridi, Asif Ali and Mohammed Amir. In the UAE conditions, Pakistan Champions will certainly have an upper hand.
Players to look out for:
1. Mohammed Amir – He is an excellent seamer, who will be vested with the responsibility of providing breakthroughs at the right times.
2. Sharjeel Khan – He is a capable top order batter, who can architect his innings very well in the T20 format.
Most 6’s T20
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Australia Champions
Chris Lynn, David Warner, Usman Khawaja, D’Arcy Short, Ben Dunk, Kane Richardson, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Pattinson, Fawad Ahmed, Ben Laughlin, Rob Quiney, Nathan Reardon, Andrew Tye
Pakistan Champions
Kamran Akmal, Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi, Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Umer Amin, Asif Afridi, Amir Yamin, Sohail Tanveer, Mohammed Amir, Wahab Riaz, Ruman Raees
Match Prediction – Australia Champions v Pakistan Champions
Cricket Match Predictions* – PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Pakistan Champions
Who will win?– Australia Champions
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Kamran Akmal (Pakistan Champions), Ben Dunk (Australia Champions)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Sohail Tanveer (Pakistan Champions), Fawad Ahmed (Australia Champions)
Most Sixes – Asif Ali (Pakistan Champions), Ben Dunk (Australia Champions)
Player of the Match– Ben Dunk (Australia Champions)
Team Scores Batting first – Australia Champions 195+, Pakistan Champions 190+
Match Handicap: Australia Champions
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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