IML 2025: An exciting final match of the International Masters League was played at Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in Raipur on Sunday. In this match, India Masters and West Indies Masters were the winners.West Indies Masters Teams AmanSachin Tendulkar did it, while West Indies MasterIt was in the hands of Brian Lara
Huge crowd gathered in the stadium
Another thing that was special in this final match was that there were more than 50,000 spectators present in the stadium . The number of people who had come to this 65,000 capacity stadium was much more than expected. The enthusiasm of the spectators doubled when they saw a great player like Sachin Tendulkar playing with them. The stadium echoed with the name of Sachin and everyone had come to see this great cricketer playing on the field for the last time.
Sachin Tendulkar’s shots were memorable
Sachin Tendulkar performed brilliantly for his team. He scored 25 runs in 18 balls , which included two fours and a six. Tendulkar shared a 67-run partnership for the first wicket with Ambati Rayudu . The shots played by Sachin were excellent as always.
His first four was hit in the third man area on Ravi Rampaul ‘s ball . After this he hit two consecutive fours on Jerome Taylor ‘s balls. First he hit a cut shot on backward point and then hit a brilliant six on the very next ball with an upper cut . During Sachin’s batting, no one felt that he was 51 years old. His game was still attractive and brilliant.
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India Masters won the final
West Indies Masters batted first and scored 148 runs in 20 overs and lost 7 wickets. In reply, India Masters achieved the target of 149 runs in 17.1 overs by losing 4 wickets. In this way, India Masters won the match by 6 wickets and with 17 balls remaining .
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Three key players of the team played a vital role in this magnificent victory of India Masters. R Vinay Kumar (3 wickets) and Shahbaz Ahmed (2 wickets) performed brilliantly in bowling and restricted West Indies Masters to a low score. After this, Ambati Rayudu played a key role in winning the title for his team by scoring 74 runs in 50 balls. Rayudu hit 9 fours and 3 sixes, due to which India Masters succeeded in winning the final.
Heroes of India Masters victory
Three key players played an important role in India Masters’ victory.
- R Vinay Kumar put the West Indies Masters under pressure with his brilliant bowling and took 3 wickets, changing the course of the match.
- Shahbaz Ahmed took 2 wickets to create pressure in the middle of the innings and help bundle out the opposition.
- Ambati Rayudu played a brilliant innings of 74 runs and played a major role in making his team win. Due to his innings, India Masters could easily achieve the target of 149 runs.
Due to this brilliant performance, India Masters won the title of International Masters League 2023-24 and cricket lovers got to see a memorable match.
