The final match of the International Masters League (IML) 2025 was held on March 16, 2025, at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur. West Indies Masters lost to India Masters by six wickets and saw the first IML title awarded to them. The stadium was filled with fans, and the match was also filled with action.

Match Summary

West Indies Masters batted first and scored 148/7 in 20 overs. Lendl Simmons was the top scorer with 57 runs off 41 balls, while Dwayne Smith added 45 runs. India Masters' bowler Vinay Kumar took three wickets for 26 runs.

India Masters chased the target successfully, scoring 149/4 in 17.1 overs. The star of the match was Ambati Rayudu, who scored a brilliant 74 runs off 50 balls. Sachin Tendulkar also contributed 25 runs to help India lift the trophy.

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IML 2025 Prize Money

Winners: India Masters - Rs 1 Crore

Runners-Up: West Indies Masters - Rs 50 lakh

Match Awards

Bank of Baroda Masterstroke of the Match: Ambati Rayudu (9 fours) - Rs 50,000
Most Sixes of the Match: Ambati Rayudu (3 Sixes) - Rs 50,000
Gamechanger of the Match: Shahbaz Nadeem (2/12 in 4 overs)
Most Economical Bowler: Shahbaz Nadeem (Economy 3.00)
Player of the Match: Ambati Rayudu (74 runs off 50 balls) - Rs 50,000

Season Awards

Most Fours of the Season: Kumar Sangakkara - 38 Fours (Rs 5 lakh)
Most Sixes of the Season: Shane Watson - 25 Sixes (Rs 5 lakh)

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Player of the Match

• Ambati Rayudu (India Masters) – 74 runs off 50 balls

Top Performers of IML 2025

Most Runs

• Shane Watson (Australia Masters) : 361 runs in 5 matches
• Lendl Simmons (West Indies Masters) : 277 runs in 4 matches
• Ben Dunk (Australia Masters) : 258 runs in 4 matches

Most Wickets

• Xavier Doherty (Australia Masters) : 10 wickets
• Ravi Rampaul (West Indies Masters) : 9 wickets
• Pawan Negi (India Masters) :8 wickets

Highest Individual Scores

• Ben Dunk (Australia Masters) : 132* vs India Masters
• Shane Watson (Australia Masters) : 122* vs South Africa Masters
• Shane Watson (Australia Masters) : 110* vs India Masters

Most Sixes

• Shane Watson : 25 sixes
• Ben Dunk : 21 sixes
• Lendl Simmons : 20 sixes

Best Bowling Figures in a Match

• Xavier Doherty (Australia Masters) : 5/25 vs India Masters
• Ravi Rampaul (West Indies Masters) : 5/26 vs South Africa Masters
• Tim Bresnan (England Masters) : 5/45 vs Australia Masters