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

India Champions will take on South Africa Champions in the sixth match of the World Championship of Legends 2025 on Tuesday, July 22, at the County Ground in Northampton. It will be the second game of the day and only the second game at the venue.

India’s first game in the tournament against Pakistan Champions was called off while South Africa took on the West Indies Champions in their first game, which was reduced to 11-overs-per-side due to rain. The match ended in a draw, and the result was decided on the basis of a bowl-out. South Africa won the bowl-out and the match as well. JP Duminy remained unbeaten on 25 runs off 12 deliveries and won the Player of the Match award.

Here are the top three player battles to watch out for in India Champions vs South Africa Champions, Match 6 of WCL 2025:

1. AB de Villiers (South Africa Champions) vs Harbhajan Singh (India Champions):

WCL 2025: Top 3 player battles to watch out for in IND vs SA
AB de Villiers vs Harbhajan Singh

AB de Villiers faced Harbhajan Singh in 25 innings across formats. He scored 359 runs off 538 deliveries from Harbhajan and has been dismissed on three occasions. All these three dismissals came in the IPL, where de Villiers scored 110 runs at a strike rate of 141.02 against Harbhajan.

2. Suresh Raina (India Champions) vs Chris Morris (South Africa Champions):

WCL 2025: Top 3 player battles to watch out for in IND vs SA
Suresh Raina vs Chris Morris

Suresh Raina played for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, and Chris Morris was also a part of the squad in 2013. In the IPL, Raina faced 25 deliveries from Morris and scored 25 runs, and was dismissed on three occasions.

3. Yusuf Pathan (India Champions) vs Wayne Parnell (South Africa Champions):

WCL 2025: Top 3 player battles to watch out for in IND vs SA
Yusuf Pathan vs Wayne Parnell

Yusuf Pathan faced 24 deliveries from Chris Morris in T20Is, scoring 33 runs at a strike rate of 137.5 for two dismissals. Yusuf also faced 18 deliveries from Parnell in ODIs and scored 30 runs at a strike rate of 166.7.

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