The India A vs Sri Lanka A match in that tri-nation ODI series had high drama, like from the very start to the end, honestly it didn’t ease up. Sri Lanka A grabbed the win in a Super Over after both sides finished level on 265 runs. There were some standout personal showings as well , plus a few disputed umpiring calls and then, right after it, a tense back-and-forth between players.

A Match Decided After 100 Overs

It was close, basically the whole time. India A and Sri Lanka A kept swapping momentum through different phases, neither team really managed to grab full control. In the end it was tied, which meant a Super Over to decide who walks away with it. But the finish was only one angle of it, because later conversations also revolved around umpiring decisions, fading light, and that confrontation between players.

India A Fight Back but After Early Trouble

Top Order Struggles

India A batted first and finished on 265 all out in 49.2 overs. Their early batting didn’t really click, the opening stand couldn’t set the tone. Viabhav Suryavanshi made 21 runs, and Prabhsimran Singh got to 11. Other batters looked good for a brief moment but couldn’t turn those starts into something bigger. Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 37, while captain Tilak Varma contributed 23.

Shedge and Nigam pushed the dial higher

India A then steadied the innings through a lower-order recovery, the kind that feels necessary when things go sideways early.

Suryansh Shedge made 72 off 66 balls, with three fours and two sixes. Vipraj Nigam supported strongly with 51 off 49 deliveries, he hit six boundaries. The duo stitched a 104-run partnership for the eighth wicket, and that swing helped India A set a genuinely tough total after the shaky start.

For Sri Lanka A, Shiraz did the damage taking 3 wickets for 33, while Vijayakanth also picked up 3 for 26.

Sri Lanka A didn’t back off in the chase

Samarawickrama kept the innings grounded and steady

Sri Lanka A’s chase was kind of built up around, this calm and important innings from Sadeera Samarawickrama. It wasn’t a flashy thing you know, but it stayed there.  

He made 93 runs off 113 balls and hit seven fours. That knock kept Sri Lanka A right in it with the target, even when wickets were falling at the other end pretty steadily.

India A bowlers kept the whole thing breathing  

The India A bowlers, they stopped Sri Lanka A from getting away. Wickets kept arriving at regular intervals, and that meant the batting side was under constant pressure.  

As the innings got into the last few steps, nobody could really call the result.

Final over ends in a tie  

Sri Lanka A needed five runs in the final over

• Arshad Khan delivered what felt like a high class over, giving away only three runs across the first five balls. Then, on the last delivery, Sri Lanka A needed just two.  
• Arshad bowled a yorker and it struck Chamika Gunasekara right on the pad. The batters tried for a leg-bye. After that, while trying to grab a second run, Chamika ended up run out.  
• That single leg-bye then brought the scores to 265 each , so the match went into a Super Over.

Tilak Varma questions the leg-bye award  

India A captain Tilak Varma raised doubt about whether the leg-bye should have been counted, because the batter apparently hadn’t actually attempted a shot. Still , the umpires let the run stand.

Umpiring decisions cause debate later  

Questions over the leg-bye moment  

• The biggest disagreement really came from that last-ball leg-bye call. India A players felt the run shouldn’t have been added.  
• But the umpires, they disagreed. They confirmed the tie.

Wide and no-ball moments in the Super Over  

• More back and forth followed in the Super Over as well.  
• India A players objected to a wide call on one delivery, it looked like it might have brushed the batter’s boot. Later they also challenged a no-ball decision on a full toss that ended up producing a catch.  
• Naturally, those calls left the Indian players pretty frustrated.

Concerns About Fading Light

There was another issue that people kept mentioning about the playing conditions, kind of like, it felt off.

Once the daylight faded , visibility became much harder because the venue wasn’t using floodlights. India A players and the captain Tilak Varma raised concerns about whether they should keep going with the match.

In the end, the officials decided the Super Over would still take place, despite the worries that had been raised.

Super Over Seals the Result

• Sri Lanka A batted first in the Super Over and put up 16 runs.
• Then India A had to chase 17 runs to get the win.
• Suryansh Shedge and Viabhav Suryavanshi started for India A. Shedge managed only three runs off the first three deliveries. Suryavanshi came back with a two and then a four , but after that India A couldn’t really keep the needed scoring rate going.
• Mathulan bowled pretty effectively and held India A to just nine runs, which sealed it for Sri Lanka A.

Viabhav Suryavanshi and the Post-Match Altercation

• After the match finished, tensions stayed pretty high.
• A verbal exchange was reported between Viabhav Suryavanshi and a Sri Lankan player named Halambage. The moment escalated fast , and both players started moving toward each other.
• Teammates and officials stepped in before things spiraled any further. It showed the strain that had been building through a game packed with tight calls, and that sharp competition vibe.
• Earlier, there was also a standout moment when India A received a 10-run penalty. That happened because Vipraj Nigam ran onto the pitch on two separate occasions during Sri Lanka A’s innings.