WCL 2025: Predicting Australia XI for match 12

Australia Champions will take on South Africa Champions in the 12th match of the ongoing World Championship of Legends (WCL 2025) in Leeds on July 27, 2025.

Australia Champions have played two games and have three points to their name after one victory and one no result. Australia decimated West Indies Champions by eight wickets, chasing down 142 runs in 9.3 overs. Now they face the South African champions, and a win here will help them inch closer to the semi-final spot.

Here is the predicted Australia XI for match 12 of the WCL 2025:

Top Order: Chris Lynn, Shaun Marsh, D’Arcy Short

Chris Lynn has been the best batter for Australia in the only game they played till now after one rained-off game. He hammered 81 runs in just 27 balls, with six fours and eight sixes, with a strike rate of 300. Shaun Marsh had managed just seven runs in that innings, while D’Arcy Short hammered 18* at a strike rate of 150.

Middle Order: Ben Dunk (WK), Callum Ferguson, Dan Christian

Ben Dunk made 33* with three sixes and as many fours with a strike rate of 333 in the previous game. Callum Ferguson and Dan Christian did not get to bat, as Australia lost only two wickets against West Indies. But Christian has bowled two overs in two games and has the best of 1/17 with an economy of 6.50.

Lower Order: Ben Cutting, Nathan Coulter-Nile

Ben Cutting and Nathan Coulter-Nile will be the finishers. The two can bowl at more than a decent pace. Coulter-Nile has three wickets with a best of 2/21 at an economy of 5.57.

Bowlers: Brett Lee (C), Peter Siddle, Steve O’Keefe

Brett Lee, the captain of Australia Champions, has taken two wickets in the two games so far. On the other hand, Peter Siddle has four wickets in two games with a best of 3/28 with an economy of 6.00. Steve O’Keefe might continue to be the lone specialist spinner in the XI. He has two wickets with an economy of 5.72.