IND A vs SL A, Tri Series Live Score: Sri Lanka A off to a flier after a 10-run penalty for India A

Meanwhile, In the 35th over, Vipraj Nigam ran over the prohibited area for the second time – Anukul Roy had been warned the first time -- and the team was handed a 5-run penalty. A couple of overs later, Vipraj did it again and another five-run penalty came the visitors' way. Which means when SL A start their chase, they will already be 10/0.

What a revival led by Suryansh Shedge and Vipraj Nigam. India A are now well past 200 and look good for a 250-plus score. Fifty for Shedge off 47 balls. If both these batsmen go on to bat right till the end, India A could get an even bigger score. There have been a couple of good lbw shouts so far but the umpires said no. Everything is going India A's way!

Things haven't improved for India A at all. Anukul Roy is the seventh wicket to fall. He falls to Viyas who takes his third wicket of the day. Dickwella continues to have a great day behind the wicket. His third catch, all off the bowling of spinners. Things are really bad now for the visitors and now they will have to rely on their bowlers. Their batsmen have fallen apart for sure.

What on earth is happening in Dambulla? India's batting has completely fallen apart. Wanuja Sahan joins the party with the wicket of Ayush Badoni, while the Sri Lankan spinners continue to run riot. Vijayakanth Viyaskanth has now claimed his third wicket, and India are six down. This collapse has gathered pace alarmingly. Tilak Varma and Ruturaj Gaikwad fell in quick succession, while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Prabhsimran Singh failed to make an impact earlier. India A are in deep trouble.

The Indian batting order is in complete disarray in Dambulla. After Tilak Varma's departure, Ruturaj Gaikwad has followed him back to the pavilion. Sooryavanshi, Prabhsimran, Tilak and Gaikwad are all gone, and the top order has been ripped apart. Viyas strikes, and India A are staring at a major crisis.

Mathulan strikes in his first over. He has a sling action. Captain Tilak Varma tries to cut him past point. He connects well but hits it straight into the hands of the fielder. Big blow to India by all means. His crucial partnership with Ruturaj Gaikwad was brought to an end at a time when stability was desperately needed, with openers Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Prabhsimran Singh already back in the pavilion. India A have made two changes to their playing XI for this match. Priyansh Arya and Anshul Kamboj miss out, with Nishant Sindhu and Yash Thakur coming in as replacements.

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Tilak Varma have a big responsibility on their hands now. To bring the innings back on track. These two are most important batsmen in the the team and both are in form. If this partnership gets broken in the next few overs, the team will be in serious trouble.

Big blow to India A. Overaggression has done for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. He tried to hoick spinner Sahan for a six but bad execution means he barely went over the infield. Another disappointing outing for him.

India A make two changes to their playing XI. Priyansh Arya and Anshul Kamboj are not playing today. Nishant Sindhu and Yash Thakur come in as their replacements. So India A are going to bat for the third time in a row in this tri-series.

India A will look to move on from their defeat against Afghanistan A last week when they take on hosts Sri Lanka A in the fourth match of the 50-overs series at Dambulla.

All eyes will again be on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. So far, he hasn’t exactly lived up to expectations. In the first game against Sri Lanka A, he scored 14; against Afghanistan A, he did a little better with 44. However, after an extraordinary IPL with the Rajasthan Royals, expectations are much higher. Hopefully, today will be his day.

India A, Sri Lanka A, Afghanistan A all have played two games each, winning and losing one each. It may be noted that it’s a double round-robin format, and going forward, there will be a pressing need to win.

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