South Africa Champions will take on 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 emerge as the WCL 2025 champions. On the other hand, the West Indies Champions could win only one group stage fixture last season, suffering four defeats.
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 Pitch Report
The surface is expected to assist both batters and bowlers equally. As the game progresses to the middle overs, we can anticipate spinners doing well on this surface. Any score above 180 would be a tough ask for the team batting second.
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 Winner Prediction
Match Winner: South Africa Champions
Though both sides have exceptional squads across three departments of the game, we can expect the defending champions, South Africa Champions, to start the campaign on a dominant note with a comfortable win.
