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

Vipraj Nigam to Mohamed Shiraz, out Caught by Anukul Roy!! And that's that. India A win by 66 runs. A thumping victory to seal the title. Shiraz's patience comes to an end. He was happy to just knock it around and play the odd big shot till now. But this ball he looks to hack it across the line, it spins away and catches the outside-edge. Anukul moves to his right from backward point, dives and takes a good low catch. Mohamed Shiraz c Anukul Roy b Vipraj Nigam 21(33) [4s-2]

Vipraj Nigam to Kugathas Mathulan, no run, googly around off, Mathulan defends it down the pitch

Vipraj Nigam to Mohamed Shiraz, 1 run, drifts in and straightens, Shiraz closes the bat face and the leading-edge rolls to cover

Vipraj Nigam to Mohamed Shiraz, no run, nice and slow, Shiraz defends in front of cover

Vipraj Nigam to Mohamed Shiraz, no run, tossed up close to off, Shiraz blocks it into the off-side

Vipraj Nigam to Mohamed Shiraz, FOUR, dragged short and Shiraz puts it away, he camps back in the crease and pulls it square on the leg-side

Vipraj Nigam to Mohamed Shiraz, no run, flighted around off, Shiraz swings across the line and misses

Vipraj Nigam to Dulaj Samuditha, SIX, back to back sixes. It brings up Sri Lanka's 300. Flighted outside off, Samuditha bends down and hammers the sweep flat. He struck that hard and long over cow corner

Vipraj Nigam to Dulaj Samuditha, SIX, this time he connects and sends it sailing over the rope. Floated up and Nigam lands it right in the slot, Samuditha crouches low and launches it way beyond long-on

Vipraj Nigam to Dulaj Samuditha, no run, wrong 'un outside off, Samuditha sits down and attempts the slog sweep, misses and is beaten on the outside-edge

Vipraj Nigam to Mohamed Shiraz, 1 run, flighted googly, Shiraz chips the drive in front of long-on

Vipraj Nigam to Mohamed Shiraz, no run, googly on off and middle, Shiraz defends it down near his feet

Vipraj Nigam to Dulaj Samuditha, 1 run, tossed up around off, Samuditha works it to mid-wicket and crosses over

Vipraj Nigam to Dulaj Samuditha, no run, floated up outside off, Samuditha winds up for the slog sweep and toe-ends it wide of slip

Vipraj Nigam to Dulaj Samuditha, no run, tossed up around off, Samuditha defends to the off-side

Vipraj Nigam to Wanuja Sahan, out Caught by Tilak Varma!! This time Tilak hangs on. A simpler catch and he does not miss that. Sahan tries to repeat the previous shot - reverse sweep and the ball balloons off the top-edge. Tilak comes in from backward point and accepts the dolly. A fine knock comes to an end and Sahan takes Sri Lanka's hopes with him. Wanuja Sahan c Tilak Varma b Vipraj Nigam 62(69) [4s-5]

Vipraj Nigam to Wanuja Sahan, 2 runs, tough chance and Tilak can't hold on. Sahan sits down and reverse sweeps it towards backward point. Tilak leaps to his left and parries it to the sweeper. That was struck hard and Tilak had very little time to react. Such catches need to stick and unfortunately for Tilak it didn't

Vipraj Nigam to Mohamed Shiraz, 1 run, on the shorter side, Shiraz laps it round the corner - backward square leg

Vipraj Nigam to Mohamed Shiraz, no run, tossed up on off, Shiraz goes back and defends down the pitch

Vipraj Nigam to Wanuja Sahan, no run, tossed up on leg, Sahan closes the bat face and turns it to square leg

Vipraj Nigam to V Viyaskanth, 1 run, drifts into leg-stump, Viyaskanth tucks it to deep square leg

Vipraj Nigam to V Viyaskanth, no run, googly on the stumps, Viyaskanth gently turns it in front of mid-wicket

Vipraj Nigam to V Viyaskanth, no run, tossed up close to off, Viyaskanth drives and picks out cover

Vipraj Nigam to Wanuja Sahan, 1 run, googly that's fraction short, Sahan cracks it to sweeper cover

Vipraj Nigam to V Viyaskanth, 1 run, flighted around off, Viyaskanth drives it down to long-off

Vipraj Nigam to Sahan Arachchige, 1 run, blocked into the off-side and the duo manage to nab an easy single

Vipraj Nigam to Wanuja Sahan, 1 run, wrong 'un on off-stump, Sahan sweeps to deep square leg

Vipraj Nigam to Wanuja Sahan, no run, flighted close to off, Sahan hangs back and defends to the leg-side

Vipraj Nigam to Sahan Arachchige, 1 run, comes down the track and drives wide of mid-off. Vaibhav gets around and keeps it to a single

Vipraj Nigam to Wanuja Sahan, 1 run, googly that is short and spinning away, Sahan looks to pull and the top-edge lands wide of short third

Vipraj Nigam to Wanuja Sahan, no run, pushed to mid-off

Vipraj Nigam to Wanuja Sahan, 1 run, fraction short, Sahan mistimes the pull to deep square leg and retains strike

Vipraj Nigam to Wanuja Sahan, no run, wrong 'un and the ball spins away, Sahan guides it to short third

Vipraj Nigam to Wanuja Sahan, no run, very full delivery, Sahan digs the drive out to Nigam

Vipraj Nigam to Wanuja Sahan, no run, wrong 'un on off, Sahan misses the sweep and is rapped on the pads. The impact was outside off

Vipraj Nigam to Wanuja Sahan, no run, googly that spins away, Sahan stabs it off the toe-end to short third

Vipraj Nigam to Sahan Arachchige, 1 run, floated up around leg, Arachchige drives it down to long-on

Vipraj Nigam to Sahan Arachchige, no run, floated up wrong 'un, Arachchige drives and the outside-edge rolls to short third

Vipraj Nigam to Sahan Arachchige, no run, appeal for caught behind. But the umpire just turns away. Kumar Kushagra and Nigam were confident, but nothing doing from the umpire. Googly that spins away, Arachchige is drawn into the forward defensive and the ball beats the outside-edge

Vipraj Nigam to Sahan Arachchige, FOUR, shot! Arachchige keeps going at the other end. Floated up googly, the line is on middle and Arachchige gives himself room, goes inside out with his loft and though not well timed, the ball trickles into the rope

Vipraj Nigam to Wanuja Sahan, 1 run, too full on leg-stump, Sahan clips it backward of square

Vipraj Nigam to Ravindu Fernando, out Caught by Tilak Varma!! ..And he's gone! Vipraj Nigam has the last say in the battle. Small cameo from Fernando and nothing more. Sri Lanka in trouble with half the side back in the pavilion. Very flighted delivery and Fernando can't get under, he drills the drive straight to Tilak at cover. Since it was too full, Fernando could not get the elevation to clear the infield. Ravindu Fernando c Tilak Varma b Vipraj Nigam 19(10) [4s-3 6s-1]

Vipraj Nigam to Ravindu Fernando, SIX, Fernando has come out firing. He's taking a particular liking towards Nigam. This is fraction short and he's quick to pounce, rocks back and nails the pull over wide long-on

Vipraj Nigam to Ravindu Fernando, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Fernando eases it to deep extra cover

Vipraj Nigam to Ravindu Fernando, FOUR, back to back fours. Nigam overcompensates and shortens the length, Fernando is waiting for it in the crease, plays it late and places the cut behind square on the off-side

Vipraj Nigam to Ravindu Fernando, FOUR, Fernando is off the mark with a boundary. Flighted delivery, but the length is overcooked and Fernando does not miss out, nice stride in and creams the drive through extra cover

Vipraj Nigam to Ravindu Fernando, no run, appeal for LBW. But the umpire is not interested. Googly and Fernando did not pick, he leans forward and plays down the wrong line, gets beaten on the inside-edge and struck on the pad. The ball was spinning down leg

Vipraj Nigam to Sahan Arachchige, 1 run, short of length and spinning in, Arachchige knocks it to mid-off and races to the other end

Vipraj Nigam to Sahan Arachchige, no run, googly around off, Arachchige thinks it is short and looks to cut, beaten on the outside-edge

Vipraj Nigam to Sahan Arachchige, FOUR, lovely shot! Flighted around off, Arachchige gives himself some room and lofts it over mid-off

Vipraj Nigam to Sahan Arachchige, no run, drifted across off, Arachchige attempts the reverse sweep and does not connect

Vipraj Nigam to Sahan Arachchige, no run, tossed up on middle, Arachchige leans forward and turns it to mid-wicket

Vipraj Nigam to Sahan Arachchige, 2 runs, again on the shorter side, Arachchige punches it square and picks up a couple\

Vipraj Nigam to Sadeera Samarawickrama, 1 run, dragged short, Samarawickrama pulls backward of square

Vipraj Nigam to Sahan Arachchige, 1 run, short and outside off, Arachchige cracks it square of the wicket