New Delhi, March 1 -- Rahul Sharma's historic hattrick headlined India Masters' win over South Africa Masters in the ongoing International Masters League (IML) 2025 at the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) Stadium in Vadodara on Saturday. In the end, India Masters won by eight wickets, thus registering their third victory on the trot.

Sent into bat first by India Masters captain Sachin Tendulkar, South Africa Masters were off to a bright start with a 35-run stand by Hashim Amla and Henry Davids before Rahul Sharma spun his web in his first match of the tournament.

After warming up with a decent first over, Rahul Sharma accounted for the wickets of Hashim Amla (9), Jacques Kallis (0) and Jacques Rudolph (0) off the first three balls of hi...