The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur witnessed a spectacle of cricketing brilliance on Sunday as India Masters triumphed over the West Indies Masters in the final of the International Masters League T20 2025, winning by six wickets.
In a one-sided contest, India Masters accomplished an easy run-chase of 149, courtesy of Ambati Rayudu’s scintillating 50-ball 74. This cemented their place as the inaugural champions of the tournament.
Rayudu emerged as the linchpin of the innings, firing his way through with an aggressive approach. With just 149 runs to get, the right-handed batter ensured that the West Indies Masters did not make any sort of comeback as he went all guns blazing right from the word go.
He did not allow the asking rate to go beyond reach as the runs flowed from his bat. Meanwhile, India Masters captain Sachin Tendulkar too kept the scoreboard ticking and complemented his opening partner.
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Tendulkar perished after scoring 25 runs but Rayudu continued the onslaught, leaving the West Indies high and dry. Sulieman Benn dismissed him for 74 runs when India’s score read 127/3. But it was just a futile attempt to delay the eventuality. India’s win was inevitable.
Ultimately, India Masters crossed the finish line in the 18th over with Stuart Binny hitting the winning runs.
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Shahbaz Nadeem Knocks Down West Indies Masters
Earlier in the match, a disciplined bowling performance from India Masters, spearheaded by Shahbaz Nadeem, had restricted the West Indies Masters to 148/7. From the West Indies, Lendl Simmons top-scored with a 41-ball 57.
This groundwork laid the foundation for the eventual victory that saw India Masters getting crowned the champions of the IML T20 2025.
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