Great batsman Sachin Tendulkar has once again proved that age is just a number for him. In the International Masters League, the master-blaster played a brilliant innings reminding me of his old golden days. Tendulkar, who has scored the most runs in the history of international cricket, hit a stormy fifty against Australia Masters at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara on Wednesday night.

51-year-old Tendulkar played a brilliant innings of 64 runs in 33 balls for India Masters in the International Masters League, in which he hit seven fours and four sixes. But he could not make his team win. He did not get support from any batsman from the other end. Sachin kept India Masters in the race as long as he stayed at the crease and the team reached 100/3 in 10.1 overs. Daniel Christian silenced the audience by dismissing Tendulkar.

Yusuf Pathan scored 25 runs in 15 balls to raise hopes of a fourth consecutive win for India Masters, who have already qualified for the knockouts. India Masters eventually lost by 95 runs and suffered their first defeat in the tournament. Xavier Doherty performed brilliantly for Australia with a brilliant performance of 5/25.

Earlier, Australia Masters scored a huge score of 269/1 in 20 overs with the help of centuries from Shane Watson and Ben Dunk. Australia Masters captain Watson along with Dunk made a double century partnership for the second wicket. Dunk remained unbeaten after scoring 132 runs in 53 balls, in this innings he hit 12 fours and 10 sixes.

Watson remained unbeaten after scoring 110 runs in 52 balls with the help of 12 fours and seven sixes. Pawan Negi was the only Indian Masters bowler to take a wicket, while Vinay Kumar was the most expensive, giving away 73 runs in four overs. The first semi-final will be held on March 13, while the second semi-final will be held on March 14. The final will be played on March 16.

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