📅 March 17, 2025 |
India Masters emerged champions of the inaugural International Masters League (IML) 2025 after a dominant 6-wicket victory over West Indies Masters in the final at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur.
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📍 Match Summary:
🏏 West Indies Masters: 148/7 (20 overs)
🔹 Lendl Simmons – 57 (41)
🔹 Dwayne Smith – 45 (35)
🎯 Vinay Kumar – 3/26
🎯 Shahbaz Nadeem – 2/12
🏏 India Masters: 149/4 (17.1 overs)
🔹 Ambati Rayudu – 74 (50)
🔹 Sachin Tendulkar – 25 (18)
🔥 Winning shot: Stuart Binny sealed the win for India Masters.
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🏆 Key Highlights:
🎯 1st Innings – India Masters’ Bowlers Dominate
✅ Vinay Kumar (3/26) and Shahbaz Nadeem (2/12) starred with the ball, restricting WI Masters to 148/7.
✅ Despite Lendl Simmons’ 57 and Dwayne Smith’s 45, WI Masters failed to post a big total.
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💥 2nd Innings – Rayudu’s Knock Seals the Win
✅ Ambati Rayudu (74 off 50) led the chase with a classy innings.
✅ Sachin Tendulkar (25 off 18) rolled back the years with vintage boundaries, including a signature upper cut for six.
✅ Yuvraj Singh & Tino Best involved in a heated moment, but later settled with smiles.
✅ Yusuf Pathan fell for a duck, but India Masters cruised home comfortably.
🔥 Turning Points of the Match:
✅ Sachin Tendulkar’s explosive start (Six & Four in one over) set the tone.
✅ Rayudu’s quickfire fifty (34 balls) kept the run chase in control.
✅ Vinay Kumar & Nadeem’s tight spells restricted WI Masters below 150.
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