IML 2025: Watson took revenge for Australia’s defeat within 24 hours, Tendulkar’s team lost badly

Last update:March 06, 2025, 09:57

Ind-M vs Aus-M IML 2025: Shane Watson’s team has taken revenge for the defeat of the Champions team to Australia from Sachin Tendulkar’s team.

New Delhi. Indian cricketers took a front twice from Australia within 24 hours. On March 4, Rohit Brigade defeated Australia by 4 wickets in the Champions Trophy. This victory of India dropped Steve Smith & Company out of the Champions Trophy. Australia avenged this defeat by defeating Sachin Tendulkar’s team within 24 hours. Shane Watson’s team beat Sachin Tendulkar’s team by 95 runs in the International Masters League (IML).

The IML between India Masters and Australia Masters competed in Vadodara on 5 March. Australia batting first in this match. Shane Watson and Ben Dunk washed the Indian bowlers in this match as if they were taking revenge for Australia’s defeat in Dubai a day earlier. Captain Shane Watson, while opening, played an unbeaten innings of 110 runs in 52 balls, Ben’s sting and fatal turned out to be. Ben Dunk, who came at number three, gave 132 runs (unbeaten) tune in 53 balls.

India could take only one wicket in this match of IML. Pawan Negi got Shaun Marsh (22) stumped by Naman Ojha. The figures of Indian bowlers were very bad in the match. The economy rate of all bowlers was more than 10. Vinay Kumar scored 73 runs in 4 overs. Irfan Pathan conceded 31 runs in 2 overs. Rahul Sharma, who took a hat -trick first, conceded 42 runs in 4 overs spell and could not take any wickets.

Captain Sachin Tendulkar scored an excellent innings of 64 off 33 balls for the Indian team to chase the target impossible. he/she was the only batter from India Masters who scored more than 30 runs. Yusuf Pathan (25) was the second top scorer of the team. The Indian team lost by 95 runs due to the rest of the batter’s expectation not met.