India Champions vs Pakistan Champions, WCL 2026 Match 14: Date, Time, Venue and Players

This is the evening match of the day’s WCL 2026 double-header in Dubai. Find every other fixture in the WCL 2026 schedule, and follow the WCL 2026 points table for how the result affects the race for the semi-finals.

India Champions vs Pakistan Champions head-to-head in the WCL

• 2024 final, Edgbaston: India Champions beat Pakistan Champions by five wickets.
• 2025: the league match was called off, and India Champions withdrew from the semi-final against Pakistan Champions.

India Champions: form, squad and players to watch

WCL record: India Champions are winners of the first WCL title in 2024. Last season: Yuvraj Singh led the side again. Shikhar Dhawan joined the squad, and his unbeaten 91 against Australia Champions at Headingley came in a four-wicket defeat. The league match against Pakistan Champions was called off, and India Champions withdrew from their semi-final against Pakistan.

Yuvraj Singh is among the legends named in the Season 3 announcements. Reports of the 2026 squad also mention Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan and Ambati Rayudu; the team’s official squad list confirms the final selection.

Yuvraj Singh: Player of the tournament at the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the batter who hit six sixes in an over against England at the 2007 World T20. He captained India Champions to the first WCL title.

For India Champions this is their fourth league match, after playing South Africa Champions on 6 Oct; next they face Bangladesh Champions on 11 Oct (preview). Full squad, captains and results: India Champions squad and players.

Pakistan Champions: form, squad and players to watch

WCL record: Pakistan Champions are runners-up in both previous WCL finals. Last season: Mohammad Hafeez captained the side, which opened the season with a five-run win over England Champions at Edgbaston and went through the league stage unbeaten. Pakistan reached the final after India Champions withdrew from the semi-final, then lost to South Africa Champions by nine wickets despite posting 195 for 5.

Shahid Afridi is among the legends named in the Season 3 announcements. The full 2026 Pakistan Champions squad is confirmed by the team’s official announcement.

Shahid Afridi: Scorer of a 37-ball ODI century in 1996 and player of the tournament when Pakistan won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.

For Pakistan Champions this is their fourth league match, after playing West Indies Champions on 6 Oct; next they face South Africa Champions on 12 Oct (preview). Full squad, captains and results: Pakistan Champions squad and players.

India vs Pakistan venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Dubai International Cricket Stadium, in Dubai Sports City, seats about 25,000 and hosted the finals of the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. In WCL 2026 it hosts six league matches from 9 to 11 October, including India Champions vs Pakistan Champions.

More on both WCL 2026 grounds in the Sharjah and Dubai venue guide.

How to watch India Champions vs Pakistan Champions live

India vs Pakistan starts at 9:00 PM in India and 8:30 PM in Pakistan. TV and streaming rights for WCL 2026 vary by country; the official World Championship of Legends website lists broadcast partners including Star Sports, FanCode, Willow and Sports Tak. Check the WCL 2026 live streaming guide for your country before the match.

Player entities

Squads and match lineups

The two squad panels connect this fixture to the players associated with each Champions team. They provide selection context rather than claiming an unannounced XI.

India Champions

Squad reference and lineup status

Full team guide ↗

Match lineup: The playing XI is not confirmed. These names are retained from the team roster coverage for selection context and will be updated when the official match sheet is available.

Suresh RainaIndia Champions

Shikhar DhawanIndia Champions

Robin UthappaIndia Champions

Yusuf PathanIndia Champions

Ambati RayuduIndia Champions

Gurkeerat MannIndia Champions

Yuvraj SinghIndia Champions

Irfan PathanIndia Champions

Stuart BinnyIndia Champions

Harbhajan SinghIndia Champions

Piyush ChawlaIndia Champions

Varun AaronIndia Champions

Vinay KumarIndia Champions

Abhimanyu MithunIndia Champions

Anureet SinghIndia Champions

Pakistan Champions

Squad reference and lineup status

Full team guide ↗

Match lineup: The playing XI is not confirmed. These names are retained from the team roster coverage for selection context and will be updated when the official match sheet is available.

Sarfaraz AhmedPakistan Champions

Younis KhanPakistan Champions

Mohammad HafeezPakistan Champions

Kamran AkmalPakistan Champions

Sohaib MaqsoodPakistan Champions

Misbah-ul-HaqPakistan Champions

Sharjeel KhanPakistan Champions

Asif AliPakistan Champions

Shahid AfridiPakistan Champions

Imad WasimPakistan Champions

Shoaib MalikPakistan Champions

Aamer YaminPakistan Champions

Wahab RiazPakistan Champions

Saeed AjmalPakistan Champions

Sohail TanvirPakistan Champions

Rumman RaeesPakistan Champions

Sohail KhanPakistan Champions