Australia Masters
The 9th match of the International Masters League was played between India Masters and Australia Masters at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara. In this match, India Masters lost by 50 runs. With this, the process of three consecutive matches of Sachin’s team for three consecutive matches broke. In this match, Australia Masters batting first scored 269 runs in 20 overs at the loss of 1 wicket. In response, the India Masters team was all out after scoring 172 runs in 20 overs.
Ben Dunk and Shane Watson scored a century
Australia Masters started to bat first in this match. The pair of Shaun Marsh and Shane Watson gave the team a great start. There was a 43 -run partnership between the two for the first wicket. However, Marsh lost his wicket after getting a good start. He scored 22 runs in 15 balls. After he was dismissed, Ben Dunk came to support Shane Watson. Together, the two rescued the sweat of India Masters bowlers. During the entire innings, India Masters bowlers were seen craving for the wicket. Shane Watson returned unbeaten after scoring 110 runs in 52 balls with 12 fours and 7 sixes, while Ben Dunk scored 132 runs in 53 balls with 12 fours and 10 sixes. Both batsmen batted at a strike rate of over 200.
Sachin’s half -century, everyone else flops
The India Masters team came out under pressure from the beginning to achieve the target of 270 runs. However, captain Sachin Tendulkar gave the team a good start by scoring 64 runs in 33 balls. But after his dismissal, India Masters’s batting order was shattered like cards. Apart from Sachin, Naman Ojha (19), Irfan Pathan (11) Yusuf Pathan (15) Pawan Negi (14) and Rahul Sharma (18) were able to cross the double figure. Other batsmen flopped completely. In this way, the entire team was all out after scoring 174 runs in 20 overs.
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