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West Indies beat Australia to reach the WCL 2026 final
West Indies Champions beat Australia Champions in a semifinal of the World Championship of Legends 2026 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Australia made 172 for seven after losing their first two batters in the opening over to Sheldon Cottrell.
Joe Burns scored 86 to help Australia recover from losing four wickets inside the powerplay.
West Indies also lost two early wickets, but Chadwick Walton and Shivnarine Chanderpaul added 96 runs for the third wicket.
Walton finished unbeaten on 87 as West Indies reached the target with six balls to spare.
West Indies will face England Champions in the final, after England beat South Africa in the other semifinal.
This is West Indies' first WCL final.
West Indies Champions beat Australia Champions in the WCL 2026 semifinal to reach the final for the first time.
They will face England Champions, who beat South Africa Champions in the other semifinal.
Australia scored 172/7 in 20 overs after Joe Burns and Jonathan Wells added 110 runs for the fifth wicket.
Chadwick Walton remained unbeaten on 87 as West Indies chased the target with six balls to spare.
Sheldon Cottrell took four wickets for 20 runs for West Indies.
- Who
- West Indies Champions and Australia Champions played in the semifinal.
- What
- West Indies beat Australia to reach the WCL 2026 final.
- When
- Friday; the article was published on 17 October 2026.
- Where
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
- Why
- West Indies won the semifinal and secured a place in the final.
West Indies Champions
Australia Champions
Batting first
West Indies Champions
West Indies took four wickets inside the powerplay and restricted Australia to 172/7.
Australia Champions
Joe Burns and Jonathan Wells added 110 runs for the fifth wicket, helping Australia post 172/7.
Chasing the target
West Indies Champions
Chadwick Walton’s unbeaten 87 helped West Indies reach the target with six balls to spare.
Australia Champions
Australia were unable to defend their total and lost the semifinal.
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Sheldon Cottrell took two wickets in the first over as Australia lost both openers for ducks.
Joe Burns and Jonathan Wells put on 110 runs for the fifth wicket as Australia reached 172/7.
Chadwick Walton and Shivnarine Chanderpaul added 96 runs for the third wicket in the West Indies chase.
West Indies completed the chase with six balls to spare.
- West Indies score
- Reached the target with six balls to spare
- Australia score
- 172/7 in 20 overs
- Chadwick Walton
- Unbeaten 87
- Sheldon Cottrell
- 4/20
- Joe Burns and Jonathan Wells
- 110-run fifth-wicket stand
- Final opponent
- England Champions
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A handshake of champions! Chadwick Walton shares a special moment with his West Indies Champions teammates after their thrilling semi-final victory over Australia Champions. The Caribbean brotherhood marches into the finals! #WIC #WestIndiesChampions #WCL2026 #walton