India Champions will take on Australia Champions in the first match of the World Championship of Legends 2026 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday, October 3.
In WCL 2025, India Champions won only one of five games, losing three and the other contest ending in a no result. Meanwhile, Australia Champions won two and lost two in five games last season. They suffered a one-run defeat in the second semi-final, bowing out of the event.
India Champions vs Australia Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 1 Details
Match: India Champions vs Australia Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 1
Time & Date: 5:00 PM IST, Saturday, October 3
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
India Champions vs Australia Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs
India Champions
Robin Uthappa (wk), Ambati Rayudu, Yuvraj Singh (c), Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Stuart Binny, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla, Dhawal Kulkarni, Varun Aaron, Mohit Sharma
Australia Champions
Chris Lynn, David Warner (c), Usman Khawaja, Darcy Short, Brad Hodge, Callum Ferguson, Ben Dunk (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Kane Richardson, James Pattinson, Fawad Ahmed
India Champions vs Australia Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report
It’s a decent surface for both batters and bowlers equally. The average first-innings score was 168 in the seven games played at this venue. Any score above 180 would be a tough ask for the team batting second.
India Champions vs Australia Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 1 Top Picks
Stuart Binny
Stuart Binny, the India Champions all-rounder, is expected to have his moments in both the batting and bowling departments.
Robin Uthappa
India Champions opening batter Robin Uthappa is anticipated to come out all guns blazing in the initial overs of the game.
India Champions vs Australia Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 1 Captain picks
David Warner
Australia Champions opening batter David Warner is expected to do well in this fixture, scoring a lot of runs in the powerplay overs.
Usman Khawaja
Usman Khawaja is another player to watch out for in this game. He is expected to display his intent in the middle overs.
India Champions vs Australia Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 1 Head-to-Head Dream11 team
Robin Uthappa (vc), Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Stuart Binny, David Warner (c), Chris Lynn, Usman Khawaja, Darcy Short, Ben Dunk, Piyush Chawla, Kane Richardson
India Champions vs Australia Champions, World Championship of Legends 2026, Match 1 Grand League Dream11 team
Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Stuart Binny (vc), David Warner, Chris Lynn, Usman Khawaja (c), Darcy Short, Ben Dunk, James Pattinson, Kane Richardson
