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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Australia Masters won the toss and choose to bowl first
India Masters beat Australia Masters by 94 runs
Can India Masters settle scores with an in-form Australia Masters?
Australia to win
Tournament: | International Masters League T20, 2025 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur, Raipur, India |
Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
Weather: | 32.5°C|Clear |
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Australia Masters confirmed their semi-final spot after they chased down a 210-run target against the England Masters in their last league stage match. India Masters quickly bounced back after losing to Australia with a 250+ total batting first in their previous game.
Both teams are in great touch and with the pitch offering great help for the batters, we expect a lot of fireworks in this match. Saurabh Tiwary and Ambati Rayudu are ideal as openers for the Indian Masters with Yuvraj Singh coming at number 5 as a finisher.
Australia Masters, on the other hand, should rather stick with Shane Watson as the opener who had scored two consecutive hundreds before dropping himself in the batting order to number 6 in the last game.
All-rounder Dan Christian used to be a reliable finisher for Australia and is now a great opening option. There are plenty of big-hitting batters in both squads and it will be a close contest between the two sides.
222/4 in 20.0 11.1
IMLT
India Masters Won By 4 runs
218/9 in 20.0 10.9
209/3 in 20.0 10.45
210/7 in 19.1 10.96
260/1 in 20.0 13
123/10 in 17.0 7.24
222/7 in 19.2 11.48
217/4 in 20.0 10.85
220/3 in 19.2 11.38
216/8 in 20.0 10.8
India Masters replaced Sachin Tendulkar in their last outing with the southpaw all-rounder Yuvraj Singh who led the team to a victory over West Indies Masters. His unbeaten knock of 49 runs at number 5 helped India Masters cross the 250-run mark batting first.
In their previous match against Australia Masters, they had conceded 269 runs for just one wicket and were bowled out for 175 runs in response. Yuvraj Singh will be hoping for a comeback from his bowlers against the mighty Aussies in this game.
While defending a huge total of 253 runs, India Masters picked up 6 wickets and conceded 246 runs. Their bowling efforts haven’t been on the mark in the last couple of games.
Dhawalk Kulkarni, Irfan Pathan, and Pawan Negi need to step up and deliver crucial breakthroughs early on in the game to put India Masters ahead in the contest.
In the batting department, Rayudu and Tiwary look in fine touch at the top followed by Yusuf Pathan and Yuvraj Singh in the middle-order. The batting lineup is deep with many big-hitting options and India should back themselves to score big once again.
Ambati Rayudu (wk), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Saurabh Tiwary, Yuvraj Singh (c), Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Stuart Binny, Pawan Negi, Rahul Sharma, Dhawal Kulkarni, Abhimanyu Mithun
SR Tendulkar, Vinay Kumar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Ambati Rayudu, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Stuart Binny, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pawan Negi
Australia Masters are on a roll with 3 consecutive wins. They got off to a difficult start losing two in two games. However, some brilliant batting performances have put them on the winning track and now they are aiming for the title.
They have already beaten India Masters once and will be looking to repeat the same. The in-form Shane Watson will be crucial in the top order. The skipper tried a new opening combination in the last game and still managed to chase down a 200+ target.
However, if Watson opens the innings, he will set the tone for a big score. He is someone who can play till the last ball of the innings. Then they have the likes of Shaun Marsh, Dan Christian, and Ben Dunk in the middle order.
While Dunk wasn’t part of the XI in the last game, he was in great form in the previous outings. Nathan Reardon finally got a chance to play and he scored 83 off 39 balls at number 3 in a big run-chase.
In the bowling attack, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Pattinson, and Bryce McGain are the key players to watch out for. They can deliver key wickets as they did against India and put their team on top of the game.
Shane Watson (c), Shaun Marsh, Nathan Reardon, Ben Cutting, Peter Nevill (wk), Daniel Christian, Ben Laughlin, Bryce McGain, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Pattinson, Steve OKeefe
Ben Dunk, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Xavier Doherty, Shane Watson, Ben Cutting, Shaun Marsh, Nathan Reardon, Bryce McGain, Benjamin Hilfenhaus, Daniel Christian, Steve O'Keefe
It is a hot day in Raipur. The skies will be clear with a high of 37 degrees Celsius. By the time of the match, the temperatures would drop to mid-30s to 31 degrees. There are no chances of rain interruptions in this game.
It is a great wicket for batting and we’ve already witnessed some massive totals at this venue in Raipur. Teams crossed the 200-run mark in both innings of the last couple of games played here. The average 1st innings score in the last 4 matches played here is 202 runs. Only once has a team batting first not crossed the 200-run mark in the 4 games so far. We reckon the team batting first needs to score at least 220-230 to be in a competitive position.
Teams batting first have won 2 of the 4 matches played here in the International Masters League T20 2025. India Masters could end up conceding a lot of runs if they bowl first given their current form and in a knockout game, chasing a massive total can be very tricky. Batting first and having runs on the board is always a great strategy in such knockout matches.
While India Masters have a pretty solid batting lineup, their bowling has taken a hit in recent outings. Australia Masters, on the other hand, are in great form scoring consistently in their last 3 outings. With in-form batters, Australia can chase down a big total and also put India Masters’ batters on the backfoot with a great variety in their bowling attack. Australia Masters will start as our favorites to win this match.
Australia to win
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