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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Tilak Varma (Image credit: X)
NEW DELHI: The India A-Sri Lanka A clash successful the Tri-Nation A Series successful Dambulla had everything - a thrilling chase, a arguable finish, heated arguments with umpires, a Super Over and an aggravated speech involving teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.What started arsenic a regular group-stage fixture turned into 1 of the astir melodramatic matches of the tournament. With fading light, disputed decisions and emotions moving high, players, umpires and squad officials were progressive successful respective tense moments earlier Sri Lanka A yet emerged victorious.
At the centre of the play was 15-year-old Sooryavanshi, who was seen archetypal joining discussions with the umpires, past trying to propulsion skipper Tilak Varma distant from an statement and aboriginal getting progressive successful a heated speech with Sri Lankan players aft India's defeat.
India A vs Sri Lanka Super Over play successful Dambulla: How it unfolded
India A retrieve from trouble
Batting first, India A got disconnected to different brisk commencement done Sooryavanshi, who struck 21 disconnected 14 balls with a six and 2 boundaries earlier being dismissed.Tilak Varma (23) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (32) added 52 runs for the 3rd wicket, but Sri Lanka A's spinners triggered a collapse. India A slipped from 91/2 to 143/7 earlier Suryansh Shedge (72 disconnected 66) and Vipraj Nigam (51 disconnected 49) rescued the innings with a important 104-run concern for the eighth wicket.
India A were yet bowled retired for 265 successful 49.2 overs.
Samarawickrama takes Sri Lanka A close
Sri Lanka A looked acceptable for triumph acknowledgment to Sadeera Samarawickrama's fantabulous 93. The hosts needed lone 5 runs from the last implicit with wickets successful hand.But left-arm pacer Arshad Khan produced a superb implicit afloat of yorkers, conceding conscionable 4 runs and forcing the lucifer into a melodramatic final-ball finish.
The contention begins
On the past shot of the innings, Chamika Gunasekara was struck connected the pad and completed a tally earlier being tally retired portion attempting a second.The tally levelled the scores, but Tilak Varma instantly questioned whether the tally should person counted. India A argued that Gunasekara had not offered a changeable and truthful the leg-bye should not person been awarded.What followed was a lengthy treatment involving the umpires, players and squad officials arsenic fading airy added different furniture of uncertainty.
Tilak argues, Sooryavanshi intervenes
As Tilak continued his discussions with the umpires adjacent the bound ropes, Sooryavanshi besides entered the conversation.In a video that aboriginal went viral connected societal media, the teen was seen joining the statement earlier India A caput manager Hrishikesh Kanitkar pulled him distant from the officials.Moments later, Sooryavanshi appeared to impulse Tilak to determination distant from the umpires arsenic the India A skipper continued to property his case.After respective minutes of deliberation, the umpires ruled that the lucifer was tied and would beryllium decided done a Super Over.
More play successful the Super Over
With floodlights unavailable for the tourney and visibility worsening, concerns remained implicit whether determination was capable airy to implicit the contest.Sri Lanka A batted archetypal successful the Super Over and scored 16 runs disconnected Arshad Khan's over. India A were unhappy with a wide and a no-ball telephone during the over, starring to further discussions with the officials.The no-ball proved particularly costly arsenic it allowed Sri Lanka A to propulsion their full to 16.
Sooryavanshi's situation falls short
Chasing 17 to win, India A sent retired Sooryavanshi and Suryansh Shedge.However, Sri Lanka pacer Kugathas Mathulan kept his composure brilliantly nether pressure. The slingy accelerated bowler restricted the brace passim the implicit and conceded lone 9 runs.Sooryavanshi faced the last 3 deliveries but could not find the large hits India desperately needed arsenic Sri Lanka A completed a memorable victory.
Tempers flare aft the finish
The play did not extremity with the last ball.As Sri Lanka A celebrated wildly, Sooryavanshi appeared visibly frustrated. Television cameras showed the teen exchanging words with Sri Lankan players earlier concisely pushing 1 of them.Players from some sides rapidly stepped successful to forestall the concern from escalating further, with elder Sri Lanka cricketer Niroshan Dickwella among those helping calm tempers.For India A, it was a 2nd decision successful the tournament.
