India Masters vs Sri Lanka Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: A throwback to the last vestiges of Sri Lanka’s great teams of the previous generation. Sangakkara naturally the standard-bearer, but plenty of batting talent with Tharanga, Thirimanne, and Kaluwitharana.

Seam bowling also there, with the likes of Lakmal and Udana, well-versed in plying their trade in T20 leagues.

India Masters vs Sri Lanka Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: On the spinners front, Rahul Sharma is the leg-spin option in the team, while Shahbaz Nadeem and Pawan Negi are the left-arm orthodox options (Jadeja-Axar lite, anybody?).

Yuvraj and Yusuf will be the all-round options for the team, and don’t be surprised if the captain decides he wants to roll his arm over for a quick spell…

India Masters vs Sri Lanka Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: For India, there are some very solid operators present with ball. Stuart Binny provides that seam-bowling all-round option alongside Irfan, and more pacers are present via Dhawal Kulkarni and Vinay Kumar.

Don’t go in expecting express pace from India, but it will be good to see these fringe-type pacers of India’s national past make a bow alongside some batting legends.

India Masters vs Sri Lanka Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Just an hour away from the toss at the DY Patil, let’s take a look at India’s team.

Starting with the batting — you can’t look past Sachin, Yuvraj, and Raina, can you? Add the reliability of Ambati Rayudu, who could don the gloves, as well as Yusuf and Irfan Pathan in that lower middle order, and it’s the kind of balanced top 6 or 7 that franchise teams across the world would be jealous of.

India Masters vs Sri Lanka Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Continuing on this trend of these former pros being super enthusiastic about the chance to play in front of crowds again, Yuvraj Singh said:

“I can’t wait to step back onto the field again. India versus Sri Lanka has always been a high-intensity, thrilling contest, and I know the fans are just as excited as we are.”

“With Sachin Paaji leading us against Sanga and the Sri Lankan team, it feels like stepping back in time, but with the same passion for the game. The fans are in for a treat, and we’re ready to put on a fantastic show.”

India Masters vs Sri Lanka Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Fans not the only ones who are excited and looking forward to this tournament. SL Masters captain Sangakkara speaks about what to look forward to in the first edition of the IML.

India Masters vs Sri Lanka Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Here’s Sri Lanka’s team that will be led by Sanga:

Kumar Sangakkara, 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

India Masters vs Sri Lanka Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: India Masters full squad list:

Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Ambati Rayudu, Rahul Sharma, Stuart Binny, Vinay Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pawan Negi, Abhimanyu Mithun, Shahbaz Nadeem, Gurkeerat Singh Mann

India Masters vs Sri Lanka Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Plenty of star-studded names for India outside of the Little Master as well. Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina are icons of T20 cricket in India, while the Pathan brothers Yusuf and Irfan are well-versed with this format.

India Masters vs Sri Lanka Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: Tendulkar and Sangakkara are not alone in terms of legendary skippers.

Eoin Morgan leads England Masters, Brian Lara captains West Indies Masters, Jacques Kallis for South Africa Masters, and Shane Watson for Australia Masters.

India Masters vs Sri Lanka Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: The two highest scorers in international cricket. 62,000+ runs between them, and 163 international centuries. As far as pedigree goes, it doesn’t get much better than Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara, and it is only right that these legends captain their respective teams today.

India Masters vs Sri Lanka Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: The DY Patil Stadium will host the first 5 matches of this tournament, before it moves on to the Kotambi Stadium in Nagpur, before finally getting wrapped up including the playoffes at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in Raipur.

India Masters vs Sri Lanka Masters LIVE Score, IML 2025: While all the attention is on the Champions Trophy, far away from Lahore and Dubai, Navi Mumbai is hosting an experience like no other. After a long time away from the cricket field, cricketing legends will assemble under one roof, most likely taking you down memory lane. The maiden season of the much-anticipated Indian Masters League gets underway tonight, and kicking it off are India and Sri Lanka, featuring some of the biggest names international cricket has ever seen.