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A brilliant display on the field by captain AB de Villiers followed by a great follow through catch by Sarel Enwee put South Africa Champions on front-foot in the ongoing World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 clash against India Champions at the County Ground in Hampshire. While chasing a target of 209 runs, India Champions had a poor start as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. They were reduced to 28/4 under six overs after which Yusuf Pathan and Stuart Binny took charge of the innings.
Yusuf Pathan and Stuart Binny were looking to stabilize the Indian innings before Pathan attempted a six off Imran Tahir’s delivery in the eighth over. However, he couldn’t time it well as AB de Villiers was running towards the boundary line and ended up grabbing the ball before he lost his balance. As AB De Villiers was falling near the boundary line, he threw the ball towards Sarel Enwee who went on to complete a spectacular catch as India Champions lost their fifth wicket at the score of 44 runs in 7.1 overs before the rain came as a spoilsport.
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AB de Villiers play captain’s knock of 63* as South Africa Champions post 208/6 in 20 overs
Talking about the match, skipper AB de Villiers went on to play a captain’s knock of 63*(30) runs as South Africa Champions posted a total of 208 runs for the loss of six wickets in their 20 overs. Batting first, SA Champions were reduced to 118 under 14 overs. After that, AB de Villiers and JJ Smuts took charge of the innings.
AB de Villiers and JJ Smuts took the innings further as the duo put up a partnership of 71 runs for the sixth wicket. Smuts got out after a quickfire 30(17) runs hitting three fours and a six, while De Villiers went on to complete his half-century in just 28 balls. De Villiers remained unbeaten playing a captain’s knock of 63 runs off 30 balls hitting three fours and four sixes.
