Navi Mumbai, Feb 25: India Masters registered an emphatic 9-wicket victory over England Masters in the International Masters League (IML) 2025 at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday (February 25).
Gurkeerat Singh Mann (63* off 35 balls) and Dhawal Kulkarni (3/21) starred for the home side as the English legends were outplayed in all three departments of the game.

India Masters Win! Gurkeerat Singh Mann hits Chris Scofield for a six and a boundary after completing his fifty to equalise and then gets a single to help his team secure an emphatic 9-wicket win over England Masters.
Fifty! Gurkeerat Singh Mann completes his half-century in style as he hits a boundary off Schofield.
End of the 11th over and 14 runs came off it. Yuvraj Singh hit three exquisite boundaries in that Sidebottom over as India Masters reached 118/1 in 11 overs.
At the end of 10 overs, India Masters have reached 104 for the loss of a solitary wicket. Yuvraj is batting on 15 while Mann is unbeaten on 47. India Masters need 29 more runs to win.
India Masters scored 11 runs despite losing the big wicket of captain Sachin Tendulkar in that Chris Scofield over. Yuvraj Singh - the new-man-in - hammered a six over deep mid-wicket to get off the mark in style.
India Masters - 86/1 in 8 overs, need 47 runs in 12 overs
Wicket! Sachin Tendulkar has been dismissed for 34 as Tim Ambrose takes the catch. Chris Scofield gets the big wicket of India Masters' captain.
India Masters - 75/1 in 7.1 overs.
After 7 overs, India Masters have reached 75/0. They need 58 more runs to win.
SIX & Four, Four! Tendulkar is rewinding the clock with his shots and the crowd is loving it. The Master Blaster first played his trademark hook shot off Tremlet to get a maximum over backward square leg and then followed it up with a boundary towards deep mid-wicket and the next four came towards deep extra cover boundary. 16 runs came from that over.
India Masters have reached 65/0 in 5 overs.
Tendulkar and Mann hit a boundary each in that over bowled by Tremlet and India Masters have reached 49/0 in 4 overs. The hosts are motoring along in this run chase, looks like they'll finish this game inside 10 overs.
Tendulkar hit a couple of boundaries off Steven Finn as India Masters race to 38/0 in 3 overs. The crowd broke into a loud cheer as their local hero smashed consecutive boundaries. They need another 95 runs to win this game.
Tim Bresnan bowled the second over of the innings and Mann smashed three boundaries in that over as well and milked 13 runs from it. The crowd, however, is waiting for Sachin Tendulkar to bat.
India Masters - 26/0 in 2 overs.
2nd Innings! Sachin Tendulkar and Gurkeerat Singh Mann are in the middle to begin India Masters' run chase of 133. Ryan Sidebottom started the proceedings with the ball for England and leaked 13 runs from that first over.
India Masters 13/0 in 1 over
End of England Masters' innings as they post 132 runs for the loss of 8 wickets after being put in to bat first.
Dhawal Kulkarni (3/21) was the pick of the bowlers for India Masters. Pawan Negi was also impressive as he bagged a couple of wickets and took three catches. Abhimanyu Mithun also had two victims from his quota of 4 overs.
Sachin Tendulkar & his band will have 133 runs to chase and win their second game on the trot.
Wicket! Dhawal Kulkarni bowls the final over and strikes on the first ball. However, credit for that dismissal goes to Vinay Kumar who takes a stunning catch at long-off running backwards and Steven Finn has to depart for 1.
England Masters - 125/8 in 18.1 overs
Four, SIX, Caught! Chris Tremlet hits a boundary and a maximum off Abhimanyu Mithun after playing two dot balls and on the fourth ball of the over he gets caught by Pawan Negi - you can't just keep him out of the game tonight - in the deep.
Tremlet departs for 8-ball 16 and England Masters are 124/7 in 18.5 overs.
England Masters reach 114/6 in 18 overs. 12 more legal deliveries remain in this game. 12 runs came from Vinay Kumar's third over of the innings.
Wicket! Ambati Rayudu displays his athleticism as runs towards the practice pitch to complete the catch of Mascherenhas and Vinay Kumar gets a wicket. Rayudu completed the catch but he seems to have pulled his calf-muscle or something. The physio walks into the middle to inspect the wicketkeeper-batter. Rayudu has walked off the pitch and Naman Ojha has replaced him.
England - 102/6 in 17.1 overs.
At the end of the 17th over England Masters have reached 102/5. Chris Scofield and Dimitry Maschrenahas are present in the middle for the English.
Wicket! Half of the England Masters side is back in the dugout. Tim Bresnan is the fifth wicket to perish as Indian bowlers manage to remove another set batter just in time.
Dhawal Kulkarni his second wicket of the evening and Bresnan has to depart for 16 off 19 balls.
England Masters - 89/5 in 15.3 overs
Darren Maddy's innings comes to an end as Pawan Negi gets rid of him for 25. Vinay Kumar takes the catch in the deep to end his resistance.
In the over before that, Irfan Pathan conceded 10 runs as Tim Bresnan smashed a couple of boundaries.
ENG-M: 87/4 in 15 overs
Pawan Negi bowls another tight over for India Masters as he conceded just three runs. Darren Maddy (24*) and Tim Bresnan (5*) will have to accelerate now.
England Masters reach 73/3 in 13 overs.
Just 3 runs came from that Irfan Pathan over as England reach 72/3 in 12 overs. Just 8 overs remain, English batters will have to come out all guns blazing to propel themselves to a respectable total.
Wicket! The 43-run partnership has been broken by Pawan Negi as the left-arm spinner clean bowls Tim Ambrose for 23 (22 balls).
England Masters: 69/3 in 11 overs
Fifty comes up for England Masters in the 9th over. Pawan Negi concedes six runs from his first over of the match.
England Masters - 55/2 in 9 overs
England Masters reach 45/2 in 7 overs. Darren Maddy and Tim Ambrose both hit one maximum each off Binny. England need a few more big hits to make a comeback in the game.
End of the powerplay! England are 30/2 in 6 overs. Stuart Binny bowls the first over after powerplay for India and the right-arm pacer from Karnataka gets dispatched for a maximum by Tim Ambrose over deep mid-wicket.
Wicket! Eoin Morgan has been caught in the gully region by Pawan Negi and the English skipper has to depart for 14 off 12 deliveries A stunning fielding effort from Negi and Dhawal Kulkarni also gets a wicket.
England Masters - 25/2 in 4.3 overs
9 runs were conceded by R Vinay Kumar from his second over. Morgan played a fine shot towards deep backward point to hit his first boundary of the innings.
England Masters reach 23/1 in 4 overs.
Wicket: England have lost their first wicket early as Abhimanyu Mithun struck in his first over. Phil Mustard has been caught for 8 by Pawan Negi in the gully.
England - 14/1 in 3 overs.
R Vinay Kumar bowls the second over for India Masters and the right-arm pacer from Karnataka concedes 6 off it.
England Masters:12/0 in 2 overs. Morgan - 5* & Mustard - 7*
India Masters, captained by the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, opened their campaign with a hard-fought four-run victory over Sri Lanka Masters. Their middle-order firepower was the highlight, with Yuvraj Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, and Stuart Binny ensuring a strong total of 222/4. Yusuf Pathan provided the final flourish with his explosive hitting.
The bowling attack, led by Irfan Pathan (3 wickets), ensured a tight defence. Dhawal Kulkarni, Abhimanyu Mithun, and Vinay Kumar contributed with crucial breakthroughs to seal the win.
England Masters, under the leadership of Eoin Morgan, are eager to secure their first win. With an experienced batting lineup featuring Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, and Darren Maddy, they possess the firepower to challenge any bowling attack.
Their bowling attack, led by Monty Panesar, Stuart Meaker, and Tim Bresnan, will be tested against India's batting depth. With a balanced squad, England Masters will be keen to make a strong comeback.
India Masters Squad: Sachin Tendulkar (c), Ambati Rayudu (wk), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Stuart Binny, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Vinay Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun, Dhawal Kulkarni, Suresh Raina, Naman Ojha, Rahul Sharma, Pawan Negi
England Masters Squad: Eoin Morgan (c), Phil Mustard (wk), Kevin Pietersen, Darren Maddy, Ian Bell, Tim Ambrose, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Tim Bresnan, Monty Panesar, Stuart Meaker, Boyd Rankin, Chris Schofield, Chris Tremlett, Ryan Sidebottom, Steven Finn