Sanjeev Kumar
khelja|04-02-2026
Dhawan's team in the final (Photo: PTI)
World Legends Pro T20 League 2026: World Legends Pro T20 League 2026 has now reached its final stage. The final of this league will be played in Goa on the evening of 4th February, in which Shikhar Dhawan will face the challenge of Pune Panthers under the captaincy of Kieron Pollard. As captain, Shikhar Dhawan led his team Dubai Royals from the front and for that he has not only scored the biggest innings but also scored the most runs. However, the challenge for Shikhar Dhawan in the final is going to be bigger.
It is important for him to maintain his explosive performance not only so that the team wins the title clash but also because he himself emerges as the highest run-scorer batsman in the league.11 sixes, 203 runs… Dhawan took the team to the final
Before the final match, Shikhar Dhawan has scored 203 runs in 5 matches played in the World Legends Pro T20 League 2026. During this period he has hit 11 sixes and 17 fours. His highest score was 99 runs. Dhawan has scored these runs for Dubai Royals at an average of 50.75 and strike rate of 176.52.
Double challenge in front of Shikhar Dhawan in the final
Now with this strong performance, when Shikhar Dhawan will face Pollard's team Pune Panthers in the final, he will have a direct competition with Martin Guptill on runs.
This will be Shikhar Dhawan's last chance to overtake Martin Guptill, who is currently the highest run-scorer in the World Legends Pro T20 League 2026. Martin Guptill has scored 255 runs with 14 sixes and 28 fours in the 6 matches played till the final, in which his strike rate was 180.85 and the average was 42.50. Guptill's highest score is 104 runs.Dubai Royals and Pune Panthers in the final
The impact of Shikhar Dhawan playing one less match than Martin Guptill is clearly visible.
But, anything can happen in the final match. It is possible that Guptill's bat may not work and Shikhar Dhawan may score big and overtake him. Although. Whether this will happen or not will be known only during or after the match. But, the final is decided between Shikhar Dhawan's Dubai Royals and Kieron Pollard's Pune Pathers.Both such teams made it to the finals
Pune Panthers won the ticket to the final by defeating Rajasthan Lions by 6 wickets in the first semi-final of the World Legends Pro T20 League 2026.
In the second semi-final of the league, Dubai Royals defeated Delhi Warriors by 16 runs and confirmed their place in the final. Both these semi-finals were played on 3 February.
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