Australia Champions will lock horns with South Africa Champions in the ninth match of the World Championship of Legends 2026 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday, October 9.
Australia Champions, led by Usman Khawan, suffered a 46-run defeat to India Champions and bagged a 37-run win over the Bangladesh Champions. Meanwhile, South Africa Champions, captained by AB de Villiers, secured a 97-run win against West Indies in their campaign opener.
Australia Champions vs South Africa Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 9 Details
Match: Australia Champions vs South Africa Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 9
Time & Date: 5:00 PM IST, Friday, October 9
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Australia Champions vs South Africa Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 9 Probable XIs
Australia Champions
D Arcy Short, Usman Khawaja (c), Ben Dunk (wk), Callum Ferguson, Jonathan Wells, Joe Burns, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ben Laughlin, Fawad Ahmed, Kane Richardson, Ben Hilfenhaus
South Africa Champions
AB de Villiers (c), Faf du Plessis, Richard Levi, Colin Ingram, Morne van Wyk (wk), Sarel Erwee, Aaron Phangiso, Wayne Parnell, Marchant de Lange, Imran Tahir, Robbie Frylinck
Australia Champions vs South Africa Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 9 Pitch Report
The captain, who won the toss, would love to bowl first, thanks to the dew factor. However, the surface is expected to assist both batters and bowlers equally. As the game progresses to the middle overs, we can see spinners do well.
Australia Champions vs South Africa Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 9 Top Picks
Fawad Ahmed
Australia Champions bowler Fawad Ahmed has scalped four wickets in two innings, proving his form this season.
Imran Tahir
South Africa Champions star bowler Imran Tahir has picked up three wickets in his team’s season opener.
Australia Champions vs South Africa Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 9 Captain picks
D’Arcy Short
Australia Champions opening batter Short has scored 65 runs and scalped a wicket in two innings so far.
AB de Villiers
South Africa Champions batter AB de Villiers has scored 70 runs in the campaign opener at a strike rate of 179.49.
Australia Champions vs South Africa Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 9 Head-to-Head Dream11 team
Usman Khawaja, D’Arcy Short, Callum Ferguson, Joe Burns, Richard Levi, AB de Villiers (c), Morne van Wyk, Imran Tahir, Aaron Phangiso, Fawad Ahmed (vc), Ben Hilfenhaus
Australia Champions vs South Africa Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 9 Grand League Dream11 team
Usman Khawaja, D’Arcy Short (c), Callum Ferguson, Joe Burns, Richard Levi, AB de Villiers, Morne van Wyk, Imran Tahir (vc), Aaron Phangiso, Fawad Ahmed, Ben Hilfenhaus
