Vinay Kumar roaring in anger (Source:imlt20.oficial/Instagram)
The International Masters League 2025 is now into its final stage as India Masters are up against West Indies Masters in the finale. West Indies batted first and kept losing wickets at regular intervals, but the first one to go and probably the biggest wicket of the innings was of Brian Lara.
Vinay Kumar Draws First Blood
It came on the fifth ball of the 4th over and was a brilliant delivery from Vinay Kumar. The ball was shortish in length, on off. Brian Lara tried to cut it, but got in an awkward position as the ball was too close for his comfort and ended up handing an easy catch to the point fielder. Pawan Negi caught the ball safely, and Vinay Kumar was ecstatic after the wicket.
The Indian star did not shy away from showing his emotions too and brought a loud roar, clearly showing what it meant to the Indian team who came into the final after beating mighty Aussies. After his wicket, Perkins too could not last long, but Lendl Simmons and Dwayne Smith steadied the ship and took West Indies to a decent total.
Vinay Kumar ended with three wickets in as many overs while giving away 26 runs in those. Shahbaz Nadeem picked two wickets while Negi and Binny took one wicket each. In reply, India got off a quick start in the run-chase and look set to take the title with both Rayudu and Sachin going great guns in the Powerplay.
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