2025 International Masters League
| Dates | 22 February – 16 March 2025 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Professional Management Group |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) | India |
| Champions | India Masters (1st title) |
| Runners-up | West Indies Masters |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 18 |
| Most runs | Shane Watson (361) (Australia Masters) |
| Most wickets | Xavier Doherty (10) (Australia Masters) Ashley Nurse (10) (West Indies Masters) |
The 2025 International Masters League also known as IML 2025 was the inaugural edition of the International Masters League.[1] The tournament featured 6 teams competing in 18 matches from 22 February to 16 March 2025.[2] Navi Mumbai, Vadodara and Raipur were the venues.[3] India Masters won the inaugural edition of the tournament beating West Indies Masters.[4]
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.[2]
| City | Navi Mumbai | Raipur | Vadodara |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | DY Patil Stadium | Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium | Baroda Cricket Association Stadium |
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| Capacity | 45,300 | 65,000 | 40,000 |
| Matches | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Squads
| Australia Masters [5] | England Masters | India Masters [6] | South Africa Masters [7] | Sri Lanka Masters [8] | West Indies Masters [9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captains | |||||
| Shane Watson | Eoin Morgan | Sachin Tendulkar | Jacques Kallis | Kumar Sangakkara | Brian Lara |
| Players | |||||
Points table
The top four teams qualified for the 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 | |
| 3 | Australia Masters | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2.210 | |
| 4 | West Indies Masters | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.197 | |
| 5 | South Africa Masters | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | −2.750 | |
| 6 | England Masters | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | −2.005 |
League stage
India Masters 222/4 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka Masters 218/9 (20 overs) |
- Sri Lanka Masters won the toss and elected to field.
Australia Masters 216/8 (20 overs) | v | West Indies Masters 220/3 (19.2 overs) |
- West Indies Masters won the toss and elected to field.
England Masters 132/8 (20 overs) | v | India Masters 133/1 (11.4 overs) |
- India Masters won the toss and elected to field.
South Africa Masters 180/6 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka Masters 183/3 (17.2 overs) |
- Sri Lanka Masters won the toss and elected to field.
West Indies Masters 179/6 (20 overs) | v | England Masters 171/8 (20 overs) |
- England Masters won the toss and elected to field.
Australia Masters 217/4 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka Masters 222/7 (19.2 overs) |
- Sri Lanka Masters won the toss and elected to field.
South Africa Masters 85 (13.2 overs) | v | India Masters 89/2 (11 overs) |
- India Masters won the toss and elected to field.
- Rahul Sharma (India Masters) took a hat-trick.[10][11]
England Masters 157/6 (20 overs) | v | South Africa Masters 159/3 (18.1 overs) |
- South Africa Masters won the toss and elected to field.
Australia Masters 269/1 (20 overs) | v | India Masters 174 (20 overs) |
- India Masters won the toss and elected to field.
Sri Lanka Masters 173/9 (20 overs) | v | West Indies Masters 152/5 (20 overs) |
- West Indies Masters won the toss and elected to field.
Australia Masters 260/1 (20 overs) | v | South Africa Masters 123 (17 overs) |
- South Africa Masters won the toss and elected to field.
India Masters 253/3 (20 overs) | v | West Indies Masters 246/6 (20 overs) |
- West Indies Masters won the toss and elected to field.
England Masters 146/5 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka Masters 150/1 (12.5 overs) |
- Sri Lanka Masters won the toss and elected to field.
West Indies Masters 200/5 (20 overs) | v | South Africa Masters 171/8 (20 overs) |
- South Africa Masters won the toss and elected to field.
England Masters 209/3 (20 overs) | v | Australia Masters 210/7 (19.1 overs) |
- England Masters won the toss and elected to bat.
Play-offs
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | India Masters | 220/7 (20 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) | |||||||
| 4 | West Indies Masters | 179/5 (20 overs) | |||||||
Semi-finals
India Masters 220/7 (20 overs) | v | Australia Masters 126 (18.1 overs) |
- Australia Masters won the toss and elected to field.
West Indies Masters 179/5 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka Masters 173/9 (20 overs) |
- Sri Lanka Masters won the toss and elected to field.
Final
West Indies Masters 148/7 (20 overs) | v | India Masters 149/4 (17.1 overs) |
- West Indies Masters won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most runs
| Runs | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 361 | Shane Watson | Australia Masters |
| 351 | Lendl Simmons | West Indies Masters |
| 264 | Dwayne Smith | West Indies Masters |
| 258 | Ben Dunk | Australia Masters |
| 252 | Asela Gunaratne | Sri Lanka Masters |
- Source: ESPNCricinfo
Most wickets
| Wickets | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Xavier Doherty | Australia Masters |
| Ashley Nurse | West Indies Masters | |
| 9 | Ravi Rampaul | West Indies Masters |
| Pawan Negi | India Masters | |
| 8 | Vinay Kumar | India Masters |
- Source: ESPNCricinfo
References
- ^ Sportstar, Team (22 February 2025). "International Masters League 2025: When and where to watch, telecast, live streaming info; Full schedule and squads". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Inaugural Season Of International Masters League To Be Played From February 22 To March 16". NDTV Sports. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "International Masters League to onboard 9 brands as sponsors and partners". Business Standard.
- ^ "Sachin Tendulkar's India Masters clinch IML 2025 title". Hiru News. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Australia Masters unveil squad for International Masters League, Shane Watson to lead". Business Standard. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Sachin Tendulkar To Lead India, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina Named In 15-Member Squad For IML". ETV Bharat. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Jonty Rhodes, Hashim Amla named in 14-man South Africa Masters squad for IML T20 2025, Jacques Kallis to captain". Sportskeeda. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Masters squad named for International Masters League". Hiru News. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "IML 2025: Full schedule, format, teams and live streaming details". Business Standard.
- ^ "Rahul Sharma dismisses SA legends Amla, Kallis to pick star-studded hat-trick in IML, Yuvraj Singh narrowly misses". Hindustan Times. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "International Masters League 2025: Rahul Sharma takes hat-trick as India cruises to eight-wicket win over South Africa". Sportstar. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.