June 15, 2026 17:33SL A 232/7 in 44 oversArshad continues. Sadeera taps the ball on the off side and steals a quick single. Gunasekara defends, dot ball. Arshad gets the ball to reverse swing again, Gunasekara defends, dot ball.Gunasekara finally gets off the mark after six deliveries with a single down to deep third.Sadeera punches on the up to deep backward point for a single, he’s into the 80s now. Ooooh sharp bouncer from Arshad, Gunasekara ducks to finish the 44th over.June 15, 2026 17:27SL A 229/7 in 43 oversAnukul Roy is back into the attack. Sadeera easily knocks the length ball to long on for a single. Viyas taps the length ball to mid wicket, dot ball.Oh bowled him! Arm ball from Anukul, a wild swing from Viyas yields nothing as the ball crashes onto the stumps! Sri Lanka seven down now, are we in for a twist?V Viyaskanth b Anukul Roy 18(39) [4s-1]Chamika Gunasekara is the new batter for Sri Lanka. Defends off the first two balls. Gunasekara steps out of the crease and drives it straight to the fielder at short covers, dot ball to finish. Excellent over from Anukul, just one run and a partnership breaking wicket.June 15, 2026 17:22SL A 228/6 in 42 oversArshad Khan is back into the attack. Sadeera guides it off his pads behind square on the leg side for a single. Change of angle from Arshad, slower bouncer, Viyas plays the shot early and takes the under edge, dot ball.Arshad nails the tight line and length, Viyas defends, dot ball. Arshad pitches it up, Viyas drives it on the up to to mid off, dot ball. Viyas pulls on the leg side for two runs.Viyas mistimes the short ball to mid off, dot ball to finish.June 15, 2026 17:19SL A 225/6 in 41 oversVipraj to bowl the 41st. A single off the first three balls. Cheeky from Sadeera, guides the outside off stump delivery behind the keeper for FOUR! Sri Lanka’s match to lose from here!Sadeera drives it to long on for a single. Viyas defends, dot ball.June 15, 2026 17:17SL A 219/6 in 40 oversBadoni continues. Sadeera nails the reverse sweep to perfection for FOUR! Brings out the reverse sweep again, does not execute it well this time, its only a single to short backward point.Viyas joins the party now after a few dry overs! Punches the short delivery off his back foot on the off side for FOUR! Badoni tosses it up, a single to finish the 40th.June 15, 2026 17:13SL A 208/6 in 39 oversVipraj continues. Ooooh sharply turns away outside off, beats Viyas’ outside edge. Two more dot balls follow.Make that four dot balls on the trot. Five dot balls now. Viyas takes a single off the final delivery to close out the 39th.June 15, 2026 17:08SL A 207/6 in 38 oversBadoni continues, three dot balls off the first three deliveries. Make that four dot balls on the bounce.Viyas pulls to deep mid wicket for two runs. Viyas drives straight down the ground for a single.June 15, 2026 17:05SL A 204/6 in 37 oversVipraj continues. Two singles off the first two deliveries. Sadeera taps the full length ball on the leg side for a quick single. A single to finish the 37th over.Oooooh well-disguised top spinner catches Viyas off guard, adjusts last minute to get some bat on that, dot ball.June 15, 2026 17:01SL A 200/6 in 36 oversAyush Badoni continues. Sadeera defends, dot ball. Sadeera knocks the ball to long on for a single. Just three runs of the over, top bowling from Badoni.June 15, 2026 17:00SL A 197/6 in 35 oversVipraj Nigam continues. One run off the first three balls. Make that one run off the first four balls. Sadeera takes a single on the off side. A dot ball to finish.June 15, 2026 16:53SL A 195/6 in 34 oversBadoni continues. Ooooh thick outside edge to short third, dot ball. Sadeera defends, dot ball. Sadeera taps it on the leg side for a single.Badoni strikes again! Wanuja creams the pull shot straight into the hands of the fielder at mid wicket!Wanuja Sahan c Nishant Sindhu b Ayush Badoni 25(41) [4s-1]Viyas is the new batter for Sri Lanka A. Gets off the mark with a single to long on. Sadeera defends, dot ball.June 15, 2026 16:48SL A 193/5 in 33 oversVipraj Nigam continues. Ooooh starts with a leg spinner, swing and a miss from Sadeera. Sadeera defends, dot ball. Sadeera taps it on the leg side for a quick single.Change of angle from Vipraj, Wanuja drives it to long on for a single. Sadeera drives it on the up to deep covers for a single.Dot ball to finish the 33rd.June 15, 2026 16:46SL A 190/5 in 32 oversSri Lanka are crawling to the target slowly, but definitely steadily with two set batters at the crease. India desperately need a wicket to stay in the contest, can the team find it? Ayush Badoni is back into the attack. Two dot balls off the first two deliveries.Maiden over from Badoni.June 15, 2026 16:41SL A 190/5 in 31 oversSindhu continues. Wanuja carves the gap on the leg side with the pull shot for FOUR! Dot ball follows. Wanuja for atleast the 500th time today uses the sweep shot to take a single on the leg side.Sadeera punches the ball to long off for a single. Wanuja defends, dot ball. Sweep shot again, picks the fielder at deep square leg for a single.June 15, 2026 16:35SL A 183/5 in 30 oversVipraj continues. Sadeera on strike, and a tough chance is put down at short covers! Sadeera creams the cover drive in the air but the ball blasts through the hands of the fielder at covers, big moment in the game!Change of angle fro m Vipraj to Wanuja, gets the ball to spin back in, Wanuja defends, dot ball. Wanuja defends again, dot ball. Wanuja brings out the sweep again and it nearly brings to his downfall! Hits the toe end of the bat and the ball goes just over the outstretched hands of the fielder at mid wicket!An over with two close chances that could have yielded a wicket but Vipraj unfortunately has to go back empty-handed.June 15, 2026 16:31SL A 179/5 in 29 oversSindhu continies. A dot and a couple off the first two deliveries. Wanuja brings out the sweep again, takes the under edge to deep fine for a single.Sadeera steps out of the crease and drives to long off for a single. Wanuja guides the ball off his pads to mid wicket, dot ball. Ooooh half a chance there, Wanuja tries the sweep, ball deflects off what looks like his bat past the keeper’s hands, dot ball to finish.June 15, 2026 16:26SL A 175/5 in 28 oversThe match is evenly poised, Sri Lanka five wickets down but probably slightly ahead with the asking rate under five. Vipraj Nigam is back into the attack. Starts with a googly, Wanuja defends, dot ball.Wanuja sweeps to deep mid wicket for a single. Sadeera takes a single behind square on the leg side. Back of a length delivery spins back in sharply, Wanuja knocks it to short backward point., slight misfield and Sri Lanka A steal a single.Wide down leg side beats the keeper, a wide plus an extra run for Sri Lanka A.June 15, 2026 16:23SL A 170/5 in 27 oversNishant Sindhu continues. Pitches it up, Sadeera defends, dot ball. Ooooh Sindhu drifts it onto the pads, Sadeera guides it behind square for one leg bye.Wanuja nudges the length ball outside off to short third, dot ball. Wanuja brings out the sweep, finds deep backward square leg for a single.Two singles to finish the over.June 15, 2026 16:18SL A 166/5 in 26 oversArshad Khan is back into the attack. Change of angle, nails the tight line and length, Sadeera defends, dot ball.Sadeera defends again, dot ball again. A dot ball and a single follows. Arshad pitches it up and gets the ball to reverse swing, Wanuja drives on the off side for a single. Sadeera hits a single to deep square leg and that’s his 50! Well-played!June 15, 2026 16:15SL A 163/5 in 25 oversSindhu continues. Oooooh just beats the outside edge of Wanuja. Wanuja taps the full length ball on the off side for a single. Sadeera works it on the leg side off his pads for a single.Wanuja taps it again on the off side for a single. Sadeera drives the slot ball straight back to the bowler, dot ball. Sindhu bowls it slowly through the air, Sadeera pushes it to long off for a single.June 15, 2026 16:11SL A 159/5 in 24 oversArshad Khan is back as well. Crucial time for Sri Lanka, it needs to rebuild after a couple of quick wickets.June 15, 2026 16:05SL A 155/5 in 23 oversSindhu is back. Drifts down the leg, Samarawickrama tucks it fine towards fine leg and ends up running three runs. Six runs from the over.June 15, 2026 15:58WSL A 149/2 in 22 oversShedge. OUT! Ahan is gone. Length delivery, Ahan gets a leading edge and Shedge takes a really good return catch to send him back.Wanuja Sahan is the new man in. Gets off the mark with a double. Six runs and a wicket in that over.June 15, 2026 15:564SL A 143/4 in 21 oversAnukul. Four! Ahan gets his first boundary. On the leg stump and Ahan sweeps it fine. Six runs from the over.June 15, 2026 15:50SL A 137/4 in 20 oversShedge. He’s bowling well, Suryansh. Keeping it straight and simple. Three singles came in that over.June 15, 2026 15:45WSL A 134/4 in 19 oversAnukul for his third over. OUT! Sahan is run out. Samarawickrama cuts towards backward point fielder and sets off for a single. A good throw finds Sahan just short of his crease running towards batting end. Much needed wicket for India A.Ahan Wickramasinghe is the new man in.June 15, 2026 15:38SL A 132/3 in 18 oversSuryansh Shedge into the attack. Begins his spell well, varying his speeds. Four runs came in that over. Sri Lanka in control of the game at the moment.June 15, 2026 15:25SL A 118/3 in 15 oversAnukul Roy into the attack. Four singles in that over. Game looking in complete balance at the moment.June 15, 2026 15:20WSL A 114/3 in 14 oversVipraj. OUT! Dickwella has been given out caught behind. Was attempting to cut fine but got a feather. Looks like he doesn’t like the decision but has to go since there’s no DRS. He falls after scoring 37 off 33 balls.Sahan Arachchige is off the mark with a double.June 15, 2026 15:144SL A 108/2 in 13 oversSindhu continues. Dickwella comes down the track and smacks the ball past the mid off fielder for four. Follows it up with a reverse sweep for four. 10 runs from that over.June 15, 2026 15:11SL A 98/2 in 12 oversVipraj Nigam into the attack. Spinners getting good turn on this wicket today. Good start from Vipraj, three singles from the over.June 15, 2026 15:074SL A 95/2 in 11 oversSindhu continues. Outside off and Samarawickrama plays a late cut past the short third fielder for four. Pushes the ball towards midwicket and runs a double, Samarawickrama. 11 runs from the over.June 15, 2026 15:024SL A 86/2 in 10 oversBadoni for his third. Samarawickrama sweeps in between square leg and fine leg fielders for four. Another four in the same region. This time finer than the previous one. Good comeback by Badoni. Nine runs came in that over.June 15, 2026 14:59SL A 77/2 in 9 oversSindhu. A much better over from the left-arm spinner, attacking the stumps. Just a single came from that.June 15, 2026 14:56WSL A 76/2 in 8 oversBadoni. Halambage leans and ramps the ball towards backward square leg for four! Attempts the same shot and is struck on the pads. LBW. Played well for his 17 off 11 balls.Sadeera Samarawickrama in at four. Six runs from the over and a wicket.June 15, 2026 14:524SL A 70/1 in 7 oversSindhu. Halambage smacks the ball towards midwicket and gets another boundary. Another four! Tossed up and Halambage lofts over cover region.June 15, 2026 14:494SL A 62/1 in 6 oversAyush Badoni into the attack. Too full from Badoni and Vishen Halambage smacks it straight back past the bowler for four! Six runs from the over.June 15, 2026 14:404SL A 56/0 in 5 oversNishant Sindhu into the attack now. Dickwella sweeps and gets a four off the first ball of the over. Dickwella gets a double via overthrows next delivery. OUT! Fernando is gone. Brilliant delivery, drifting into the right hander and goes through the gate. He falls after scoring 22 off 14 balls.June 15, 2026 14:354SL A 46/0 in 4 oversYash. Dickwella is struck on the helmet! Attempted a ramp shot and ends up hitting the ball straight on the front grill of the helmet. He’s getting checked. He’s cleared by the physio.Yash bowling quick. Now he bowls a slower one and Fernando punches it away towards midwicket for four. Fernando ends the over with a four towards backward square leg region.June 15, 2026 14:324SL A 36/0 in 3 oversArshad. FOUR! Dickwella goes on backfoot and drives through the square region. Dickwella goes for a quick single and a direct hit! Third umpire checks and he’s just in. Now Dickwella finishes the over with another four, pulled towards fine leg boundary.June 15, 2026 14:214SL A 26/0 in 2 oversYash Thakur from the other end. On the pads, and Fernando tucks it away for four behind square leg for four. Follows it up with a splendid square cut for four.June 15, 2026 14:164SL A 14/0 in 1 overNiroshan Dickwella and Avishka Fernando open the innings. Sri Lanka A begins with a 10-run bonus due to the penalty imposed on India A for running in the middle of the pitch on multiple occasions.Arshad Khan with the new ball. On the pads and Dickwella flicks the ball away towards square leg region for four.June 15, 2026 13:59Sri Lanka A need 266 runs to winA rollercoaster first innings where Sri Lanka A seemingly had India A pushed to a corner at 143/7 only to be denied a sensational 100 run partnership between Suryansh Shedge and Vipraj Nigam which helped India A recover to 265.The Sri Lankan spinners, led by Vijayakanth Viyaskanth cleaned up the India A top and middle order but Suryansh and Vipraj both scored fighting half-centuries under immense pressure to help India avoid a collapse and post a competitive total.Sri Lanka A will be kicking itself for throwing away its advantage but will now have to shift focus to the chase. Will Sri Lanka A exact revenge for the earlier fixture or will India A do the double? Stay tuned to find out, second innings to begin shortly.June 15, 2026 13:42IND A 265 in 49.2 oversShiraz to bowl the last over of the first innings. Suryansh on strike, Shiraz attempts the leg stump yorker, Suryansh makes room and lofts it to long off, does not take the single. Suryansh exposes his stumps with his guard, wide down leg side from Shiraz.Suryansh tries to hit it over long on but the fielder completes a good catch! The third umpire will check if the fielder has touched the boundary rope.Decision stays, slightly controversial because replays showed the fielder might have touched the boundary while completing the catch. Suryansh is in disbelief but he has to walk back! India A are bowled out for 265 in 49.2 overs.June 15, 2026 13:38IND A 264/9 in 49 oversMathulan to bowl the penultimate over of the first innings. A dot ball and a single off the first two balls. Wide half-volley, Suryansh drills it to long off on one leg but denies the single, smart thing to do.Suryansh uses his wrists and plays the yorker with soft hands on the leg side for two runs. Low full toss from Mathulan, Suryansh knocks it on the leg side for a single.Ooooh good ball to finish, Yash defends, dot ball.June 15, 2026 13:25IND A 260/9 in 48 oversThree overs to go, this has been some comeback from India A. Can India A reach 280? It will be a remarkable achievement if its manages to do so. Shiraz to bowl the 47th over.Oh mix up mix uip and both batters are stranded at the strikers end, Vipraj Nigam sacrifices his wicket and walks back after a valiant half-century!Vipraj Nigam run out (Dickwella/Mohamed Shiraz) 51(49) [4s-6]Arshad Khan is the new batter for India A. Shot of the day from Suryansh, makes room and launches the full toss straight past the bowlers head for SIX! Suryansh makes room again but Shiraz nails the yorker this time, and its only a single on the off side.Wide outside the off stump, Shiraz will have to bowl that again. Wide outside off stump again, reckless bowling from Shiraz.Finally gets his line right, Arshad knocks it to deep mid wicket for two runs. Wide down leg side now from Shiraz, India A will not mind at all.Oh Shiraz makes amends by trapping Arshad Khan plumb infront of the stumps and the umpire raises his finger!Arshad Khan lbw b Mohamed Shiraz 2(2)Yash Thakur is the last batter for India A, gets off the mark with a single.June 15, 2026 13:22IND A 247/7 in 47 oversMathulan is brought into the attack, Vipraj guides the outside off delivery to deep third for a single and that’s his 50 as well! What a recovery it has been for India A! Mathulan pitches it up, Suryansh goes through with the shot to deep covers for a single.High full toss from Mathulan, hits the bat high and its a single to long on. Suryansh takes two runs on the leg side.Suryansh throws his bat at it, ball goes to long off for two runs. Suryansh goes again, hits the inside half of his bat to cow corner for two runs.June 15, 2026 13:17IND A 238/7 in 46 oversFive overs to go, Vishen to bowl the 46th. Suryansh hits it to long on for a single. Vipraj finds the gap on the off side with a flowing drive for FOUR!FOUR MORE FROM VIPRAJ! Brings out the reverse sweep this time and the ball travels past short third to the boundary. Vipraj is seriously upping the ante here, THIRD FOUR ON THE TROT! Poor delivery from Vishen it has to be said, juicy full toss gets the deserved treatment.Vipraj punches the short ball on the off side fort a single. Suryansh tries to find the boundary behind square but slogs the length ball to short fine leg, dot ball to finish.June 15, 2026 13:13IND A 224/7 in 45 oversSix overs to go, Viyas to bowl his final over of his spell. The pick of the bowlers for Sri Lanka A today, can he grab another scalp? Suryansh negotiates the full length delivery to long on for a single.Vipraj showing more attacking intent now, steps out and drills the ball to deep covers for a single. Suryansh pulls but picks the fielder at deep mid wicket, single. Vipraj plays an attacking shot again but once again, its straight to the fielder at deep covers and its only a single.Short again from Viyas, Suryansh knocks it to deep point for a single.June 15, 2026 13:09IND A 219/7 in 44 oversVishen, the leg spinner is brought into the attack for the first time today. Suryansh takes two runs and that’s his 50! Well-played when his team needed it the most!Ooooh Suryansh attempts the cut but misses out, dot ball. Vishen and Dickwella appeal loudly for the LBW but the umpire once again does not raise his finger. Vipraj absolutely clobbers the back of a length ball past covers for FOUR!Vipraj hammers it down the ground for two runs.June 15, 2026 13:06IND A 210/7 in 43 oversWanuja to bowl his tenth and final over. Suryansh takes a single. Wanuja bowls it short and wide, Vipraj reaches out to it and the ball foes to short covers, dot ball.Vipraj slaps the length ball to long off for a single. Oh that looked close Suryansh is trapped infront of the stumps but no reaction from the umpire!Suryansh taps it on the up to short covers for a quick single.June 15, 2026 12:59IND A 203/7 in 42 oversChamika Gunasekara is brought back into the attack. Hold the pose Suryansh! In the arc, Suryansh presents the full face of the bat and lofts it over the bowler’s head for FOUR!Important partnership between Vipraj and Suryansh going from strength to strength for India A. Suryansh knocks the short ball to cow corner for a single, good cricket.Short ball fro Gunasekara, Vipraj cheekily guides it past the keeper’s head in search of the boundary but is denied by an excellent diving effort at the boundary rope by Mohammed Shiraz to keep it down to two runs.A dot ball and a wide down leg side follow. Vipraj goes inside out over covers to finish the over with FOUR! The 200 is up for India A!June 15, 2026 12:55IND A 191/7 in 41 oversRight, ten overs to go, can India A put up a competitive score? Wanuja to bowl the 41st. Vipraj defends, dot ball. Vipraj goes aerial, slices the ball just past the fielder at short backward point for two runs.Vipraj defends, dot ball. Vipraj works the full length ball to long on for a single. Nicely bowled from Wanuja, gets the ball to hold onto the pitch for a second, Suryansh defends, dot ball. A single to finish.June 15, 2026 12:52IND A 187/7 in 40 oversViyas to bowl the 40th. Suryansh takes two runs, good running. Suryansh drives to long off on the up for a single.Ooooh top spinner takes Vipraj’s inside edge, dot ball. Vipraj cuts the short ball to short backward point for a single. Two dot balls to finish.June 15, 2026 12:47IND A 183/7 in 39 oversMathulan to bowl the 39th. Offers width, Suryansh finds the fielder at short backward point. Mathulan pitches it up, Suryansh drives, thick outside edge and the ball goes to deep third for a single.Ooooh wide yorker from Mathulan, beats Vipraj, dot ball. Low, dipping full toss from Mathulan, Vipraj does well to reach down low and send it to cow corner region for FOUR!Woah, that’s a high full toss from Mathulan, Vipraj guides it to deep third for a single. In the arc, Suryansh drives it straight, fielder from mid off intercepts and keeps it down to a single.June 15, 2026 12:42IND A 176/7 in 38 oversSahan to bowl his tenth and final over. India A finally breaks the shackles! Suryansh sends it down the ground for a MASSIVE SIX! Much-needed boundary for the visitor!Suryansh knocks the short delivery off his back foot to cow corner for a single. Vipraj whips it to mid wicket for a single.Suryansh goes again, down the ground and its FOUR RUNS THIS TIME! 12 off the over already!Suryansh suddenly comes alive! Goes square of the wicket with the sweep and picks the gap between the two fielders for FOUR MORE!Suryansh knocks the final delivery to cow corner for a single. Sahan finishes his spell with figures of 1/58 from his ten, picked the important wicket of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi but an expensive spell otherwise.June 15, 2026 12:34IND A 159/7 in 37 oversMathulan is back into the attack. with his slinging action. Vipraj defends, dot ball. Oooh outside off stump length ball, Vipraj tries to guide it behind squre, misses out, dot ball.Mathulan pitches it out, Vipraj attempts the drive this time but once again does not get any bat on it, dot ball. Another dot ball follows. Wait a minute, how has this happened again? Vipraj runs down the pitch again and SL A are now awarded five more runs, meaning the host will start the chase with 10 runs already on the board.Inexcusable second mistake from Vipraj. A single to finish the 37th over.June 15, 2026 12:32IND A 157/7 in 36 oversSahan to bowl the 36th. Two dot balls off the first two deliveries. Vipraj guides it off his pads to square leg for a single.Suryansh knocks it on the leg side off his back foot for a single. Vipraj tries the full ball to mid off, dot ball.Vipraj works it to long on for a single.June 15, 2026 12:26IND A 154/7 in 35 oversViyas, Sri Lanka A’s best bowler today continues. Continues to bowl the tight line and length offering no room to the batters, Suryansh defends, dot ball.Suryansh takes a single. Vipraj guides it on the off side for a single and the 150 is up for India A. Oh the rarest of occurences here, Vipraj is penalised for running on the pitch and as a result, a dead ball is called. To add insult to injury, five runs will be rewarded to Sri Lanka A when it comes out to bat in the second innings.Oooooh how has that missed the stumps! Beats everybody and its three runs for India A. Vipraj makes room and cuts the back of a length delivery to deep point for a single.Viyas bowls a top spinner, Vipraj punches it on the off side for a single.June 15, 2026 12:24IND A 148/7 in 34 oversSahan to bowl the 34th. Suryansh defends, dot ball. Can India A bat out the 50 overs or will Sri Lanka A bowl the visitor out? The way things are going at the moment, the latter seems like the more likely outcome.A single and a dot ball off the next two balls. The run rate in the last ten overs has been two runs per over, slow by even Test match standards.A deft touch from Suryansh to short third for a single to finish the 34th.June 15, 2026 12:17IND A 145/7 in 33 oversViyas is back into the attack. Anukul tries the cut but he nicks the short ball to the keeper and he has to walk back! More trouble for India A, seven down now!Anukul Roy c Dickwella b V Viyaskanth 8(27)Vipraj Nigam is the next and last identified batter for India A. Vipraj gets off the mark with a single off his third delivery no its two runs infact, good running. Viyas bowls a flipper, Vipraj knocks it to short covers, dot ball.Vipraj defends, dot ball to finish. Another excellent over for Sri Lanka A, just two runs and the wicket of Anukul Roy.June 15, 2026 12:14IND A 143/6 in 32 oversSahan continues. Anukul taps the full length ball on the leg side for a quick single. The boundaries have dried up, the dot balls have increased, Sri Lanka A well and truly on top.Three dot balls follow. Arm ball from Sahan, Anukul defends, dot ball. Sahan drifts the ball onto the pads, Anukul takes a single on the leg side.June 15, 2026 12:11IND A 141/6 in 31 oversWanuja continues. Suryansh takes a single on the off side. Anukul knocks it to mid wicket, dot ball. Wanuja flights it and bowls it slowly through the air, Anukul defends, dot ball.Two singles to finish off the 31st.June 15, 2026 12:07IND A 138/6 in 30 oversCaptain Sahan Arichchige brings himself back into the attack. Three dot balls off the first three deliveries. Low full toss from Sahan, Anukul hits it to long on for a single.A single and a dot ball to finish.June 15, 2026 12:04SL A 136/6 in 29 oversWanuja Sahan to bowl the 29th. Suryansh takes a single on the off side. Two dot balls follow. Anukul taps the ball spinning into the batter on the off side for a single.Suryansh defends, dot ball. Dot ball to finish, another good over for Sri Lanka A, just two runs off that.June 15, 2026 12:01IND A 134/6 in 28 oversViyas continues, the leg spinner has troubled the India A batters with his variations today. Anukul takes a single. Viyas nails the tight line and length, Suryansh can only defend, dot ball.Suryansh drives on the off side for a single. Anukul defends, dot ball. Anukul defends again, dot ball, top bowling from Sri Lanka A at the moment. Viyas bowls it short, Anukul finds the fielder at mid wicket, dot ball to finish. Just two of the over.June 15, 2026 11:55IND A 128/6 in 26 oversSri Lanka A well and truly in control here, can India A mount a fightback? Viyas continues. Oooooh beats the inside egde of Suryansh with a top spinner.Dickwella appeals loudly for the LBW but that’s hit the pads too high, dot ball. Two more dot balls follow.Suryansh guides the googly of his pads on the leg side for a single. Anukul defends, dot ball to finish.June 15, 2026 11:49WIND A 127/6 in 25 oversSuryansh Shedge in at seven.Wanuja continues. Badoni pushes the ball towards leg side and steals a double. OUT! Badoni is gone as well. Turns away, Badoni plays a nothing shot and gets an outside edge to keeper. He falls after scoring 15 off 35 balls.Anukul Roy is the new man in. He’s off the mark with a single. Shedge is off mark with a single as well.June 15, 2026 11:45WIND A 123/5 in 24 oversViyaskanth. Loud appeal for a leg before by the keeper but umpire is not interested neither is the bowler. The ball was too close to the pad but it hit Badoni’s bat first. OUT! Quicker one and Sindhu gets a faint edge to keeper. India loses half its side.June 15, 2026 11:434IND A 122/4 in 23 oversWanuja. Badoni sweeps and takes a double. He plays that shot really well, Badoni. Another sweep but this time for a single. Now Sindhu slog sweeps for four! There was a fielder in the deep but ball was far from him.June 15, 2026 11:40IND A 115/4 in 22 oversViyaskanth continues. Plenty of overs left, Sindhu and Badoni have ample of time to rebuild the innings. The overall scoring rate has been decent. Just one run came in that over.June 15, 2026 11:38IND A 114/4 in 21 oversWanuja. Sindhu plays a slog sweep but doesn’t time it. The deep square fielder runs in but ball falls short of the fielder. There’s certainly turn in this pitch. Two runs from the over.June 15, 2026 11:34WIND A 112/4 in 20 oversViyaskanth. OUT! Gaikwad is given leg before. Didn’t read the googly, went on front foot to defend and is beaten by the turn. Gaikwad has to go after scoring 37 off 42 balls.Nishant Sindhu in at six. He’s off the mark with a single off his fourth delivery. Just one run from the over.June 15, 2026 11:31IND A 111/3 in 19 oversWanuja. Badoni and Gaikwad finding the gaps and continue to rotate the strike. Not a lot of shots attempted to go for the boundaries.June 15, 2026 11:31All eyes on the weatherJune 15, 2026 11:28IND A 107/3 in 18 oversAnother change in bowling, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, a leg spinner, into the attack. Gaikwad leans to defends, gets an outside edge past keeper and gets a double. He has been quite lucky today with the edges not going into the hands of Sri Lankan fielders.June 15, 2026 11:25IND A 104/3 in 17 oversWanuja Sahan, a left-arm orthodox spinner, into the attack now. Three singles off the last three deliveries from the over.June 15, 2026 11:17WIND A 101/3 in 16 oversChange in bowling, Kugathas Mathulan into the attack. He has a slingy action. Bowls too wide outside off first ball. Overpitched outside off and Tilak slashes it towards backward point for four. OUT! Back of the length outside off, Tilak once again slashes but straight to point fielder. Tilak goes after scoring 23 off 32 balls.Ayush Badoni in at five. Five penalty runs. Wide down the leg, ball jumps off keeper’s gloves and falls on the helmet, resulting in a penalty. 11 runs from the over and a wicket.June 15, 2026 11:084IND A 85/2 in 15 oversChamika. Another outside edge off Gaikwad’s bat and ball goes in between keeper and the second slip for four! Gaikwad pushes the ball towards midwicket and gets a double. Takes a single next ball. Eight runs from the over.June 15, 2026 11:044IND A 77/2 in 14 oversSahan for his fifth over. Length ball outside off and Tilak past point fielder and gets a four first ball of the over. Seven runs came in that over.June 15, 2026 11:00IND A 70/2 in 13 oversChamika is back into the attack. There’s a short leg in place for Tilak Varma. Pushes the ball straight to that fielder, interesting field placement. Five runs came in that over.June 15, 2026 10:574IND A 65/2 in 12 oversSahan. Down the leg and Tilak sweeps to his first boundary of his innings. Controlled shot, should build confidence in him. Seven runs came in that over.June 15, 2026 10:55IND A 58/2 in 11 oversShiraz. Tilak once again having trouble rotating the strike, has been his tendency throughout the series. He’s 5 off 15 balls currently.June 15, 2026 10:484IND A 57/2 in 10 oversSahan continues. Wide outside off and Gaikwad drives brilliantly through the cover for four. Eight runs from the over and to end the PowerPlay.June 15, 2026 10:454IND A 49/2 in 9 oversShiraz for his fifth over. Outside off, Gaikwad gets a thick outside edge, the wide slip fielder can’t get hold of the ball, which goes for four towards deep third region. Lucky escape for Gaikwad. Seven runs from the over.June 15, 2026 10:40IND A 41/2 in 8 oversOff spinner Sahan is back. Gaikwad takes a single. Tilak is off the mark with a single off his seventh delivery.June 15, 2026 10:32WIND A 39/2 in 7 oversShiraz. OUT! Prabhsimran is gone. Slower delivery, full and Prabhsimran ends up slicing it straight to mid off. He departs after scoring 11 off 13 balls.Tilak Varma in at four. A wicket maiden as Tilak leaves and defends the last four balls of the over.June 15, 2026 10:274IND A 39/1 in 6 oversChamika is back. Short ball, Gaikwad pulls for a single. Overpitch outside off and Prabhsimran plays a brilliant cover drive for four! Beautiful shot. Six runs from the over.June 15, 2026 10:23IND A 33/1 in 5 oversShiraz continues. Gaikwad drives past the cover fielder but doesn’t time it to well, will get two runs. Prabhsimran gets a leading edge but ball falls short of the mid off fielder. Three runs from the over.June 15, 2026 10:174IND A 30/1 in 4 oversSahan Arachchige, an off spinner, into the attack. Wide outside off and Sooryavanshi drives off the backfoot past the cover fielder for four to begin the over. He takes a single next ball.OUT! Sooryavanshi is gone. The idea to bring an off spinner worked! Went for the slog and got a leading edge. The extra cover fielder takes a good catch running behind. Sooryavanshi falls for 21 off 14 balls.Ruturaj Gaikwad in at three. Takes a single first ball.June 15, 2026 10:114IND A 23/0 in 3 oversShiraz. Prabhsimran gets off the strike with a single via leg byes. Sooryavanshi takes a single. Shiraz drifts down the leg and Prabhsimran guides it away for four towards fine leg.June 15, 2026 10:076IND A 17/0 in 2 oversChamika Gunasekara into the attack. Full on the pads and Sooryavanshi guides the ball towards fine leg for four! Now full outside off and Sooryavanshi slogs it over long on for a six! A couple of drive towards the cover fielder by Sooryavanshi. Not hurrying into the shot. On the pads and Sooryavanshi slogs towards midwicket for four to end the over.June 15, 2026 10:02IND A 2/0 in 1 overPrabhsimran Singh and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi open the innings. Mohammad Shiraz with the new ball.Prabhsimran takes a single first ball. Vaibhav defends a couple of away swinging deliveries. Takes a single off the third ball towards point region. Just two singles from that first over.June 15, 2026 09:53Playing XIsIndia A: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prabhsimran Singh, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Ayush Badoni, Suryansh Shedge, Nishant Sindhu, Arshad Khan, Vipraj Nigam, Anukul Roy, Yash ThakurSri Lanka A: Niroshan Dickwella(w), Avishka Fernando, Vishen Halambage, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Sahan Arachchige(c), Wanuja Sahan, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Kugathas Mathulan, Chamika Karunaratne, Mohamed ShirazJune 15, 2026 09:41TossSri Lanka A wins the toss and opts to bowl.Two changes in India A’s playing XI: Nishant Sindhu and Yash Thakur are in.
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