# 2025 International Masters League

The 2025 International Masters League also known as IML 2025 was the inaugural edition of the International Masters League. The tournament featured 6 teams competing in 18 matches from 22 February to 16 March 2025. Navi Mumbai, Vadodara and Raipur were the venues.. Indian Masters won the inaugural edition of the tournament beating West Indies Masters.

## Venues

DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur and Baroda Cricket Association Stadium in Vadodara were selected as the venues.
| City | Navi Mumbai | Raipur | Vadodara |
| Ground | DY Patil Stadium | Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium | Baroda Cricket Association Stadium |
| Capacity | 45,300 | 65,000 | 40,000 |
| Matches | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Navi MumbaiRaipurVadodara ||||

## Squads

| Australia Masters | England Masters | India Masters | South Africa Masters | Sri Lanka Masters | West Indies Masters |
| Captains ||||||
| Shane Watson | Eoin Morgan | Sachin Tendulkar | Jacques Kallis | Kumar Sangakkara | Brian Lara |
| Players ||||||
| Shaun Marsh Ben Dunk Ben Cutting Ben Laughlin Ben Hilfenhaus Nathan Reardon Nathan Coulter-Nile Callum Ferguson Bryce McGain Jason Krejza Xavier Doherty James Pattinson Dan Christian Peter Nevill | Ian Bell Phil Mustard Tim Bresnan Dimitri Mascarenhas Monty Panesar Ryan Sidebottom Steven Finn Stuart Meaker Chris Schofield Chris Tremlett Tim Ambrose Joe Denly Boyd Rankin Darren Maddy | Yuvraj Singh Suresh Raina Yusuf Pathan Irfan Pathan Abhimanyu Mithun Stuart Binny Dhawal Kulkarni Vinay Kumar Ambati Rayudu Rahul Sharma Gurkeerat Singh Naman Ojha Pawan Negi Shahbaz Nadeem | Hashim Amla Alviro Petersen Jacques Rudolph Jonty Rhodes Morné van Wyk Farhaan Behardien Eddie Leie Henry Davids Thandi Tshabalala Vernon Philander Dane Vilas Garnett Kruger Makhaya Ntini | Romesh Kaluwitharana Upul Tharanga Lahiru Thirimanne Asela Gunaratne Dhammika Prasad Chaturanga de Silva Seekkuge Prasanna Isuru Udana Suranga Lakmal Nuwan Pradeep Dilruwan Perera Jeevan Mendis Ashan Priyanjan Chinthaka Jayasinghe | Chris Gayle Ashley Nurse Lendl Simmons Dwayne Smith Narsingh Deonarine Kirk Edwards Chadwick Walton Denesh Ramdin Fidel Edwards Williams Perkins Tino Best Sulieman Benn Jerome Taylor Ravi Rampaul |

## Points table

The top four teams will qualify for play-offs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Sri Lanka Masters | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.400 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 | India Masters | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.036 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 3 | Australia Masters | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2.210 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 4 | West Indies Masters | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.197 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 5 | South Africa Masters | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | −2.750 | |
| 6 | England Masters | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | −2.005 | |

## League stage

* Match 1 22 February 2025 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| India Masters 222/4 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka Masters 218/9 (20 overs) |
| Stuart Binny 68 (31) Suranga Lakmal 2/34 (4 overs) | | Kumar Sangakkara 51 (30) Irfan Pathan 3/39 (4 overs) |
* India Masters won by 4 runs DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Stuart Binny (India Masters)
* Sri Lanka Masters won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 2 24 February 2025 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Australia Masters 216/8 (20 overs) | v | West Indies Masters 220/3 (19.2 overs) |
| Shane Watson 107 (52) Ashley Nurse 3/16 (3 overs) | | Lendl Simmons 94* (44) Daniel Christian 1/30 (4 overs) |
* West Indies Masters won by 7 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Billy Bowden (NZ) Player of the match: Ashley Nurse (West Indies Masters)
* West Indies Masters won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 3 25 February 2025 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| England Masters 132/8 (20 overs) | v | India Masters 133/1 (11.4 overs) |
| Darren Maddy 25 (24) Dhawal Kulkarni 3/21 (4 overs) | | Gurkeerat Singh 63* (35) Chris Schofield 1/33 (2.4 overs) |
* India Masters won by 9 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aus) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL) Player of the match: Pawan Negi (India Masters)
* India Masters won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 4 26 February 2025 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| South Africa Masters 180/6 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka Masters 183/3 (17.2 overs) |
| Hashim Amla 76 (53) Chaturanga de Silva 2/28 (4 overs) | | Asela Gunaratne 59* (33) Thandi Tshabalala 2/32 (4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka Masters won by 7 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Player of the match: Asela Gunaratne (Sri Lanka Masters)
* Sri Lanka Masters won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 5 27 February 2025 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| West Indies Masters 179/6 (20 overs) | v | England Masters 171/8 (20 overs) |
| Chris Gayle 39 (19) Monty Panesar 3/14 (4 overs) | | Chris Schofield 32 (26) Sulieman Benn 2/11 (4 overs) |
* West Indies Masters won by 8 runs DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Sulieman Benn (West Indies Masters)
* England Masters won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 6 28 February 2025 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Australia Masters 217/4 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka Masters 222/7 (19.2 overs) |
| Shaun Marsh 77 (49) Asela Gunaratne 1/37 (4 overs) | | Upul Tharanga 102 (54) Ben Laughlin 3/35 (4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka Masters won by 3 wickets Baroda Cricket Association Stadium, Vadodara Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Billy Bowden (NZ) Player of the match: Upul Tharanga (Sri Lanka Masters)
* Sri Lanka Masters won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 7 1 March 2025 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| South Africa Masters 85 (13.2 overs) | v | India Masters 89/2 (11 overs) |
| Henry Davids 38 (28) Yuvraj Singh 3/12 (2 overs) | | Ambati Rayudu 41* (34) Thandi Tshabalala 1/20 (4 overs) |
* India Masters won by 8 wickets Baroda Cricket Association Stadium, Vadodara Umpires: Umesh Dubey (Ind) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL) Player of the match: Rahul Sharma (India Masters)
* India Masters won the toss and elected to field.
* Rahul Sharma (India Masters) took a hat-trick.
* Match 8 3 March 2025 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| England Masters 157/6 (20 overs) | v | South Africa Masters 159/3 (18.1 overs) |
| Tim Ambrose 53 (45) Garnett Kruger 1/23 (3 overs) | | Hashim Amla 82* (55) Stuart Meaker 2/34 (4 overs) |
* South Africa Masters won by 7 wickets Baroda Cricket Association Stadium, Vadodara Umpires: Umesh Dubey (Ind) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Hashim Amla (South Africa Masters)
* South Africa Masters won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 9 5 March 2025 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Australia Masters 269/1 (20 overs) | v | India Masters 174 (20 overs) |
| Ben Dunk 132* (53) Pawan Negi 1/34 (3 overs) | | Sachin Tendulkar 64 (33) Xavier Doherty 5/25 (4 overs) |
* Australia Masters won by 95 runs Baroda Cricket Association Stadium, Vadodara Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Ben Dunk (Australia Masters)
* India Masters won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 10 6 March 2025 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka Masters 173/9 (20 overs) | v | West Indies Masters 152/5 (20 overs) |
| Asela Gunaratne 64 (45) Ashley Nurse 3/23 (4 overs) | | Dwayne Smith 49 (43) Isuru Udana 2/15 (4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka Masters won by 21 runs Baroda Cricket Association Stadium, Vadodara Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Billy Bowden (NZ) Player of the match: Asela Gunaratne (Sri Lanka Masters)
* West Indies Masters won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 11 7 March 2025 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Australia Masters 260/1 (20 overs) | v | South Africa Masters 123 (17 overs) |
| Shane Watson 122* (61) Alviro Petersen 1/54 (4 overs) | | Hashim Amla 30 (19) Ben Laughlin 3/18 (4 overs) |
* Australia Masters won by 137 runs Baroda Cricket Association Stadium, Vadodara Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Umesh Dubey (Ind) Player of the match: Shane Watson (Australia Masters)
* South Africa Masters won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 12 8 March 2025 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| India Masters 253/3 (20 overs) | v | West Indies Masters 246/6 (20 overs) |
| Ambati Rayudu 63 (35) Sulieman Benn 1/34 (2 overs) | | Dwayne Smith 79 (34) Stuart Binny 3/13 (2 overs) |
* India Masters won by 7 runs Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur Umpires: Umesh Dubey (Ind) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Stuart Binny (India Masters)
* West Indies Masters won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 13 10 March 2025 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| England Masters 146/5 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka Masters 150/1 (12.5 overs) |
| Phil Mustard 50 (39) Isuru Udana 1/21 (4 overs) | | Kumar Sangakkara 106* (47) Dimitri Mascarenhas 1/24 (2 overs) |
* Sri Lanka Masters won by 9 wickets Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aus) and Billy Bowden (NZ) Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka Masters)
* Sri Lanka Masters won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 14 11 March 2025 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| West Indies Masters 200/5 (20 overs) | v | South Africa Masters 171/8 (20 overs) |
| Lendl Simmons 108 (59) Garnett Kruger 2/14 (3.3 overs) | | Jacques Kallis 45 (36) Ravi Rampaul 5/26 (4 overs) |
* West Indies Masters won by 29 runs Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Lyndon Hannibal (SL) Player of the match: Ravi Rampaul (West Indies Masters)
* South Africa Masters won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 15 12 March 2025 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| England Masters 209/3 (20 overs) | v | Australia Masters 210/7 (19.1 overs) |
| Tim Ambrose 69* (44) Bryce McGain 1/28 (2 overs) | | Nathan Reardon 83 (39) Tim Bresnan 5/45 (4 overs) |
* Australia Masters won by 3 wickets Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Umesh Dubey (Ind) Player of the match: Nathan Reardon (Australia Masters)
* England Masters won the toss and elected to bat.

## Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | India Masters | 220/7 (20 overs) | | | |
| 3 | Australia Masters | 126 (18.1 overs) | | | |
| 3 | Australia Masters | 126 (18.1 overs) | SF1W | India Masters | 149/4 (17.1 overs) |
| | | | SF2W | West Indies Masters | 148/7 (20 overs) |
| 1 | Sri Lanka Masters | 173/9 (20 overs) | SF2W | West Indies Masters | 148/7 (20 overs) |
| 4 | West Indies Masters | 179/5 (20 overs) | | | |

### Semi-finals

* 13 March 2025 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| India Masters 220/7 (20 overs) | v | Australia Masters 126 (18.1 overs) |
| Yuvraj Singh 59 (30) Xavier Doherty 2/30 (3 overs) | | Ben Cutting 39 (30) Shahbaz Nadeem 4/15 (4 overs) |
* India Masters won by 94 runs Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Umesh Dubey (Ind) Player of the match: Shahbaz Nadeem (India Masters)
* Australia Masters won the toss and elected to field.
* 14 March 2025 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| West Indies Masters 179/5 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka Masters 173/9 (20 overs) |
| Denesh Ramdin 50* (22) Asela Gunaratne 1/14 (2 overs) | | Asela Gunaratne 66 (42) Tino Best 4/27 (4 overs) |
* West Indies Masters won by 6 runs Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Tino Best (West Indies Masters)
* Sri Lanka Masters won the toss and elected to field.

### Final

* 16 March 2025 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| West Indies Masters 148/7 (20 overs) | v | India Masters 149/4 (17.1 overs) |
| Lendl Simmons 57 (41) Vinay Kumar 3/26 (3 overs) | | Ambati Rayudu 74 (50) Ashley Nurse 2/22 (3.1 overs) |
* India Masters won by 6 wickets Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Ambati Rayudu (India Masters)
* West Indies Masters won the toss and elected to bat.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Runs | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | HS | Ave | SR |
| 361 | Shane Watson | Australia Masters | 6 | 6 | 122* | 120.33 | 195.13 |
| 351 | Lendl Simmons | West Indies Masters | 6 | 6 | 108 | 87.75 | 175.50 |
| 264 | Dwayne Smith | West Indies Masters | 7 | 7 | 79 | 37.71 | 154.38 |
| 258 | Ben Dunk | Australia Masters | 5 | 5 | 132* | 86.00 | 213.22 |
| 252 | Asela Gunaratne | Sri Lanka Masters | 6 | 6 | 66 | 63.00 | 155.55 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo ||||||||

### Most wickets

| Wkts | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | BBI | Ave | Eco |
| 10 | Xavier Doherty | Australia Masters | 5 | 5 | 5/25 | 13.60 | 9.48 |
| 10 | Ashley Nurse | West Indies Masters | 7 | 7 | 3/16 | 17.70 | 7.64 |
| 9 | Ravi Rampaul | West Indies Masters | 5 | 5 | 5/26 | 15.44 | 7.72 |
| 9 | Pawan Negi | India Masters | 6 | 6 | 2/16 | 15.66 | 7.05 |
| 8 | Vinay Kumar | India Masters | 5 | 5 | 3/26 | 23.62 | 11.81 |
| Source: ESPNCricinfo ||||||||