India defeated West Indies by six wickets to win the inaugural season of the Worldwide Masters League performed in Raipur on Sunday.
Ambati Rayudu led the 149-run chase with a well-made 74 off 50 balls and obtained assist, first from his opening accomplice, Sachin Tendulkar, and later from Gurkeerat Singh Mann and Yuvraj Singh.
Rayudu cracked boundaries throughout the bottom whereas Tendulkar rotated strike earlier than displaying a classic higher minimize over deep third for a six. Nonetheless, grasp blaster’s innings was minimize quick by Tino Finest who trapped him in entrance.
Gurkeerat and Rayudu then took the chase additional. India did lose three wickets in fast succession, however Yuvraj and Binny accomplished the formalities contained in the 18th over.
Shahbaz Nadeem picked up two wickets in his 4 overs and gave away simply 12 runs.
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Shahbaz Nadeem picked up two wickets in his 4 overs and gave away simply 12 runs.
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Earlier, Dwayne Smith gave West Indies a fast begin together with his 45 off 35 balls however didn’t discover sufficient assist from captain Brian Lara and William Perkins on the high.
Shahbaz Nadeem obtained the ball to show and made it troublesome for the West Indian batters to hit him. Lendl Simmons dug in and scored a combating 57 off 41 balls to take the rating close to the 150-run mark. Nonetheless, it wasn’t sufficient to defend.