In the 9th match of International Masters League T20 played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara, Australia Masters defeated India Masters by 95 runs.
The stormy innings of Shane Watson (110) and Ben Dunk (132) took Australia to a huge score of 269/1.
In response, despite the fighting innings of Sachin Tendulkar (64), the Indian team was all out for 174 runs.
Australia’s innings, Watson and Dunk’s fiery show!
Batting first, Australia scored 269 runs in 20 overs losing only 1 wicket.
Openers Shane Watson and Ben Dunk thrashed the Indian bowlers.
After the initial setback, Shane Watson (110) and Ben Dunk (132*) made an unbeaten partnership of 236 runs and completely took the match out of India’s control.
Australia’s top 5 scorers:
- Ben Dunk – 132* (53 balls, 12 fours, 10 sixes)
- Shane Watson – 110* (52 balls, 12 fours, 7 sixes)
- Shaun Marsh – 22 (15 balls, 4 fours)
India’s top 5 bowlers:
- Pawan Negi – 3 overs, 34 runs, 1 wicket
- Abhimanyu Mithun – 4 overs, 46 runs, 0 wickets
- Rahul Sharma – 4 overs, 42 runs, 0 wickets
- Vinay Kumar – 4 overs, 73 runs, 0 wickets
- Irfan Pathan – 2 overs, 31 runs, 0 wickets
India’s innings Sachin’s fighting innings, but the rest of the batsmen failed
Chasing the big target of 269 runs, the Indian team had an aggressive start.
Sachin Tendulkar (64) and Naman Ojha (19) gave a fast start, but the middle order collapsed completely.
Yusuf Pathan (25) and Pawan Negi (14) struggled, but Xavier Doherty’s (4-0-25-5) lethal bowling wrapped up the Indian innings. In the end, India were all out for 174 in 20 overs and lost the match by 95 runs.
Top 5 scorers for India:
- Sachin Tendulkar – 64 (33 balls, 7 fours, 4 sixes)
- Yusuf Pathan – 25 (15 balls, 3 fours, 1 six)
- Naman Ojha – 19 (11 balls, 4 fours)
- Pawan Negi – 14 (10 balls, 2 fours)
- Rahul Sharma – 18 (16 balls, 3 fours)
Top 5 bowlers for Australia:
- Xavier Doherty – 4 overs, 25 runs, 5 wickets
- Ben Hilfenhaus – 3 overs, 34 runs, 1 wicket
- Ben Laughlin – 3 overs, 31 runs, 1 wicket
- Daniel Christian – 4 overs, 31 runs, 1 wicket
- Nathan Reardon – 2 overs, 15 runs, 1 wicket
