The third match of the WCL 2025 will kick off at 04:30 PM LOCAL at Edgbaston, Birmingham, featuring England Champions vs Australia Champions.
World Championship of Legends 2025 Match 3 Preview
England Champions are seeking redemption after a narrow five-run opening loss, where they posted a respectable chase of 161 late in the game. Australia Champions won their only prior clash, marking them as slight favorites. Expect a high-stakes showdown between England’s class (Cook, Morgan, Bell) and Australia’s firepower led by Brett Lee, Chris Lynn, and Shaun Marsh. Both sides will target a vital win to stabilize early momentum.
Edgbaston Pitch & Weather Report
Edgbaston offers true bounce and carry, favoring both pace bowlers and aggressive batters early on. Spinners may influence the middle overs as the surface dries. With heavy showers tapering off before this afternoon’s 4:30 PM start, overcast skies may help seamers initialls. A high-scoring chase is likely, as teams batting second have won 3 of the last 5 games.
Predicted XI
England Champions: Phil Mustard (wk), Sir Alastair Cook, James Vince, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan (c), Tim Ambrose, Liam Plunkett, Chris Tremlett, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Ryan Sidebottom, Moeen Ali
Australia Champions: Brett Lee (c), Shaun Marsh, Chris Lynn, Callum Ferguson, Ben Dunk (wk), D’Arcy Short, Daniel Christian, Moises Henriques, Ben Cutting, Steve O’Keefe, Nathan Coulter-Nile
Dream11 Team
Phil Mustard (wk), Eoin Morgan (c), Sir Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Shaun Marsh, Chris Lynn, Brett Lee, Daniel Christian, Chris Tremlett, Moeen Ali, Ben Cutting
Where to Watch World Championship of Legends 2025 Match 3?
- India: Star Sports 1 SD/HD & Star Sports 1 Hindi + FanCode app/website
- Australia: Kayo Sports & Foxtel
- MENA: TV by e& & Starz On
- USA & Canada: Willow
- UK: TNT Sports (primary), Sky Sports may also cover
- South Africa: SuperSport