{"id":178582,"date":"2026-06-09T08:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=178582"},"modified":"2026-06-09T08:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:54:18","slug":"ind-a-vs-sl-a-india-a-pulls-off-a-heist-wins-by-eight-runs-as-sri-lanka-a-implodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=178582","title":{"rendered":"IND A vs SL A: India A pulls off a heist, wins by eight runs as Sri Lanka A implodes"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi\u2019s first outing for India A in one-day cricket ended with a muted 14 but his team hung in there till the end against a self-destructing Sri Lanka A to pull off an eight-run win in the tri-series opener here on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Chasing 278, Sri Lanka A had the game in the bag after captain Sahan Arachchige made a sublime 74 off 72 balls. However, the inexplicable loss of last four wickets in 10 balls, including three in the final over from pacer Arshad Khan, gave India A a narrow win.<\/p>\n

The seasoned Ruturaj Gaikwad made a composed 101 to lead India A to 277 for six.<\/p>\n

The spin duo of Ayush Badoni (2\/46) and Anukul Roy (2\/49) kept India in the game after the pacers, especially Anshul Kamboj, leaked runs early in Sri Lanka A\u2019s chase.<\/p>\n

Sahan, who has played international cricket, got his team on the cusp of victory before being bowled by a sharp yorker from Kamboj. Too many soft dismissals towards the end of the innings handed the Tilak Verma-led side a sneaky win.<\/p>\n

India A will next play Afghanistan A here on June 11.<\/p>\n

The game also marked the comeback of Niroshan Dickwella (47 off 45) who shared an opening-wicket stand of 93 with another Sri Lankan international Avishka Fernando (45 off 59). Both the openers could not get their slog sweep right against Badoni to be caught.<\/p>\n

Electing to bat, India A was pushed to a mini-crisis at 16 for two in five overs after early dismissals of Sooryavanshi and Prabhsimran Singh.<\/p>\n

But vice-captain Gaikwad, who fetched his 21st List A hundred in 112 balls, and skipper Tilak Varma (60 off 97 balls) added 150 runs for the fourth wicket to steady India\u2019s ship.<\/p>\n

There were persistent strong winds across the ground, and the pitch too offered some assistance to the bowlers, making batting a rather tough proposition.<\/p>\n

But Gaikwad and Tilak summoned their years of experience in domestic cricket to resist Lanka\u2019s charge after coming together at 69 for three.<\/p>\n

The Indian batters were a bit too slow to begin with, collecting their runs mainly through singles and doubles in the initial phase.<\/p>\n

The lone display of aggression came when Gaikwad hammered spinner Vijayakanth Viyaskanth for a six over mid-wicket, which also helped him reach his fifty in 66 balls.<\/p>\n

Thereafter he showed a lot more urgency to push the scoring rate ahead. Tilak was more focused on giving strike to his partner. The left-hander reached his fifty in 86 balls just like his partner, lifting slinging pacer Garuka Sanketh for a six over mid-off.<\/p>\n

Gaikwad brought up his hundred with a single off left-arm spinner Wanuj Sahan, but got out soon to the same bowler while trying to clear the deep mid-wicket fence.<\/p>\n

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Tilak too walked back soon, getting castled while trying to ramp pacer Mohamed Shiraz (2\/67).<\/p>\n

But Ayush Badoni (24 off 18 balls) and Suryansh Shedge (26* off 14 balls) added 46 quick runs as India went past the 270-run mark.<\/p>\n

There was a lot of focus on Sooryavanshi\u2019s outing and he seemed in a good touch while cracking three fours. But a moment of impatience curtailed his stay \u2014 an attempted bunt over mid-off off Shiraz ended in the hands of a diving Sahan Arachchige.<\/p>\n

Priyansh Arya made a run-a-ball 32 but a terrible mix-up with Gaikwad resulted in the former\u2019s run-out.<\/p>\n

Published on Jun 09, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi\u2019s first outing for India A in one-day cricket ended with a muted 14 but his team hung in there till the end against a self-destructing Sri Lanka A to pull off an eight-run win in the tri-series opener here on Tuesday. 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