India Masters vs West Indies Masters : India Masters Win IML Title with 6-Wicket

India Masters vs West Indies Masters: In a commanding performance, India Masters beat West Indies Masters by 6 wickets in the final of the first International Masters League (IML) 2025 at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur. The win was historic as India Masters won the first-ever IML trophy in front of an energetic crowd.

After winning the toss, the India Masters decided to bat first and confined the West Indies Masters to 148 for 7 in 20 overs. The key runs for the West Indies were from Lendl Simmons, who scored 57 from 41 balls, and Dwayne Smith, who scored 45 from 35 balls. The Indian bowlers did well in restricting the runs. Leading up in wickets, Vinay Kumar picked up 3 for 26 and Shahbaz Nadeem contributed with 2 for 12. They played so well and had kept the West Indies team under a hard-par score.

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India Masters went on to chase the target comfortably with 149 for in 17.1 overs; Ambati Rayudu stole the game with an unbelievable 74 not out of 50 balls, 7 fours and 3 sixes. His mature innings saw the side home, while there was no drama from other middle-order support at the end of the game. West Indies’ bowlers were fairly toothless, as India Masters glided home.

The win has underlined India Masters’ all-around performance and consistency throughout the tournament: good tight bowling, effective batting; one could say the team has done what it needed to do when it needed it. Skipper Yusuf Pathan has lapped up the praise for his boys, especially putting the senior players and the supporting cast in the spotlight.

The IML season one, in India during its time, had its nostalgic but competitive cricketing form, featuring some of the former front-runners of the game from all over the globe for the fans. The final always lived up to the expectations, with both teams putting their moments of magic on display.

However, this time, it was to be India Masters triumphing over the rest in that face-off. While the post-match was taking place, players and fans are to keep recalling the grandeur of their respective tournament victories, one that is probably to be surpassed only in the years to follow.

An honorable mention for the India Masters: sweat and brotherhood were justly rewarded, marking their place in history as the first IML champions. The glorious end of IML 2025 had cricket fans looking forward, eagerly, to the next one in goodwill, leaving the India Masters, basking in the reflections of their hard-won victory.