WCL 2025: Top 5 performers from the tournament

The second edition of the World Championship of Legends finished with South Africa Champions lifting the trophy under the leadership of AB de Villiers. South Africa chased down the target of 196 runs in the final against Pakistan Champions with nine wickets in hand.

Pakistan finished in top place in the league with four wins in five games, while South Africa was in second position and won four out of five matches. Australia and India were in the next two positions with two and one win, respectively. England and the West Indies also won one game each and were in the last two places.

Here are the top 5 performers from the tournament:

1. AB de Villiers (South Africa Champions)

AB de Villiers made three centuries and a half-century in the tournament in six outings. de Villiers was the leading run-scorer, amassing 429 runs at a strike rate of 220. He won the Player of the Match award in the final and won the Player of the Tournament award as well.

2. Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan Champions)

The left-handed batter played a knock of 76 runs off 44 deliveries in the final. It helped Pakistan post a significant total on the board. He finished as the leading run-scorer for the runner-ups.

3. JP Duminy (South Africa Champions)

JP Duminy played an important knock for South Africa in the final. He remained unbeaten on 50 runs off 28 deliveries. Duminy was among the top five run-scorers for South Africa in the tournament.

4. Peter Siddle (Australia Champions)

Peter Siddle finished as the joint-highest wicket-taker in the tournament. He picked seven wickets in the group stage for Australia, including a standout performance of 3/38 against South Africa Champions. In the semi-final game against Australia, he picked four wickets for 30 runs in four overs.

5. Wayne Parnell (South Africa Champions)

Wayne Parnell was the joint-highest wicket-taker this season as he picked seven wickets in the group-stage matches and helped South Africa seal a spot in the semi-final. He picked two wickets for 33 runs in the semi-final against Australia and won the Player of the Match award. Parnell picked another two-wicket haul in the final against Pakistan.

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