WCL 2025: Top 3 player battles to watch out for in IND vs ENG

India Champions will face England Champions in the 13th match of the World Championship of Legends 2025 on Sunday, July 26, at Headingley in Leeds. Both teams are yet to register their first victory of the season. It will be the last group stage game for England, while it will be the second-last game for India.

England faced South Africa Champions in their previous game and scored 152 runs for the loss of six wickets. South Africa chased down this target of 153 runs in 12.2 overs with 10 wickets in hand. India took on Australia Champions in their previous outing and made 203 runs for the loss of four wickets. Australia won the match by four wickets in 19.5 overs.

Here are the top three player battles to watch out for in India Champions vs England Champions, Match 13 of WCL 2025:

1. Yuvraj Singh (India Champions) vs Dimitri Mascarenhas (England Champions):

The battle between Yuvraj Singh and Dimitri Mascarenhas will remind cricket fans of the time when Mascarenhas hit five sixes off Yuvraj’s bowling. Yuvraj has scored 25 runs off 37 deliveries against Mascarenhas and was dismissed twice. Mascarenhas has made 31 runs off eight deliveries against Yuvraj, which came during an ODI in 2007.

2. Ian Bell (England Champions) vs Irfan Pathan (India Champions):

Ian Bell has faced Irfan Pathan in Test matches and ODIs. In Test matches, Bell scored 29 runs off 51 deliveries against Pathan and was dismissed once. In ODIs, Bell made 15 runs off 25 deliveries off Pathan for no dismissals.

3. Eoin Morgan (England Champions) vs Piyush Chawla (India Champions):

Eoin Morgan and Piyush Chawla faced each other in T20Is and the IPL. In T20Is, Morgan made seven runs off five deliveries against Chawla. In the IPL, Morgan and Chawla came against each other in four innings. Morgan made 39 runs at a strike rate of 162.50 against Chawla and was never dismissed.