Team India is continuing its momentum in the Asia Cup 2025 cricket tournament. The Indian team, which has won every match it has played so far, has also registered its sixth consecutive victory. This time, it was Sri Lanka, a strong competitor in Asian cricket, who stood opposite. The match, which was held on Friday, was thrilling from the first ball. Both the teams fought till the end for the victory, and in the end the result was decided through a super over.
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Sri Lanka then bowled out in the stipulated 20 overs.
Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh avoided defeat with sensational bowling. Batting first in this match, India scored 202 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Abhishek Sharma (61 off 31 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixes) and Tilak Verma (4 fours off 34 balls with 49 not out with a six) were devastating batsmen, while Sanju Samson (39 off 23 balls with 3 sixes) and Axar Patel (4 fours off 15 balls with 21 not out with a six) shone brightly.
Sri Lankan bowlers Mahisha Teekshan, Dushmanth Chameera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dasan Shanaka and Charith Asalanka took one wicket each. Sri Lanka were then restricted to 202 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Pathum Nissanka (107 not out in 58 balls with 7 fours and 6 sixes) scored a century, while Kusal Perera (58 not out in 32 balls with 8 fours and 58 with a six) scored a half-century. Dasan Shanaka (2 fours in 11 balls with 22 not out with a six) shone brightly.
Hero Pathum Nissanka caught out
Among the Indian bowlers, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana took a wicket each. Sri Lanka needed 12 runs to win in the last over. Harshit Rana caught century hero Pathum Nissanka in the first ball. Five runs came in the next three balls. Shanaka moved the fifth ball for a boundary. With that, Sri Lanka needed three runs to win in the last ball. Only two runs came.
The match was tied and a super over was needed. The match turned around with the wicket of Pathum Nissanka. Arshdeep Singh bowled in the super over . Kusal Perera (0) was out on the first ball. The next two balls only yielded two runs with the help of a wide. Dusan Shanaka was run out on the fourth ball after taking a single. However, the umpire gave out a catch before the run out. Shanaka took a review.
The umpires explained it to the players.
But the ball did not hit the bat and it was declared not out. After the umpire’s decision, the ball becomes dead. So the runout does not count. That saved Shanaka from being out. This decision confused the fans as well as the Indian players. But the umpires explained it to the players.
But Shanaka was caught out on the very next ball. With that, India’s target was set at three runs. India then scored oneThree runs scored on the ball.Won. This match provided real excitement in the Asia Cup 2025 tournament, which was dull with one-sided matches. It has gone down in history.
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