India Masters vs England Masters Live Score, IML 2025: Yuvraj starts off with a 6 after Sachin’s cameo ends unexpectedly

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: The volume just goes up a couple of notches as Sachin walks out. Can we witness a clinic today?

He’s joined by Gurkeerat Singh Mann. Rayudu hurt himself completing the catch, which hopefully isn’t too bad.

Ryan Sidebottom with the first over… and Gurkeerat greets him with a BEAUTIFUL straight drive. Google the word ‘textbook’, and this shot will come up.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: They make it to 130 thanks to Schofield’s little burst of 18*(8), squeezing the last ball away for four.

India in total control. Should be a straightforward chase.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Don’t be fooled into thinking these are some retirees just jogging around! Competitors, every single one of them, and Vinay Kumar proves it by sprinting backwards from mid-off and taking a brilliant catch over his shoulder. What a grab!

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Brought in for this match, and contributed with 2-16 in his four overs, and also 3 catches so far. What an impact.

Tremlett with a 4 and finally another six, but then picks out Negi on the boundary rope.

125/7, last over coming up. England looking at at least 15 to have anything behind them.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: England’s batters trying to swing their bats around now but not connecting. Mascarenhas can only slice it straight into the air, and Rayudu with the gloves with a simple catch, 17 deliveries to go in the innings.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: England just struggling massively. Bresnan swings at a short-ish one, makes solid contact, and somehow hits it directly at deep square leg. A little bit to either side an it’s probably 4. Just that kind of day.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Maddy tries to take the aerial route finally, getting a juicy full-toss, but mistimes it totally and spoons it straight up and into the waiting hands of Vinay Kumar at midwicket.

87/4 after 15.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: That’s more like it from Bresnan, getting a couple of strong swings away to the boundary. The sixes aren’t coming like they were in the other matches, though. England’s thin batting hurting them.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: England innings going nowhere at the minute. To be fair, this is a stickier and slower pitch than the last two matches. But it isn’t a pitch to bat under 6 rpo by any means.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Can’t be getting bowled if you’ve taken your sweet time getting set! Negi on, and Ambrose tries to step up and dab it into the leg-side. Ball sneaks through the gap and catches the bail.

68/3, India well on top. Can they shut the door this time?

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: England quietly going about the rebuilding, but on a ground that has an average score of 219, they are nowhere close to on track. Need to find a couple of big overs to put the pressure back on India, and soon.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Not too much urgency from England, they’re taking their time after the early wickets. Maddy and Ambrose knocking it around a touch.

49/2 after 8 overs though, they need to get it going.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: India been excellent in the powerplay, only conceding 30 from the first 6.

England need to break the shackles, and do so by collecting two sixes in the seventh over. Poor bowling from Stuart Binny, not quick and bad direction. Easy pickings.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Pawan Negi having an immense impact! It’s a massive wicket as Eoin Morgan is snapped up by Kulkarni. Similar situation to Mustard, guided, but straight to Negi.

It’s more of a gully this time, and another great sharp catch, this time high instead of low. What a start!

27/2 after 5.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Morgan finally connects with one and gets it away. Still no big over for England, tentative and watchful. They will need to catch up quickly.

23/1 after 4.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: That was coming! Mustard was looking tetchy, not finding the length to hit it over the top. Tried to squeeze it past short third, but it’s uppish and straight at Negi.

14/1 after 3, just the start India would have wanted.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: 6 off the second over as well, Morgan unable to break the shackles despite a couple of expansive shots.

Mithun with the third over, Tendulkar keeping England guessing.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Kulkarni made a career out of keeping it miserly in the powerplay, and more of the same here. Mustard lofts him for 4 on the first ball he faces, but good comeback to keep it quiet from Kulkarni.

Vinay Kumar from the other end.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Surprise surprise, it’s Eoin Morgan who is stepping up the order to beef up a relatively thin batting. Joined by the powerful Phil Mustard, two lefties.

Facing up against Dhawal Kulkarni with the new ball, here we go!

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: India playing a familiar team to last time out:

Sachin Tendulkar (c), Ambati Rayudu, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Stuart Binny, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Pawan Negi, Abhimanyu Mithun, Dhawal Kulkarni, Vinay Kumar

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: The combination England will be taking in:

Tim Ambrose, Phil Mustard, Eoin Morgan (c), Dimitri Mascarenhas, Darren Maddy, Tim Bresnan, Chris Tremlett, Monty Panesar, Steven Finn, Chris Schofield, Ryan Sidebottom

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: It’s Sachin who gets the rub of the green with the coin toss, and unsurprisingly it’s a decision to bowl first.

One change for India, as Shahbaz Nadeem sits out for Pawan Negi in a fairly like-for-like switch.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Still waiting on the toss, but some news as Ian Bell has been ruled out of this particular match due to an injury, not having travelled.

Kevin Pietersen will be present, however, fresh off his commentary duties in the India vs England ODI series a couple weeks ago. There’s the power England will want.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Here we go, then. Tendulkar and Morgan make their way to the middle. Two greats of two different generations, but two greats nonetheless. Which one can find themselves ahead early on in the proceedings?

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Almost at toss-time for this important match-up. Reminder that the winning captain will likely choose to bowl first, with chasing even gargantuan scores looking like an everyday feat at the DY Patil Stadium.

Any selection shocks? We will just have to wait and see.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: It was quite surprising to see Stuart Binny head to the crease after Sachin’s dismissal, instead of Yuvraj Singh. Was that the case because of two powerplay wickets and wanting Binny to hit from go, since Yuvraj is a notorious slow starter? Or is it just how India will opt to play consistently? Today will provide more answers, but why mess with what works?

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: In terms of the table, it’s very nascent stages in the competition, two teams not even having played yet. Nevertheless, India will want this to be a league stage the dominate, and to do so, an early 2-0 start and 4 points will be seen as key.

The Windies showed off their power in their win over Australia. India will want to put some space between themselves and hope for pressure to come into play.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: The biggest challenge for England could be to go toe to toe with the six hitting ability India possess. How will they fare?

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: This is most certainly a bat-second type of pitch, even if India got away with one and registered a victory batting first in the opener. West Indies hauled down Australia’s 220+ total with four deliveries to spare — and that will be more of what to expect, big totals and bigger chases. Advantage to whoever chases, but of course, execution is crucial.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: While the batting is clicking, the bowling couldn’t quite say the same after the Sri Lanka game. All the bowlers were fairly expensive and loose, not able to shut down a game they were in a commanding position in.

Will things change in the second match? Could Tendulkar be tempted to make a change? We will find out in just about an hour’s time at the toss.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: A video Sachin shared to social media saw his teammates bring him a cake to commemmorate 15 years since his record-breaking ODI double century.

“Just to say, I was not out, so I am still padded up,” quipped Sachin to laughter.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: One little piece from the opening match that might have skipped many people’s attention was how intent on winning Tendulkar was. While you could oblige him if he was taking this a little lightly, no great athlete or competitor ever will, even at this stage of their life.

There was a clear hunger to win for Tendulkar, and he won’t just try to coast by.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: In amongst Yusuf Pathan’s carnage, Yuvi’s excellent 31*(22) went under the radar a tad. But the big southpaw still has it, clearing his front leg and showing off that lovely swing of the bat a couple of times on Saturday.

More of the same today would be great to watch from one of the most exciting batters India has ever witnessed.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: The DY Patil Stadium has been in the news for being a go-to concert venue in recent months, but the fireworks and pyrotechnics didn’t stop with the music. In two matches so far, nearly 900 runs have been scored, with batters blasting towering sixes and having their way with bowlers.

Expect more of the same in today’s match.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: India will be up against England Masters, who are playing their first game of the tournament. Eoin Morgan will be their captain, as he leads old-school players such as Ian Bell, Monty Panesar, Steven Finn, and Tim Bresnan. Remember them? They will be back in action as England Masters look for a good start.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: The main appeal for the Indian team (and this is a statement that has been true hundreds of times in the past) is Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin is the captain of this team, and looked set for a lovely innings with a couple of fantastic boundaries.

Unfortunately, he was dismissed for just 10, leaving the Mumbaikars wanting more. Well, here’s Sachin’s chance to provide.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Quickfire 50s from Stuart Binny and Yusuf Pathan at different stages of the innings helped India reach a total of 222.

However, it was the unheralded Abhimanyu Mithun who delivered an absolutely clutch final over when Sri Lanka were arguably the favourites to go on and win.

India Masters vs England Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: India Masters started off the tournament with a thrilling 4-run victory over Sri Lanka in a match that went down to the very last ball. Despite a tall first innings total and a dominant bowling performance, Sri Lanka’s death overs onslaught kept the islanders alive in the contest to make it interesting.

India Masters vs Sri Lanka Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Sachin Tendulkar and the India Masters continue their journey in the new International Masters League, fresh off a cracking victory against Sri Lanka in a match that had all the thrills you could have asked for. Following this electric start, India’s next opponents are the England Masters, and if there’s one thing we can promise you, it’s that there will be plenty of sixes and plenty of runs. Stay tuned!