South Africa Champions will lock horns with the West Indies Champions in the third match of the World Championship of Legends 2026 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday, October 4.
South Africa Champions stunned Pakistan Champions to finish the WCL 2025 season as the champions. Meanwhile, the West Indies Champions won only one of five games in the league stage in the WCL 2025 season.
South Africa Champions vs West Indies Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 3 Details
Match: South Africa Champions vs West Indies Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 3
Time & Date: 5:00 PM IST, Sunday, October 4
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
South Africa Champions vs West Indies Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 3 Probable XIs
South Africa Champions
AB de Villiers (c, wk), Faf du Plessis, Colin Ingram, JP Duminy, Morne van Wyk, SJ Erwee, Wayne Parnell, Hardus Viljoen, Imran Tahir, Aaron Phangiso, Duanne Olivier
West Indies Champions
Chris Gayle (c), Lendl Simmons, Chadwick Walton (wk), Shiv Chanderpaul, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Rayad Emrit, Sulieman Benn, Sheldon Cottrell, Fidel Edwards
South Africa Champions vs West Indies Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 3 Pitch Report
As the game progresses to the middle overs, we can anticipate spinners to do well. Any score above 180 would be a tough ask for the team batting second. The surface is expected to assist both batters and bowlers equally.
South Africa Champions vs West Indies Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 3 Top Picks
Chris Gayle
West Indies Champions attacking opener Chris Gayle is anticipated to do well in the powerplay overs.
Andre Russell
Andre Russell, the West Indies Champions all-rounder, is expected to fair well in both the batting and bowling departments.
South Africa Champions vs West Indies Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 3 Captain picks
AB de Villiers
South Africa Champions dashing batter AB de Villiers is expected to turn the tables in this fixture in the middle overs.
Faf du Plessis
Explosive South Africa Champions batter Faf du Plessis has been in red-hot form, and we can expect him to do well.
South Africa Champions vs West Indies Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 3 Head-to-Head Dream11 team
AB de Villiers (c), Faf du Plessis, Chris Gayle (vc), Lendl Simmons, Chadwick Walton, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell, Rayad Emrit, Imran Tahir, Aaron Phangiso, Duanne Olivier
South Africa Champions vs West Indies Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 3 Grand League Dream11 team
AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis (c), Chris Gayle, Lendl Simmons, Chadwick Walton, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell (vc), Rayad Emrit, Imran Tahir, Aaron Phangiso, Duanne Olivier
