The Pakistan Champions have already secured a place in the World Championship of Legends 2025 after the India Champions pulled out from the semi-finals. We are all ready for the WCL 2025 2nd Semi-Final: South Africa Champions vs Australia Champions, where the South Africa Champions will take on the Australia Champions. All the live action will be available on the FanCode application.
This is the second-last match of the World Championship of Legends 2025 before we get the Champion. South Africa Champions vs Australia Champions will surely be a match to watch, and the semi-final makes it more special. The Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham will host the second semi-final of the WCL 2025. Lastly, the timing for the game is 4:30 PM local time, whereas it is 9 PM for the Indian fans as per IST.
AB de Villiers, Brett Lee, Chris Lynn, JP Duminy, Ben Cutting, Peter Siddle, and Wayne Parnell are some of the players who will be in action in the second semi-final of the World Championship of Legends 2025.
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WCL 2025 2nd Semi-Final: South Africa Champions vs Australia Champions—Who Will Reach the Final?
When we look at the performance of Australia’s Champions in their last two games. They have lost both of the matches. Basically, their opponents were Pakistan and South Africa. Now they are playing South Africa, and if they win, they will face Pakistan in the final. When we look at South Africa’s last two matches, their opponents are also the same, but they defeated Australia. They lost to Pakistan in their second-last game.
This game won’t be that easy for both teams. Basically, the ground always favours chasing as the team chasing has won more games. Our prediction for the winner of the second semi-final of World Champions of Legends 2025 is the South African Champions.
What is the Head-to-Head between the South African Champions and the Australian Champions?
Both teams have played two matches before this match in the World Championship of Legends. In the previous edition, the Australian Champions defeated the South African Champions by 104 runs. When we look at the result of this season’s match, the South African Champions defeated the Australian Champions by 95 runs. We saw a vintage batting masterclass from AB de Villiers as he scored 123 runs in 46 balls.
Playing XI – South Africa Champions and Australia Champions
There will be fewer changes to the South African Champions, as they have already won the last match against the Australian Champions. We can see changes to the Australian Champions teams as they have lost their last two matches. Let us have a look at the expected starting eleven of both teams:
South Africa Champions XI:
- Batsmen: AB de Villiers, Jacques Rudolph, Sarel Erwee, and Henry Davids
- Wicketkeeper: Morne van Wyk
- All-rounders: JJ Smuts, Wayne Parnell, and Jean-Paul Duminy
- Bowlers: Hardus Viljoen, Aaron Phangiso, and Duanne Olivier
Australia Champions XI:
- Batsmen: Chris Lynn, Shaun Marsh, D’Arcy Short, and Callum Ferguson
- Wicketkeeper: Ben Dunk
- All-rounders: Daniel Christian and Ben Cutting
- Bowlers: Peter Siddle, Brett Lee, Nathan Coulter-Nile, and Steve O’Keefe
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Dream11 Winning Tip – Our Team
AB de Villiers has shown he still has it in him, the way he has played against India Champions and Australia Champions. He surely deserves to be your captain or vice captain. D’Arcy Short or Chris Lynn can be your pick from the Australian Champions team for the captain or vice-captain role. Let us have a look at our Dream 11 team:
- Captain: AB de Villiers
- Vice captain: D’Arcy Short
- Batsmen: Chris Lynn and Sarel Erwee
- All-Rounders: Daniel Christian, Wayne Parnell, and Jean-Paul Duminy
- Wicketkeeper: Ben Dunk
- Bowlers: Hardus Viljoen, Peter Siddle, and Aaron Phangiso
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