Watch: Shoaib Malik's hilariously bizarre fielding blunder during WCL 2024 final leaves the internet in splits

Pakistan Champions player Shoaib Malik had a decent game against India Champions in the final of the World Championship of Legends 2024. The summit clash of the tournament between the two arch-rivals took place on Saturday (13th July) at the Edgbaston in Birmingham.

Shoaib Malik was one of the key performers for the Pakistan Champions in the final of the World Championship of Legends 2024 against India. He was the top run scorer for his team with the bat and helped them post a competitive total on the board in the big final.

Shoaib Malik played a fine innings for his team and bailed them out of trouble when they were struggling to get going. The all-rounder stepped up for his team when they were struggling at 79/4. He played some fine shots and ensured he stayed there till the end.

Shoaib Malik held the fort for his team and ensured that he brought his side back into the game. The all-rounder came up with a vital effort and ended with an innings of 41 runs off 36 balls. He batted with a strike rate of over 113 and helped his team post a total of 156 runs on the board.

While his batting effort was praiseworthy, he hogged the headlines for his poor effort in the field. Shoaib Malik came up with a hilarious fielding and not only did it see his team concede extra runs, but the all-rounder faced a lot of criticism for that as well.

As the ball came towards Shoaib Malik, he went down on his knees to stop it. But he made a mess of it as the ball went between his legs and he couldn't judge the bounce. There wasn't a run there but his poor effort saw India Champions getting one run.

Here's the video:

Don't forget, this guy still wants to play for Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/CKKjG2Nh58

— Hassan (@Gotoxytop2) July 13, 2024

Shoaib Malik also chipped in with the ball for his team. The all-rounder removed Gurkeerat Singh Mann for 34 runs and provided his team with the crucial breakthrough. He bowled 2 overs and returned with the figures of 2/17 in the all-important final.

India Champions win the final of the World Championship of Legends 2024 against Pakistan Champions

India Champions emerged victorious in the final of the World Championship of Legends 2024 against Pakistan Champions. They came up with a clinical effort with the bat and ball and sealed the game by 5 wickets to win the title.

Opting to bat, Kamran Akmal (24) and Sharjeel Khan (12) took their team off the flying start. After that, Shoaib Maqsood (21) made a valuable contribution before Shoaib Malik scored 41 runs off 36 balls and powered his team to a total of 156/6. For India, Anureet Singh picked three wickets while Vinay Kumar, Pawan Negi, and Irfan Pathan bagged one wicket each.

In the chase, Ambati Rayudu (50) scored a vital half-century before Gurkeerat Singh Mann (34) came up with a vital effort in the middle order. In the end, Yuvraj Singh (15*) and Yusuf Pathan (30) made sure they completed the unfinished job and won the game for their side with 5 wickets in hand.