India Masters vs England Masters Highlights, IML 2025: IND wrap up dominant victory in 12 overs, beat ENG by 9 wickets

India Masters vs England Masters Highlights, IML 2025: It was a dominant and clinical performance by the Indian Masters team to complete a 9-wicket win against England Masters, taking only 11.4 overs to chase down 133. Gurkeerat Singh Mann top scored with a fine 63*, but fans were entertained by excellent cameos by Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh, who looked as good as ever in entertaining innings....Read More

The new-found International Masters League had an absolutely rollicking start in the opening match of its inaugural season, as a Sachin Tendulkar-led India Masters team won an absolute thriller at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, coming through by the skin of their teeth in a four-run victory against the Sri Lanka Masters.

The campaign rolls on for Tendulkar’s teams of legends and heroes, as they try to back up their winning start with a perfect first part of this tournament in Navi Mumbai. On this occasion, their opponents will be the England Masters team, who will be captained by one of the most revolutionary white-ball captains in cricket history as Eoin Morgan returns to the helm. This will be England’s first match of the tournament.

One thing you can be promised in the IML at the DY Patil Stadium is runs. Plenty of runs, coming thick and fast, and big hitting with several sixes. The first two matches of this tournament have seen nearly a combined 900 runs being scored across the four innings, with all four batting teams exceeding the 200-run mark, and three passing 220.

India batted first in the opening game of the tournament, and fans received an indication of what these players can still do with the willow in their hands, especially against bowlers who aren’t what they used to be in their pomp and with boundaries drawn in a touch. Stuart Binny and Yusuf Pathan muscled balls to every part of the ground, putting Sri Lanka to the sword as they whacked countless sixes to push India’s total, depositing shots over the fence at ease.

However, for India, and in particular the fans who will be attending this match, there is truly only one thing they will want to see. That is Sachin Tendulkar batting long, and scoring some runs. The Master Blaster was dismissed for just 10 runs in the first match, but showed his class even in that abrupt innings with a couple of trademark boundaries. That won’t scratch the itch, even for the great man himself: he loves scoring runs, and opening the batting in beautiful conditions, he will want to make the most of it.

For England, this will be an interesting test, especially for a team that on the surface seems to rely more on big-name bowlers than big-name batters, outside of Morgan himself and Ian Bell. The likes of Steven Finn and Tim Bresnan will have the opportunity to don the England jersey once again, as well as a fan-favourite in Monty Panesar. Can England contain the Indian batting, which looked so formidable without their biggest legend clicking? And can they click into gear themselves on a pitch where batting looks to be coming so naturally for white-ball stars of years gone by?

All eyes on Sachin Tendulkar and the India Masters as they look to go for two wins out of two.

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