West Indies Champions clinched their maiden World Championship of Legends title with a dominant nine-wicket win over England Champions. Chadwick Walton starred with the bat as the Chris Gayle-led side chased down 160 with three overs to spare.
Chadwick Walton and Lendl Simmons Guide West Indies to Victory
Chasing 160, Lendl Simmons and Chris Gayle gave West Indies Champions a steady start with a 42-run opening partnership. Ajmal Shahzad dismissed Gayle for 21 with a yorker in the sixth over, but England Champions struggled to make further inroads.
Walton joined Simmons and helped West Indies reach 84/1 at the halfway stage. Simmons brought up his half-century off 34 balls, while Walton initially played a cautious knock before accelerating in the latter stages.
Walton completed his fifty off 33 deliveries and took the attack to the England bowlers. He struck Shahzad and Joe Denly for consecutive overs of aggressive batting to finish the chase in style. West Indies Champions reached 160/1 in 17 overs, sealing a comprehensive nine-wicket victory and their first World Championship of Legends crown.
8 fours • 3 sixes • Not Out
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MATCH IMPACT 77* runs · 53 balls · 8 fours · 3 sixes · SR 145.28
Dwayne Bravo’s Three-Wicket Burst Restricts England Champions
Earlier, Sheldon Cottrell and Fidel Edwards dismissed openers Jason Roy and Dawid Malan cheaply. England Champions reached 47/2 at the end of the Powerplay, with Moeen Ali looking in good touch.
However, Dwayne Bravo turned the game with three wickets in quick succession. At one stage, he had figures of 3/3, leaving England Champions struggling at 61/5. Moeen then rebuilt the innings alongside Owais Shah, adding 54 runs for the sixth wicket. Moeen scored 60 off 39 balls before departing in the 15th over, while Owais remained unbeaten on 38 off 28 deliveries. Owais helped England Champions finish with 159/7 in their 20 overs, but the total proved insufficient against a dominant West Indies batting performance.
4 overs • 0 maidens • 21 runs
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MATCH IMPACT 4-0-21-3 · ECO 5.25
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