India take all the way in which by Sri Lanka in last Tremendous Fours match earlier than Sunday’s Asia Cup last in opposition to Pakistan.
Printed On 26 Sep 2025
Defending champions India survived Pathum Nissanka’s blistering hundred and a few intense Tremendous Over drama earlier than beating Sri Lanka in a useless rubber to keep up their unbeaten run within the Asia Cup on Friday.
With India having already secured their place in Sunday’s last in opposition to Pakistan and Sri Lanka eradicated, the Tremendous Fours conflict was of merely educational curiosity, however it turned out to be probably the most thrilling sport of this 12 months’s match.
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Sri Lanka gave a very good account of themselves and matched India’s 202-5 to power the Tremendous Over after Nissanka (107) smashed the primary particular person hundred of this 12 months’s match.
Sri Lanka, nevertheless, managed solely two runs within the Tremendous Over earlier than shedding each the wickets in 5 deliveries from Arshdeep Singh.
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav took three runs from the primary supply from Wanindu Hasaranga to seal their victory matter-of-factly.
Earlier, put into bat, 20-overs world champions India racked up the match’s first 200-plus whole driving opener Abhishek Sharma’s third consecutive fifty within the match.
Abhishek, the world’s top-ranked T20 batter, maintained his red-hot type with a scorching 61 off 31 balls.
Opening companion Shubman Gill fell for 4,
and skipper Suryakumar’s (12) stoop in type continued, however India didn’t actually endure as Abhishek raced to a 22-ball fifty.
Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka eliminated Abhishek, however Tilak Varma, who made 49 not out, and Sanju Samson (39) maintained the strain on the Sri Lankan bowlers.
Of their chase, Sri Lanka misplaced Kusal Mendis for a duck within the first over, however cruised to 72-1 after the six powerplay overs.
India rested tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, whereas Hardik Pandya bowled only one over earlier than leaving the sphere.
Nissanka wanted 25 balls to deliver up his fifty, and Kusal Perera (58) couldn’t be denied his half-century both.
Spinner Varun Chakravarthy broke the 127-run stand when he dismissed Perera.
Nissanka raced to a 52-ball hundred, however fell within the first ball of the final over, which ended with Sri Lanka additionally on 202-5, forcing the Tremendous Over.
