The World Championship of Legends 2025 has been wrapped up officially, leaving unforgettable moments in the mind of fans. It was a great tournament filled with joy,offering a chance for the fans to see their heroes of the early 2000s cricket once again. Its a really difficult moment for the fans and the players when a player with great career, respected and love by fans has to retire due to the barriers of life. People wish to see their legendary players again on the cricket battlefield but, it’s quite impossible. However, the idea of a league like World Championship of Legends is quite heartwarming for cricket enthusiasts.
It’s been quite a while since most of the top-tier players retired, making it quite challenging for them to adapt and play modern cricket. The modern cricket has evolved significantly. However, the way these retired players performed truly represents why this tournament was named as World Championship of Legends. It provided a great chance for rising stars to learn from their favourite players once again. In some cases, they even played quite better then modern era cricketers demonstrating how strong mindset can overcome weak bodies teaching current players how to handle and perform under pressure.
in this blog, we will walk through the most unforgettable knocks of the World championship of Legends. Cheering for the legends, who rolled back the years and reminded us why we love cricket. Although, South Africa won the World Championship of Legends title, but all teams and players were equally appreciated for trying their best for the cricket lovers.
Here are the top 10 highest score innings from the WCL 2025, from number one to 10. This list is based upon the highest scores that a player scored for his team in a single innings.
1. AB de Villiers’s 123 off 46 Balls
At number 1, we have the most dominate innings on the WCL 2025 that AB de Villiers from the South Africa Champions played against the team Australia Champions in a group stage match. He scored 123 runs in just just 46 balls playing in fully aggressive style.
For this masterpiece innings, AB de Villiers came back from an injury to join his team. In first two overs he played just 2 deliveries and scored 2 runs. On the very first delivery of the third over which was his overall third delivery, he launched the ball for a six. On the fifth ball he smashed the ball for a four towards he leg side. He smashed two fours and a massive six in the fourth over. Which helped him to score 30 runs in just 12 balls.
He kept his strike rate up by hitting huge boundaries and reached 74 in just 34 deliveries. In just 39 deliveries he completed his century with the help of a stylish reverse sweep. On the next four consecutive deliveries, he smashed the ball with 3 fours and a six. In this over he played five consecutive boundaries. He scored 123 runs with the help of 15 four and 8 sixes.
2. AB de Villiers’s 120* off 60 Balls
In the final of WCL 2025 playing against Pakistan Champions, Ab de Villiers, “failed to disappoint his fans” and played a match winning innings. In the final team South Africa Champions has to chase to massive target of 196 runs. He came to the batting attack along with another gem Hashim Amla. After four balls dot balls, he played three consecutive boundaries on the last three balls of the second over including two sixes and a four.
His aggressive play style helped team to bring 72 runs on the over within six overs. He launched the 24th ball that he faced for completing the milestone of his fifty. However, his playing style did not change and he kept on hitting boundaries to each bowler that came into the attack. This led him complete his century on forty seven balls.
As a result South Africa Champions achieved the target on the fourth ball of the seventeenth over by defeating team Pakistan by 9 wickets in hand. Which resulted South Africa Champions as the World Championship of Legends winners. Ab de Villiers remained not out at a score of 120 runs in just 60 balls. He achieved this milestone with the help of 12 fours and 7 sixes.
3. AB de Villiers’s 116 off 51 Balls
At number 3, again we have Ab de Villiers aka Mr 360. He scored another phenomenal century against team England Champions in a group stage match. Surprisingly, he scored three centuries in World Championship of Legends, and all the three remained as the top innings of the tournament as no other batsman surpassed his performance.
He scored 116 runs against England Champions in just 51 balls and remained not out. He achieved this benchmark with the help of 15 fours and 7 sixes. This helped South Africa Champions to win the match on the second ball of thirteenth over without even losing a wicket.
4. Kamran Akmal’s 113 off 62 Balls
At this point, luckily we have another contender to go with for the 4th best innings of the World Championship of Legends 2025. In the 11th match of WCL 2025, Pakistan Champions were facing West Indies Champions. This was a group stage match. Kamran Akmal came into the batting attack from team Pakistan Champions and help the team to score 65 runs at the end of the power play without any loss.
In eight over with the help of two back to back fours Kamran Akmal completed his fifty on just 30 balls. In the eleventh over he scored 22 runs with the help of two fours and two sixes. In total he scored 113 runs with the help of 13 fours and 5 sixes.
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5. Ravi Bopara’s 110* off 55 Balls
At number 5, we have Ravi Bopara from England Champions. He came for batting from England champions when they lost their first wicket on 3 runs in the second over. This was not a good start from the England Champions. With the help of two fours from Ion Bell and a six from Ravi Bopara in the third over England Champions shifted the pressure back to the India Champions.
Ravi Bopara played two consecutive fours on the first two deliveries of the fifth over. With the help of a six on the fourth ball of the same over by Ravi Bopara, England Champions were standing at 65 after 6 overs with 9 wickets in hand. In the 9th over with the help of two consecutive sixes he achieved the benchmark of his fifty. He completed this fifty in just 23 ball.
After the fifty, his aggression didn’t stop there and he launched the ball for the third consecutive six in the tenth over. This helped England Champions to standing at a score of 106 in just 10 overs. With the help of 8 fours and 8 sixes, he achieved the milestone of his century on the fifty first ball he faced by scoring a single. With stylish six on the last ball of 20th over he scored 110 runs, which helped the England Champions to bring 223 runs on the board in 20 overs.
6. Shikhar Dhawan’s 91* off 60 Balls
At number 6, Shikhar Dhawan comes to the seen. In a group stage and overall the 10th match of the World Championship of Legends, India faced Australia Champions. Team Australia Champions won the toss and elected to ball first. Meanwhile, India Champions decided to go on to the batting with Robin Uthappa and Shikhar Dhawan. With the help of a boundary by Shikhar Dhawan on the last ball of the first over they managed to score 9 runs from the first over.
Team India Champions took a good start and managed to score 57 runs in just 5 overs without any loss. In sixth over India Champions started losing wickets. Long story short, they were standing at 93-3 after 11 overs. On the other hand, Shikhar Dhawan kept on scoring using singles and doubles. He went for a boundary whenever he has a chance but, most of the time he remained calm.
On the fifth delivery of the 13th over, he played the ball for a four and completed his fifty in 38 balls. In 14th, 15th and 16th over he scored a four in each over. He launched the 3rd delivery of the 18th over for a six and the very next delivery for a four. In last overs Yousaf Pathan mainly faced the overs. At the end of the over Shikhar Dhawan was able to score 91 runs for facing 60 deliveries. This inning helped the team India Champions to set a target of 203 runs for Australia Champions.
7. JJ Smuts’s 85 off 53 Balls
At number 7, we have JJ Smuts‘s innings that he played again the Australia Champions in the 12th match of the World Championship of Legends. He came to the opening attack along with Ab de Villiers. After a wide delivery he smashed the first legal delivery of the first over for a four. After a dot ball he secured another four for South Africa Champions.
With his brilliant six on the last ball of the second over South Africa Champions were standing at 20-0. In fifth over he scored two consecutive boundaries including a four and a six. He smashed the ball on the last ball of the same over for a four again. With the help of a wonderful four he completed his fifty on 34 balls. He smashed the very next delivery for a four again.
In the fifth over he played the last two deliveries for two consecutive fours. In his remaining innings he scored a four and a six. With the help of 10 fours and 3 sixes he managed to score 85 runs facing off 53 deliveries.
8. Chadwick Waltons’ 83 off 50 Balls
At number 8, we have Chadwick Walton‘s heroic innings from a match between West Indies Champions and England Champions. In this group stage match of World Championship of Legends, England Champions won the toss and elected to field first. This decision proven to be beneficial for the team England Champions as West Indies Champions lost their first wicket on the second ball of the first over in the form of Dwayne Smith.
The trauma didn’t end there, and they lost the second wicket in the form of in fourth over. After this lost Chadwick Walton came into the batting attack from the West Indies Champions team. After four dot deliveries he started rebuild the innings with his first impressive shot as a four. With the help of his two fours in the sixth over West Indies were standing at 35 with eight wickets in hand. He secured a four in 8th over and a beautiful six in the 9th over. By the 10th over, West Indies Champions were standing at 74 with six wickets in hand.
However, Chadwick Walton kept on going for shots whenever he had a chance. He secured four runs on the first delivery of 11th over, a beautiful Six to deep mid-wicket in the 12th over, a Six straight down the ground in thirteenth over and a Six to long off in 14th over. In 15th over, he managed to score two consecutive boundaries in the form of a four and a Six on two consecutive deliveries. Long story short, his efforts helped the West Indies Champions team standing at 164-9 in 20 overs, which fortunately helped the West Indies Champions to win the match by 10 runs.
9 Chris Lynn’s 81 off 27 balls
At number 9, we have furious innings by Chris Lynn. He played this fiery innings in a group stage match of the World Championship of Legends 2025. In this match, Australia Champions won the toss and elected to field first. This decision proven to be successful as they managed to stop West Indies Champions to score 142 runs in 20 overs.
In the chase, Chris Lynn and Shaun Marsh came into the batting attack from Australia Champions. Chris Lynn started the innings with a four on the first ball of the innings. He followed it up with a six on the very next delivery. He managed to hit the third legal delivery of the over for a four. In fourth over of the Australia Champions‘s innings, he scored three boundaries on three consecutive deliveries including 2 fours and a six. On third delivery of the 6th over he smashed the ball for a six. Lynn completed his fifty in just 20 balls.
In 7th over, he secured four crucial boundaries including a four and three sixes. He launched the next delivery that he faced in the 8th over for a six again. He launched the very next delivery for a six but was caught out on the boundary. He managed to score 81 runs from on just 27 balls. This innings helped Australia Champions to beat West Indies Champions. Team Australia Champions chased the target in the 10th over and won by 8 wickets.
10th highest score of World Championship of Legends 2025
Surprisingly, at number 10, we have to two innings, so I’ll walk you through both of them.
I. Sharjeel khan’s 76 off 44 balls
In the final match of the World Championship of Legends 2025, Sharjeel Khan played a massive innings of 74 runs for the Pakistan Champions. Opening the batting, he started his inning by contributing 5 runs from the first over including a four. He continued his crucial innings with a four in second over, a four in the third over, a six and a four in fourth over and two consecutive fours in sixth over he completed his fifty on just 29 deliveries.
In 13th over, he launched the very first delivery for a six. On next two balls he scored two consecutive fours and finished the over by hitting last delivery for another six. This helped him in contributing 76 runs for team Pakistan Champions. He achieved this milestone with the help of 9 fours and four sixes.
II. Morne van WYk’s 76 off 35 Balls
Morne van WYK came into the crease when South Africa Champions were standing at 13 runs with the loss of 1 wicket after two overs. He scored his first boundary in the fourth over by hitting the ball straight down the ground. He launched the 5th delivery of the sixth over for a six. However, on last three deliveries of the eighth over he secured three consecutive boundaries, including 1 four and two sixes.
With a six over long-on, he completed his fifty in just 24 ball. He played the very next delivery for a four. With a beautiful six on a full toss ball, he led his team to bring 150 scores on the board. On next two consecutive deliveries he managed two fours. However, on the next delivery, while trying for another six, he was caught at the boundary. This fiery innings proved to be quite beneficial for his team South Africa champions as as they won from Australia Champions by just 1 run in the thrilling match.