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Sri Lanka A defeat India A in a Super Over thriller
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Sri Lanka A defeat India A in a Super Over thriller

Sri Lanka A registered a brilliant victory over India A in the on-going tri-series at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium.

 

In the fourth encounter of the series, after India set a target of 266 runs, the game went into the super over, where Sri Lanka managed to win in thrilling fashion.

 

The game went into the super over, where Sri Lanka set a target of 17 runs, which the Indian team failed to chase down.

 

Earlier, Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to field first. India opened its innings with Prabhsimran Singh and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scoring 11 and 21 runs, respectively. Ruturaj Gaikwad added 37 runs to the board while Tilak Varma managed 23 runs.

 

Suryansh Shedge stood out for India scoring 72 runs in 66 deliveries as India A posted a total of 265 runs.

 

Mohamed Shiraz and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth were the highest wicket-takers for Sri Lanka with three wickets each to their names. Sahan Arachchige, Kugathas Mathulan, and Wanuja Sahan took one wicket each.

 

During the tricky chase, openers Niroshan Dickwella and Avishka Fernando hit 37 and 22 runs, respectively. Vishen Halambage failed to make an impact on the game as he was dismissed on a score of 17 runs as well.

 

After the subpar start to the run chase, Sadeera Samarawickrama anchored the innings. In the middle overs, Sadeera put in a brilliant performance as he scored 93 runs to his name in 113 deliveries.

 

His performance was crucial as Sri Lanka took the game into the super over after it was tied. Batting first, Sri Lanka posted a target of 17 runs in the super over, which the duo of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Suryansh Shedge failed to chase down, as Sri Lanka A registered a thrilling victory.

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