An all-round display from West Indies Masters took them to a six-run win over Sri Lanka Masters in the second semi-final of the International Masters League League 2025 in Raipur on Friday (March 14). The Brian Lara-led team thus booked a place in the final against Indiabrigadeiropg, to be held on Sunday. (More Cricket News)

An explosive unbeaten half century from Denesh Ramdin (50 not out off 22 balls) powered the Windies to a 179-run total in 20 overs, before Tino Best’s four-wicket burst (4/27 in four overs) helped the Caribbean outfit limit the Lankans to 173 for nine.

Sri Lanka Masters’ chase never quite took off as wickets tumbled at regular intervals, putting them on the back foot early. Asela Gunaratne was the only batter to rise to the occasion, with a superb 66 off 42 balls, comprising seven fours and a six, but his valiant effort went in vain against a disciplined West Indies Masters bowling attack.

Brief Scores: West Indies Masters 179/5 (Denesh Ramdin 50 not out, Brian Lara 41, Chadwick Walton 31; Asela Gunaratne 1/14, Jeevan Mendis 1/26) beat Sri Lanka Masters 173/9 (Asela Gunaratne 66, Upul Tharanga 30; Tino Best 4/27, Dwayne Smith 2/37) by 6 runs.

Sri Lanka Masters won the toss and opted to field first against West Indies Masters.

Sri Lanka Masters: Kumar Sangakkara (wk/c), Asela Gunaratne, Upul Tharanga, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Seekkuge Prasanna, Isuru Udanabrigadeiropg, Chaturanga de Silva, Dilruwan Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, Suranga Lakmal

After a poor first game, Sim brought her A-game with respect to accuracy and power, and was vaporising those smashes and the second was turning out to be much competitive than the first. Sim continued to dominate the as Sindhu was finding it tough to get into the groove. 

The fifth-seeded Indian, who last won a title in the 2022 Singapore Open, will next face Korea's Sim Yu Jin.

West Indies Masters: Dwayne Smith, William Perkins, Lendl Simmons, Brian Lara (c), Ashley Nurse, Chadwick Walton, Denesh Ramdin (wk),ijogo slots Tino Best, Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn, Ravi Rampaul

The International Masters League is being telecast live on Colours Cineplex and Colours Cineplex Superhits channels in India. The tournament is also being streamed live on the Jio Hotstar app and website in India.

West Indies Masters Squad: Dwayne Smith, William Perkins, Lendl Simmons, Brian Lara(c), Ashley Nurse, Chadwick Walton, Narsingh Deonarine, Denesh Ramdin(w), Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn, Ravi Rampaul, Kirk Edwards, Jonathan Carter, Tino Best, Fidel Edwards

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