West Indies Masters banked on a blistering unbeaten 94 off 44 balls from Lendl Simmons to beat Australia Masters by seven wickets in the second game of International Masters League 2025 at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on Monday, February 24. (More Cricket News)
ꦐThe WI side chased down a 217-run target in 19.2 overs as Shane Watson's 48-ball century (107 off 52; nine fours and nine sixes) went in vain. Ashley Nurse, meanwhile, emerged as the most successful of the Windies bowlers, returning figures of three for 16, while Jerome Taylor and Ravi Rampaul picked two wickets apiece.
🌜Simmons and Dwayne Smith struck quickfire fifties to lead the WI’s chase, with Brian Lara contributing with a 21-ball 33, and setting the tone with a 99-run third wicket stand with Simmons.
West Indies Masters Vs Australia Masters, IML: Toss Update
💦West Indies Masters won the toss and opted to bowl first against Australia Masters.
The West Indies outfit is being led the legendary Brian Lara, with another titan like Chris Gayle in the side. The Aussies are being captained by former Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Watson.
West Indies Masters Vs Australia Masters, IML: Playing XIs
Australia Masters:🍸 Shane Watson (c), Ben Dunk (wk), Daniel Christian, Nathan Reardon, Callum Ferguson, Ben Cutting, James Pattinson, Xavier Doherty, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ben Hilfenhaus, Bryce McGain
West Indies Masters:🌠 Chris Gayle, Brian Lara (c), Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Chadwick Walton (wk), Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Ashley Nurse, Jerome Taylor, Fidel Edwards, Sulieman Benn
😼The opening match of the league saw the Sachin Tendulkar-led India Masters edge out Kumar Sangakkara's Sri Lanka Masters by four runs in a high-scoring clash. The Indian team limited their sub-continental neighbours to 218 runs while defending a 222-run total.
International Masters League: Live Streaming Details
Where are the International Masters League matches being telecast and live streamed?
𒀰The International Masters League matches are being telecast on the Colors Cineplex TV channels in India. They are being live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India.
𓄧West Indies next face England Masters on February 27, while Australia take on Sri Lanka Masters on Feb 28.
