India Masters vs Australia Masters Highlights, IML 2025: Twin tons help AUS stay alive with 95-run victory over India
India Masters vs Australia Masters Highlights, IML 2025: It was a remarkable 95-run win for Australia Masters to keep themselves afloat in this tournament, thanks to a mammoth 269 in the first innings via Ben Dunk and Shane Watson. A Xavier Doherty five-fer sealed a big win.
- 10:42 PM IST, Mar 5Five-fer for Doherty! AUS two wickets away
- 10:37 PM IST, Mar 5Binny next to depart as his bat goes flying
- 10:34 PM IST, Mar 5That should be that as Yusuf Pathan is out
- 10:31 PM IST, Mar 5Yusuf Pathan with some big blows, but required rate at 20
- 10:21 PM IST, Mar 5Is that the game? Sachin holes out on 64
- 10:18 PM IST, Mar 5Irfan Pathan's struggles comes to an end
- 10:10 PM IST, Mar 550 up for Sachin in first part of crucial innings
- 9:52 PM IST, Mar 5Breakthrough, Ojha departs
- 9:48 PM IST, Mar 5Hat-trick of boundaries for Ojha
- 9:43 PM IST, Mar 5Sachin getting into his work
- 9:34 PM IST, Mar 5Tendulkar gets going with a trademark cover drive
- 9:30 PM IST, Mar 5Tendulkar strides out with it all to do
- 9:16 PM IST, Mar 5IND set to chase 270 after mammoth first innings
- 9:00 PM IST, Mar 5Both batters reach centuries, 234/1 with 2 overs
- 8:55 PM IST, Mar 5Watson on 99, Dunk on 98, AUS on 222/1 after 17
- 8:45 PM IST, Mar 55 overs left, 183/1
- 8:32 PM IST, Mar 520 run over! Negi gets taken to the cleaners
- 8:29 PM IST, Mar 5Captain Watson reaches 50 as well
- 8:17 PM IST, Mar 550 for Dunk in 23 deliveries, 103/1 after 10
- 8:10 PM IST, Mar 5Australia getting a move on
- 8:05 PM IST, Mar 5Ben Dunk hitting it clean, racing away
- 7:56 PM IST, Mar 5Negi has Marsh stumped!
- 7:48 PM IST, Mar 5Couple of quiet overs of spin, 29/0 after 4
- 7:41 PM IST, Mar 5Watson dropped! And punishes with pair of boundaries
- 7:35 PM IST, Mar 5Loose from Kumar to start, 14 run over
- 7:31 PM IST, Mar 5Set to go as Watson strides out to open
- 7:16 PM IST, Mar 5Lineups for this match
- 7:06 PM IST, Mar 5Tendulkar wins toss, opts to bowl
- 6:50 PM IST, Mar 5Who is the biggest threat to India?
- 6:40 PM IST, Mar 5Can anyone overtake Hashim Amla for top-scorer?
- 6:30 PM IST, Mar 530 mins to the toss
- 6:20 PM IST, Mar 5Australia Masters squad for IML 2025
- 6:10 PM IST, Mar 5India Masters squad for IML 2025
- 6:00 PM IST, Mar 5Power vs power in the middle order
- 5:50 PM IST, Mar 5What to expect from the Vadodara pitch?
- 5:40 PM IST, Mar 5India’s balance their strength
- 5:30 PM IST, Mar 5At the other end, Australia look to get on the board
- 5:20 PM IST, Mar 5India look to extend lead at top of the table, seal qualification
- 5:10 PM IST, Mar 5Dhawal Kulkarni leading wicket-takers
- 5:00 PM IST, Mar 5When will Sachin Tendulkar show up to the party?
- 4:50 PM IST, Mar 5Australia fail to defend 200+ twice
- 4:40 PM IST, Mar 5India with a hat-trick of wins
- 4:30 PM IST, Mar 5Hello and welcome!
India Masters, led by Sachin Tendulkar, face Shane Watson's Australia Masters.

India Masters vs Australia Masters Highlights, IML 2025: After a gargantuan partnership between Ben Dunk and Shane Watson helped Australia Masters score 269/1 in the first innings, it was always the Aussies who were the favourites. Although Sachin Tendulkar looked in golden touch for his 64, it was ultimately a safe victory for Australia, thanks to a five-fer by Xavier Doherty breaking the back of the Indian batting. Australia get on the board in the tournament, staying alive, while India finally succumb to a loss....Read More
The first ever season of the International Masters League ticks on, with a high-flying Indian legends team trying to match what the men’s national team accomplished in Dubai yesterday by pulling off a victory against the struggling Australia Masters. The two teams face off at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara, with an unbeaten Indian team looking to continue their momentum against a winless Australia.
India enter off a dominating victory over South Africa Masters, a match in which wrist-spinner Rahul Sharma announced himself with a hat-trick to blow apart the Protean top order and set up a comfortable 86-run chase. If there’s one thing the Indian team will want in this match, it is runs from Sachin Tendulkar, who has been dismissed cheaply twice this tournament, and had one flowing cameo against England which was cut short before the Indian legend really got going.
On the other end of the spectrum, Australia have twice failed to defend extremely healthy 200+ scores, losing first to the West Indies and now more recently to Sri Lanka. While the batting has enjoyed itself, the bowling has been a let-down, failing to defend 217 against Sri Lanka despite getting the better of Kumar Sangakkara early in the innings. The Australians will know that they shouldn’t be where they are in the table, and the winning spirit will certainly be there within Shane Watson’s experienced team. It’s just about translating that to results now.
For India, they have lived up to the standard of being the best on-paper team, taking full advantage of being the heavy home favourites within this tournament. After a steady start in navi Mumbai, their strong result in their first match in Vadodara will spur them on to keep this win streak going. While they were a bit expensive against Sri Lanka, bowling has been their strength in comfortable wins against England and South Africa, neither of whom had the firepower to put the pressure back on an experienced unit of pacers and spinners who still have a trick or two up their sleeves.
There are certain to be runs on offer for both teams on a pitch that will be geared for six-hitting, and both sides will have plenty of weapons capable of creating plenty of damage. India messed around with the batting order in the chase against South Africa, but the presence of Gurkirat Singh Mann as a quick-scoring anchor at number three means players such as Stuart Binny, Yuvraj Singh, and Yusuf Pathan can tee off against bowlers from the very start of their innings. Add to this the touch of class and powerplay batting provided by Tendulkar and Rayudu at the top, and this is a terrific batting order, one no bowling attack will want to face.
Nonetheless, with Virat Kohli setting records and scoring gems in Dubai during the Champions Trophy, surely there is a part of Tendulkar which will want to keep up and relive those glory days of being the talismanic batter for his team. He hasn’t quite arrived at this tournament yet, but this is as big as any game will get in this tournament, against the old enemy in Australia. Will facing them finally wake this giant of cricketing history?
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Australia notch the win by 95 runs
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: And the game ambles to a close, the final wicket falling on the final ball of the innings, and it's an ultimately dominant 95-run victory for Australia to get on the board in this tournament. A powerful, clinical performance to seal it for a team that was due a win.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Five-fer for Doherty! AUS two wickets away
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Three wickets in his final over of the day for Xavier Doherty, and it's the first of this competition!
After Binny, Negi can only find deep mid-wicket, and Vinay Kumar is then bowled in a strange fashion, chopping onto his leg and back onto his stumps.
141/8, 129 needed in 5 overs and you have to think that it's just a formality from here.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Binny next to depart as his bat goes flying
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Binny goes for a big sweep and the bat slips out of his hands, flying towards square leg. The ball, meanwhile, goes nowhere, and knocks his stumps over.
140/6, and Australia shutting this down.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: That should be that as Yusuf Pathan is out
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Not enough distance this time on Yusuf's hit, can't really free his arms. Settles in mid-wicket's hands.
135/5 now, Australia will think they're nearly home.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Yusuf Pathan with some big blows, but required rate at 20
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Yusuf Pathan keeping this somewhat alive, but Australia know they can wait to try and force an error. 139 needed in 7 overs now.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Is that the game? Sachin holes out on 64
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: That might be that. Rate abouve 17.60, and Sachin has to try and attack the spinners. Steps out against Doherty, reaching out, and can't find the leverage to clear long-off.
100/4 now, and everything left to do for India.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Irfan Pathan's struggles comes to an end
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Dan Christian into the attack and immediate impact, Irfan can only slice it into the air. 11 off 13, he never got going, and India will be thinking this maybe isn't worst-case.
Yusuf in to replace him with some sixes needed now, required rate over 16.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: 50 up for Sachin in first part of crucial innings
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: 50 for Sachin, followed up with a lovely off-drive over the ropes against the leggie. He's done it in quick-time, but India only at 90/2 after 9. Still 180 needed, 11 overs for it. Time to really get going.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Tiwary in and out!
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Not a happy tournament debut for Saurabh! Brought in, targets the left-arm orthodox of Doherty from ball one, but doesn't get enough. Easy catch for deep mid-wicket.
59/2 now.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Breakthrough, Ojha departs
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: A couple of delightful boundaries from Sachin, but Laughlin with the last laugh, albeit against Ojha. The keeper chops on to hi sown stumps, 58/1, and India looking at some more firepower to help out with Saurabh Tiwary.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Hat-trick of boundaries for Ojha
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: The wicketkeeper doing his business, knowing this can't be a one-man effort. Great batting off the legs for three straight fours, and IND onto 48/0 after 4 overs. Keeping up for now.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Sachin getting into his work, 17 off the over
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Dan Christian with an incredible piece of fielding to save a six against Naman Ojha, but Sachin Tendulkar is the focus here. Couple of straight drives, including one for six, and another maximum hooked over fine leg.
He's gotten the start. Can he keep it going?
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Tendulkar gets going with a trademark cover drive
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: That will make Tendulkar feel good, just times it through the gap, no risk, just a push. Naman Ojha starts off with a boundary too.
9 from that over, but scoring rate is nearly 14. That's a big, big ask.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Tendulkar strides out with it all to do
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: The teams arrive at the crease for the second innings, and it will need something spectacular. If you want anyone for that situation, he's opening for them, Naman Ojha as his partner. Can we witness a miracle?
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: IND set to chase 270 after mammoth first innings
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: So the carnage comes to an end, or at least a brief respite. Dunk finishes on 132* off 53, hitting ten sixes himself, and India now have to chase 270.
Australia will be more than confident, but we've seen stranger things happen. Back soon for the chase, where Sachin Tendulkar will need to be at his very best.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Both batters reach centuries, 234/1 with 2 overs
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: The crowd is stunned but there's no questioning that Watson and Dunk have done something special. Both bring up their centuries in the space of 4 deliveries, and the partnership hits 200 in just 84 deliveries.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Watson on 99, Dunk on 98, AUS on 222/1 after 17
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: This is just some sublime hitting. Yes, the boundaries are short and drawn in, but these two would clear any boundary, the mood they are in.
Watson set to beat Dunk to a century. Nice little race, this.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: 5 overs left, 183/1
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: How many can Australia go on to get from here? If they keep up the rate they hit 240, but Watson and Dunk might be looking at more than that, with Dan Christian still to come.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: 20 run over! Negi gets taken to the cleaners
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: India looking clueless at this barrage at the moment, getting hit all over the field. AUS onto 156 and there are still 7 overs left. This score could be anything.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Captain Watson reaches 50 as well
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Australia Masters set for another big 200+ score, going at over 11 runs an over at the minute. Shane Watson brings up his own 50, although not as fluently as Dunk, and onto 136/1 after 12 overs.
India facing a real challenge here. Bowling needs to drag it back.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: 50 for Dunk in 23 deliveries, 103/1 after 10
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Phenomenal hand by Ben Dunk so far, and brings up his 50 in double-quick time. Watson also getting into it, 70 off 33 the partnership already.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Australia getting a move on
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: India will be concerned now. Ben Dunk looking in great form, and Shane Watson whacking one a long way too.
Onto 94/1 after 9. Where's the breakthrough? Strategic timeout to think it through.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Ben Dunk hitting it clean, racing away
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Ben Dunk with some intent early in his innings. A couple of boundaries and a couple of big sixes off the spinners, he's Australia's key to keep it moving against them in the middle overs.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Negi has Marsh stumped!
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Naman Ojha will be feeling much better now! March was looking good, but just walks past one from Negi, and Ojha is sharp behind the stumps.
38/1 after 5, that breakthrough was coming with the pressure.
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Couple of quiet overs of spin, 29/0 after 4
India Masters vs Australia Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Spin introduced very early and it's quietened things down early on here. Pawan Negi and Rahul Sharma not letting anything slip, 1 run over from Rahul to boot.



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