The India vs Pakistan semi -final match to be held on 31 July has been canceled. This semi -final match of WCL 2025 was to be played in Birmingham, but the Indian players refused to play with the Pak team, due to which the match has been canceled. At the same time, Pakistan has got an entry in the final due to the better place in the points table, which is to be played in Birmingham on August 2. In the final, the Pak team will face the winner of the second semi -finals between South Africa and Australia.

After the release of the Asia Cup 2025 schedule, there is a protest against the cricket match against Pakistan all over India. Even in Parliament, the issue has been raised that Team India should not play a match with Pakistan. At the same time, the cancellation of the semi -final match of WCL 2025 must have increased the pressure on BCCI somewhere. According to the current schedule, India-Pakistan match is to be played on 14 September in the Asia Cup.

In April, 26 people lost their lives in the Pahalgam terror attack, which is still angry among Indians. This is the reason that the people of India do not want Team India to play cricket with Pakistan. Talking about the World Championship of Legends, ‘Ease My Trip’, one of the main sponsors of the league on Wednesday, separated himself from the Indo-Pak match. While this company signed a 5 -year deal with WCL two years ago, the company made it clear that it does not want to attend any match in which the Pakistan team is playing.

Earlier, the league match of India and Pakistan was also canceled, as many Indian veterans, including Harbhajan Singh and Shikhar Dhawan, refused to play cricket with Pakistan.

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India Champions have confirmed their place in the semi -finals of the World Championship of Legends by defeating the West Indies. But to reach the finals, he has to play with Pakistan Champions, after which many questions have arisen. Will Indian veteran Shahid once again decide not to play matches with Afridi & Team? Will the match be canceled again? But this time this is a semi -final match and if this happens, Pakistan can get a final ticket without playing.

The match of India Champions and Pakistan Champions was also scheduled on July 20, but several players including captain Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan refused to play with the Pak team. After this the match had to be canceled. Posting on social media, Dhawan had said that he will not play any match against Pakistan in this tournament.

India Champions entry in semi -finals with a big win

India Champions had a target of 145 runs to win in the last league stage match of the World Championship of Legends under the captaincy of Yuvraj Singh. The team had to achieve this target in 14.1 overs to secure a place in the semi -finals, the team achieved it in 13.2 overs. Stuart Binny, who was elected player of the match of this match, performed brilliantly with both bat and ball. Binny took 2 wickets and scored an unbeaten 50 in 21 balls. Yusuf Pathan scored 21 in 7 balls and Yuvraj Singh scored a short but important innings of 21 runs in 11 balls. India’s match is scheduled with Pakistan in the semi -finals.

If IND vs Pak semi -final match was canceled?

If India Champions does not play a match with Pakistan Champions this time too, then they may suffer a big loss. It has to be seen whether the organizers find a solution to this. Because the rule says that Pakistan will get a final ticket if the match is canceled. Pakistan’s position in the points table is also good, it is at number one.

WCL 2025 semi -final match schedule

India Champions vs Pakistan Champions semi -final match is in Edgbaston on 31 August. According to Indian time, this match will start at 5 pm in the evening. The second semi -finals are also on 31 August, in which Australia Champions and South Africa Champions will clash. The second semi -final will start at 9 pm.