The Ultimate Guide to International Masters League: Format, Fixtures And More

International Masters League (IML) is all set to kick off on 22 February, the first match being between the neighbours India and Sri Lanka in Mumbai from 7:30 PM IST. This will be the inaugural season of the tournament and will conclude on 16 March. 

The league aims to celebrate the legendary cricketers across the world. It will be played in India across three venues, Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai, Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur and BCA Stadium in Vadodara. Let’s take a look at the format of the IML.

International Masters League 2025: Understanding the Format

A total of 6 teams will be playing in the IML namely, India Masters, Sri Lanka Masters, England Masters, Australia Masters, West Indies Masters and South Africa Masters. One team will face the other 5 once during the whole tournament in 18 matches in a round-robin stage. 

The top four teams will secure their position in the semi-finals and the winners will advance to the finals. The finals are set to take place on 16 March 2025. Each match will start at 7:30 pm daily.

Where To Watch the IML 2025 

The match will be available for live streaming on Colours Cineplex and Colors Cineplex Superhits in India and JioHotstar. However, you can also buy tickets online on BookMyShow.

IML 2025 Teams: Captains and Squad

Since the league is all about celebrating legendary players, the captains of each team are a much more obvious choice. Let’s take a look at them.

• Sachin Tendulkar for India
• Kumar Sangakkara for Sri Lanka
• Eoin Morgan for England
• Shane Watson for Australia
• Brian Lara for the West Indies
• Jacques Kallis for South Africa

Now let us look at the whole squad.

India Masters: 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

Sri Lanka Masters: 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

England Masters: 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

Australia Masters: 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

West Indies Masters: 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

South Africa Masters: 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

International Masters League Schedule and Fixture

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

 

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