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

The second match of the World Championship of Legends 2025 will see West Indies Champions taking on South Africa Champions on Saturday, July 19, at Edgbaston. Chris Gayle will lead the West Indies Champions in the tournament, while AB de Villiers will be the captain of the South Africa Champions.

Both teams have a star-studded lineup, and fans are likely to go into nostalgia mode while watching them play. On that note, here are the top three player battles to watch out for in West Indies Champions vs South Africa Champions, Match 2 of WCL 2025:

1. AB de Villiers (South Africa Champions) vs Dwayne Bravo (West Indies Champions):

AB de Villiers and Dwayne Bravo have faced each other on various occasions, both at the international level and in the IPL. In T20s, de Villiers faced 65 deliveries from Bravo and scored 110 runs. Bravo has dismissed de Villiers thrice in T20s. Bravo dismissed de Villiers once in the IPL and bowled 45 deliveries to him. de Villiers scored 72 runs against Bravo in the IPL.

2. Chris Gayle (West Indies Champions) vs Wayne Parnell (South Africa Champions):

Parnell and Gayle have played against each other as well on the same team during their prime. Parnell has dismissed Gayle twice in T20s and bowled 32 deliveries to him. Gayle scored 32 runs against Parnell at a strike rate of 140.62.

3. Kieron Pollard (West Indies Champions) vs Chris Morris (South Africa Champions):

Pollard and Morris have faced each other with both bat and ball. Morris bowled to Pollard in 12 innings in T20s and dismissed him thrice, with Pollard amassing 54 runs against him at a strike rate of 135. On the other hand, Pollard bowled five deliveries to Morris in T20s, in which the latter has scored seven runs for no dismissals.

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