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International Masters League 2025: Format, Schedule and More

International Masters League is starting today and we couldn’t be more excited. Read this article for all the details.

International Masters League is a newly launched cricket tournament featuring legendary cricketers from all over the world. The 2025 season is the inaugural season of the IML starting on 22 February and will conclude on 16 March 2025. 

The tournament has attracted a long list of sponsors like the Bank of Baroda and CIFDAQ Global. Matches are scheduled at 7:30 PM IST daily. A total of six teams will play featuring cricket legends in 18 total matches, including two semi-finals and one final. Each team will face the other five once in a round-robin format with the top four teams advancing to the semi-finals. The winning teams will play a final match to win the first title of the International Masters League.

The whole tournament will be played across three venues in India namely, Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai, Reliance Stadium in Vadodara, and Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur. The tournament aims to celebrate the legacy of star players, so let us take a look at the teams.

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International Masters League 2025: Meet The Teams and Captains

The IML is a big deal for cricket fans as it marks the return of the most promising players of their era, for instance when the league was announced last year in October, fans could not hold back their tears as they saw the Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar in the batting net practising for the tournament. So with that, let us look at the teams and captains.

International Masters League 2025: Format, Schedule and More!
International Masters League 2025: Format, Schedule and More!

Team India Captained by Sachin Tendulkar: Sachin Tendulkar (C), Yuvraj Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Stuart Binny, Dhawal Kulkarni, Vinay Kumar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rahul Sharma, Naman Ojha, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Abhimanyu Mithun, Saurabh Tiwary

Team Australia Captained by Shane Watson: Shane Watson (C), Callum Ferguson, Nathan Reardon, Shaun Marsh, Ben Cutting, Dan Christian, Ben Dunk, Peter Nevill, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ben Laughlin, Bryce McGain, James Pattinson, Jason Krejza, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Xavier Doherty

Team Sri Lanka Captained by Kumar Sangakkara: Kumar Sangakkara (C), Romesh Kaluwitharana, Ashan Priyanjan, Upul Tharanga, Nuwan Pradeep, Lahiru Thirimanne, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Seekkuge Prasanna, Jeevan Mendis, Isuru Udana, Dhammika Prasad, Suranga Lakmal, Dilruwan Perera, Asela Gunaratne, Chaturanga de Silva

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Team West Indies Captained by Brian Lara: Brian Lara (C), Chris Gayle, Kirk Edwards, Lendl Simmons, Narsingh Deonarine, Ashley Nurse, Dwayne Smith, Chadwick Walton, Denesh Ramdin, Williams Perkins, Fidel Edwards, Jerome Taylor, Ravi Rampaul, Sulieman Benn, Tino Best

Team South Africa Captained by Jacques Kallis: Jacques Kallis (C), Alviro Petersen, Farhaan Behardien, Hashim Amla, Henry Davids, Jacques Rudolph, Jonty Rhodes, Vernon Philander, Dane Vilas, Morne van Wyk, Eddie Leie, Garnett Kruger, Makhaya Ntini, Thandi Tshabalala

Team England Captained by Eoin Morgan: Eoin Morgan (C), Ian Bell, Darren Maddy, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Tim Bresnan, Phil Mustard, Tim Ambrose, Boyd Rankin, Chris Schofield, Chris Tremlett, Ryan Sidebottom, Steve Finn, Stuart Meaker, Joe Denly

Mark Your Calendars: International Masters League Schedule and Fixture

The first match of the International Masters League is set to take place on 22 February and the finals are scheduled for 16 March. Here is the full list of matches with venues and timings.

Date Time (IST) Teams Venue
Feb 22, 2025 7:30 PM India Masters vs Sri Lanka Masters D.Y. Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Feb 24, 2025 7:30 PM Australia Masters vs West Indies Masters D.Y. Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Feb 25, 2025 7:30 PM India Masters vs England Masters D.Y. Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Feb 26, 2025 7:30 PM South Africa Masters vs Sri Lanka Masters D.Y. Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Feb 27, 2025 7:30 PM West Indies Masters vs England Masters D.Y. Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Feb 28, 2025 7:30 PM Sri Lanka Masters vs Australia Masters BCA Stadium, Vadodara
Mar 1, 2025 7:30 PM India Masters vs South Africa Masters BCA Stadium, Vadodara
Mar 3, 2025 7:30 PM South Africa Masters vs England Masters BCA Stadium, Vadodara
Mar 5, 2025 7:30 PM India Masters vs Australia Masters BCA Stadium, Vadodara
Mar 6, 2025 7:30 PM Sri Lanka Masters vs West Indies Masters BCA Stadium, Vadodara
Mar 7, 2025 7:30 PM Australia Masters vs South Africa Masters BCA Stadium, Vadodara
Mar 8, 2025 7:30 PM India Masters vs West Indies Masters Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur
Mar 10, 2025 7:30 PM Sri Lanka Masters vs England Masters Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur
Mar 11, 2025 7:30 PM West Indies Masters vs South Africa Masters Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur
Mar 12, 2025 7:30 PM England Masters vs Australia Masters Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur
Mar 13, 2025 7:30 PM Semifinal 1 (1st vs 4th) Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur
Mar 14, 2025 7:30 PM Semifinal 2 (2nd vs 3rd) Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur
Mar 16, 2025 7:30 PM Final Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur

International Masters League: Where to Watch and Buy Tickets?

The matches will be available for live streaming on the JioHotstar app and website. It will also be telecasted on the Colours Cineplex and Colors Cineplex Superhits TV channels in India. Meanwhile, the official ticketing partner for the International Masters League is BookMyShow and you can buy the tickets online from the app or website, but you better hurry up because the tickets will be sold out soon.

Also Read: IML Cricket: Legends Return To Action

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