Sri Lanka A vs India A, Final, Tri Nation A Series in Sri Lanka 2026 - Player HighlightsSLA vs INDA, Final, Tri Nation A Series in Sri Lanka 2026 - Player Highlights

Yash Thakur to Wanuja Sahan, 1 run, full and Sahan drives it to square of the wicket. 133 needed off 96, still very much doable. But it will have to be these two if Sri Lanka want to get over the line

Yash Thakur to Wanuja Sahan, no run, comes in with the angle from outside off, Sahan gets his bat down and mistimes it to the off side

Yash Thakur to V Viyaskanth, 1 run, full and on the stumps, Viyaskanth confidently punches it to long-on for a single

Yash Thakur to V Viyaskanth, no run, on the stumps, Viyaskanth works it to the leg side

Yash Thakur to V Viyaskanth, FOUR, short and pulled away beautifully for a boundary. Short ball into the body and Viyaskanth rolls his wrists into a pull shot and gets a boundary through deep backward square leg

Yash Thakur to Wanuja Sahan, 1 run, comes forward and meets this length delivery outside off with the middle of the bat. Driven to sweeper cover

Yash Thakur to V Viyaskanth, FOUR, picks the slower one outside off and thumps it to deep extra cover for his third boundary

Yash Thakur to Wanuja Sahan, 1 run, hits the pitch hard and gets the ball to rise, but wasn't quick enough to stop Sahan from playing a pull to deep square leg

Yash Thakur to Wanuja Sahan, no run, fuller this time around, Sahan covers the stumps and blocks it to his right

Yash Thakur to Wanuja Sahan, no run, comes round the wicket, hits the length and gets the ball to come back in with the angle. Sahan defends it right under his eyes

Yash Thakur to V Viyaskanth, 1 run, slower one on the stumps, Vijayakanth plays it with the straight bat to mid-on and scampers off for a quick single. There was a direct hit at the non-striker's end but the batter was inside

Yash Thakur to Wanuja Sahan, 1 run, starts his spell with a gentle length delivery outside off and Sahan slices it to the deep point region for one run

Yash Thakur to Sahan Arachchige, no run, Thakur ends the first powerplay with a quick bumper, giving Arachchige no choice but to duck under it. Sri Lanka are going at a good rate but they have lost three wickets and that could hurt them in this long chase.

Yash Thakur to Sahan Arachchige, no run, targets the stumps on this occasion and Arachchige gets his bat down and blocks it

Yash Thakur to Sahan Arachchige, no run, goes full and Arachchige pushes it to the fielder at cover

Yash Thakur to Nuwanidu Fernando, out Caught by Vipraj Nigam!! Wicket No.3 for Yash Thakur, and Sri Lanka are in big trouble! This wasn't a great delivery but Thakur and India will take it. Full and angling into the pads and Fernando whips it in the air, but ends up hitting it to the fielder at long leg. Probably got it off the bottom end of the bat. Vipraj takes a good catch at the boundary. Fernando was looking good but will have to walk back. Nuwanidu Fernando c Vipraj Nigam b Yash Thakur 21(21) [4s-1 6s-2]

Yash Thakur to Nuwanidu Fernando, no run, nah! A strong appeal from the bowler but that was high on the pads of Fernando. The batter came down the track and also shuffled a bit to play this length delivery over mid-wicket but couldn't put any bat to it. Got hit high on the pad, and that was never going onto hit the stumps

Yash Thakur to Nuwanidu Fernando, SIX, a slower half-volley and Fernando picks it early and smashes it over deep extra cover for another maximum. Those long arms of his allowed him to play this one through the line

Yash Thakur to Nuwanidu Fernando, 2 runs, gets something on the fuller length and Fernando chips it over mid-off for a couple of runs. Didn't get enough to get a boundary

Yash Thakur to Nuwanidu Fernando, no run, tries to pull but ends up getting hit on the ribs. Slightly double paced, the ball didn't come at the same speed and Fernando tried to pull it out of the park but couldn't get anything to it

Yash Thakur to Sadeera Samarawickrama, 1 run, goes straight this time from the length and Samarawickrama guides it to deep backward point

Yash Thakur to Nuwanidu Fernando, 1 run, takes a step to his right before coming forward to get closer to the ball but could only manage to play it with the inner half of the bat. The ball goes to the fielder at square leg

Yash Thakur to Nuwanidu Fernando, no run, nips back in once again from the length just outside off, Fernando punches it to the fielder in the off side

Yash Thakur to Nuwanidu Fernando, no run, moves back in and was on the stumps, defended by Fernando

Yash Thakur to Sadeera Samarawickrama, no run, length delivery around off, driven on the up through the off side

Yash Thakur to Nuwanidu Fernando, leg byes, 1 run, short and hits Fernando in the back part of his helmet. A good sharp bouncer and Fernando took his eyes off playing the pull. The ball hits him on the back off the helmet and rolls to third man, as the protection guard comes off. The physio is out for the mandatory concussion test, but he looks good to go

Yash Thakur to Nuwanidu Fernando, no run, good length around off, Fernando comes to his right and punches it to the fielder at cover point

Yash Thakur to Nuwanidu Fernando, no run, closer to the batter, coming into the stumps. Fernando defends it back into the pitch

Yash Thakur to Sadeera Samarawickrama, 1 run, plays it late and opens the face of the bat to guide it to third man for a single

Yash Thakur to Niroshan Dickwella, out Bowled!! KNOCKED OVER! Yash Thakur is putting on a show in the finale and has now removed both of Sri Lanka's in-form openers. Dickwella was trying to be ultra aggressive from the start of the innings and has ended up getting his leg stump uprooted. Length delivery on the stumps which came in with the angle and Dickwella went for a wild heave but got no connection. He made a bit too much room for himself and the ball missed the inside edge of his bat to go onto hit the leg stump. This chase has now got a lot more difficult for the hosts. Niroshan Dickwella b Yash Thakur 25(17) [4s-4 6s-1]

Yash Thakur to Avishka Fernando, out Caught by Ruturaj Gaikwad!! GONE! India get their man, as the man in form departs. A very good field placement as well. Thakur hits the length and manage to nip it away a bit. Fernando didn't cover the line and went for an expensive punch from the crease, only to get a big outside edge. The ball flew to Gaikwad who was standing very fine at short third, almost like a flying slip and does well to take the catch. The leading run-getter of the tournament is gone. Avishka Fernando c Ruturaj Gaikwad b Yash Thakur 3(3)

Yash Thakur to Avishka Fernando, 2 runs, good running by the two batters. On length outside off and Fernando punches it square of the wicket and scampers off to collect a brace

Yash Thakur to Niroshan Dickwella, 1 run, comes round the wicket but continues to bowl short. Dickwella gets on his toes and works it to fine leg for one

Yash Thakur to Niroshan Dickwella, SIX, upper cut and that's cleared the third man fence. Short and wide from Thakur, Dickwella rode the bounce and placed it over the fielder's head for a six. Just uses the pace and gets the reward

Yash Thakur to Niroshan Dickwella, no run, slower delivery on full length, Fernando mistimes a flat-batted shot to mid-on. Goes to the fielder on one bounce

Yash Thakur to Avishka Fernando, 1 run, comes closes this time but still on the pads, Fernando works it to backward square leg and gets off the mark

Yash Thakur to Avishka Fernando, wide, full and swings back in a lot. Started from the middle stump and ended up going down leg. Fernando tried to put some bat but it was way too wide

Yash Thakur to Niroshan Dickwella, 1 run, that's smart from Thakur. Bowls a slower one on length and surprises Dickwella who chips it to mid-off on a bounce

Yash Thakur to Niroshan Dickwella, no run, that's a good short ball. Thakur bowls it at a good pace, and that was way over the head of the batter, but the umpire doesn't give it a wide. Dickwella couldn't have done much about it apart from letting it go

Yash Thakur to Niroshan Dickwella, FOUR, full and that was there to be hit. Dickwella just lofts it over mid-on and collects an easy boundary

Yash Thakur to Niroshan Dickwella, no run, length ball nipping away, Dickwella toe-ends it to the cover fielder

Yash Thakur to Niroshan Dickwella, no run, Thakur comes back well. Hits the hard length and gets the ball to angle away. Dickwell pokes at it but luckily gets no bat, or would have been a simple catch to the wicketkeeper

Yash Thakur to Niroshan Dickwella, FOUR, that's the way to start a 378-run chase! On length angling away from the off stump and Dickwella whips it through the square leg region for a boundary