A speedy fifty from Yuvraj Singh and a four-wicket haul from Shahbaz Nadeem helped India Masters overcome the Australia Masters by 94 runs within the semifinal of the Worldwide Masters League 2025 in Raipur on Thursday.
The Sachin Tendulkar-led group will face the winner of the second semifinal between Sri Lanka Masters and West Indies Masters to be performed in the identical venue tomorrow.
After being put into bat, India misplaced Ambati Rayudu early when an arm-ball from Steve O’Keefe sped previous the batter’s tried lower. Tendulkar rolled again the years to indicate glimpses of his nimble footwork to assist India acquire a couple of boundaries within the PowerPlay.
AS IT HAPPENED | INDIA MASTERS VS AUSTRALIA MASTERS HIGHLIGHTS
Yuvraj attacked from ball one, hitting seven sixes throughout his 30-ball 59, lofting spinners over the legside with ease. A 47-run partnership between him and the Grasp Blaster put India Masters in management earlier than contributions from Yusuf Pathan and Stuart Binny helped the group publish a formidable complete of 220 for seven.
Australia by no means received going within the chase, with Vinay Kumar scalping Shane Watson and Shaun Marsh early to dent the Aussies possibilities. Nadeem ran via the middle-order with some stump-to-stump bowling.
Ben Chopping’s 30-ball 39 managed to delay the inevitable earlier than Irfan Pathan picked the final two wickets to seal the deal within the penultimate over.