India Champions are scheduled to face Pakistan Champions on Thursday in the semifinal of the 2025 World Championship of Legends.
Amidst the diplomatic tensions between India and Pakistan, a veterans’ T20 tournament is in the spotlight with the cricket teams of the two countries taking part in it. After their meeting earlier in the World Championship of Legends was cancelled with India players withdrawing their names, the two rivals are set to clash again after making it to the semifinals stage.
Pakistan Champions qualified after topping the group stage with four wins and one no result from five matches while India Champions finished fourth after one win, one no result and three defeats.
WCL 2025 Semifinal Lineups
The format of the tournament is such that the top-four teams after the end of the league stage will advance to the semifinals. The team at the top of the points table will take on the fourth-placed side in the first semifinal on Thursday. On the same day, the second and fourth placed teams will square off in the second semifinal.
As per the format, India will face Pakistan in the first semifinal while South Africa face Australia in the second semifinal.
Will India-Pakistan Semifinal Clash Be Cancelled?
Given the outrage over an Indian team comprising yesteryear stars like Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina facing Pakistan, their league stage contest was called off. Dhawan and Raina confirmed their withdrawal via social media following which the match was abandoned with the two teams receiving a point each.
Now, the big question: Will the semifinal match be called off too?
Given what’s riding on the outcome on this contest, it appears unlikely that it will be called off.