England vs West Indies WCL 2026 final: West Indies Champions win by nine wickets in Sharjah

West Indies Champions beat England Champions by nine wickets in the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2026 final at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday 18 October, chasing 160 with three overs to spare. For anyone searching "England vs West Indies" today: England Champions made 159 for 7 in their 20 overs, and West Indies reached 165 for 1 in 17 overs, Cricket Times reported.

How the final was won

West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl, according to the tournament's match page. England's innings rested on two men. Moeen Ali top-scored with 60 off 39 balls and Owais Shah finished unbeaten on 38, but England lost seven wickets and never got going against the West Indies attack.

Dwayne Bravo took 3 for 21 and was named player of the match. It was the second time in the tournament he had troubled England: in the group game earlier this month he took 2 for 24.

The chase was never in doubt. Lendl Simmons made 77 off 53 balls and Chadwick Walton an unbeaten 58 off 35. Only one wicket fell, and West Indies won with 18 balls left.

Scores: England Champions 159-7 (20 overs; Moeen Ali 60, Owais Shah 38*; Dwayne Bravo 3-21). West Indies Champions 165-1 (17 overs; Lendl Simmons 77, Chadwick Walton 58*). West Indies won by 9 wickets.

Walton player of the tournament

Walton finished the tournament with 342 runs and was named player of the series. He and Simmons had already beaten England once in Sharjah: in the group stage West Indies chased 155 with 23 balls to spare, Simmons unbeaten on 55 and Walton making 46, as the Jamaica Gleaner reported. England did not get any closer in the final.

The road to the final

The tournament's own page gives England's semi-final margin as both 46 and 47 runs in different places, so we have left the margin out.

Why Pakistan were missing

This was the third season of the WCL, a T20 tournament for retired internationals. Pakistan Champions did not take part: they withdrew before the tournament after the Pakistan Cricket Board refused No Objection Certificates to the players, which cancelled the India Champions vs Pakistan Champions game set for 10 October. The background is in our story: Pakistan Champions pull out of World Championship of Legends 2026 after PCB refuses NOCs.

That left six teams in the competition.

What Pakistan fans have next

The real cricket for Pakistan this week is the ODI tri-series: Pakistan play England at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday 20 October, 1:30pm PKT, after beating Sri Lanka by 37 runs in the opener. Fixtures, results and how to watch are on our Pakistan tri-series page, and live scores are in our cricket match centre. Fans planning a trip to the UAE for cricket can check today's dirham rate on our AED to PKR page.