WCL 2025: South Africa Legends Champions, AB de Villiers Dominates With Record-Breaking Tournament. The World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 has concluded, and the South Africa Legends are the undisputed champions, defeating Pakistan Legends by nine wickets in a one-sided final at Edgbaston on August 2. The undoubted star of the tournament was AB de Villiers, Man of the Series, who put on a masterclass of vintage power-hitting and impressive consistency to claim the tournament as his own.
AB De Villiers leads his team to glory
In the final, chasing a challenging 196, AB de Villiers smashed 120 not out off just 60 balls, including 12 fours and 7 sixes, as South Africa achieved their target in only 16.5 overs. His innings featured a perfect combination of aggression, placement, and calmness, in a fitting reminder of the brilliance he once offered to international cricket.
ABD was named Player of the Match for his match-winning innings but also took the Player of the Tournament award for his tournament-long heroics.
WCL 2025 Record-Breaking Campaign
AB de Villiers in WCL 2025:
- Matches: 6
- Innings: 6
- Runs: 429
- Average: 143.00
- Strike Rate: 220.00
- Centuries/Fifties: 3 / 1
- Fours/Sixes: 47 / 25
In the 6 matches, de Villiers scored an unbelievable 429 runs in 6 innings and was the highest run-scorer. He averaged 143.00 and had a strike rate of 220.00 with three hundred and one fifty. His boundary-hitting was also unmatched, hitting 47 fours and 25 sixes—this was clean hitting and supreme confidence.
He hit 123 against Australia in the semi-final off 46 balls and hit a 47-ball century against England in the group stages. This consistency and ability to dominate the bowling attack under pressure was critical for South Africa in the tournament.
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Historic Win for South Africa Legends
South Africa’s win marked their first WCL title, and, importantly for them, they did so in style. The team had dominated with bat and ball on the way to the final, but the manner of de Villiers’ performances took the team to another level. Also having the likes of JP Duminy and Wayne Parnell perform at their optimum matched the timing of the team perfectly.
