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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

Ashok Sharma 1-75(9 ov)
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4
Ashok Sharma to V Viyaskanth, FOUR, hurries him on this occasion with a length ball, Viyaskanth gets his bat down and gets it off the toe-end off the bat. The ball races away to third man for another four
30.5
4
Ashok Sharma to V Viyaskanth, FOUR, Viyaskanth has looked good since coming to the crease. Short of a length ball outside off, sits nicely for the batter who rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket
30.5
Ashok Sharma to V Viyaskanth, wide, tries a slower one but goes way down the leg side
30.4
Ashok Sharma to V Viyaskanth, no run, that's a fast high full toss, not high enough to be called a no-ball. Hits Viyaskanth high on the bat and he feels the vibration into his hands
30.3
Ashok Sharma to Wanuja Sahan, 1 run, back of a length outside off, but the width on offer allows Sahan to tap it to sweeper cover
30.2
Ashok Sharma to Wanuja Sahan, 2 runs, comes round the wicket and goes short once again, Sahan waits for it before playing the upper cut over the head of the keeper. Didn't get enough bat but still collects two runs
30.1
Ashok Sharma to V Viyaskanth, 1 run, continues to bowl short into the body, Viyaskanth stands tall and pulls it to deep square leg for one
29
Ashok Sharma to Wanuja Sahan, 1 run, full pitcher outside off, Sahan drives to sweeper cover
28.5
Ashok Sharma to V Viyaskanth, 1 run, banged into the pitch, Viyaskanth mistimes the pull to deep square leg
28.4
Ashok Sharma to Wanuja Sahan, 1 run, short and around leg, Sahan swivels and pulls to fine leg
28.4
Ashok Sharma to Wanuja Sahan, wide, sprays it down leg, Sahan tries to help it along but does not connect
28.3
Ashok Sharma to Wanuja Sahan, no run, speared into blockhole, Sahan jams it out to cover
28.2
Ashok Sharma to V Viyaskanth, 1 run, angled into the pads, Viyaskanth flicks it backward of square
28.1
Ashok Sharma to V Viyaskanth, no run, short and outside off, Viyaskanth cracks it straight to backward point
22
Ashok Sharma to Sahan Arachchige, 1 run, full pitcher outside off, Arachchige drives square of the wicket and retains strike
21.5
4
Ashok Sharma to Sahan Arachchige, FOUR, short of length delivery and Arachchige has picked the bones out of that, he picked the length early and got into a nice position, pulls it over mid-wicket and watches the ball race away
21.4
Ashok Sharma to Wanuja Sahan, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Sahan dabs it down to third man
21.3
Ashok Sharma to Wanuja Sahan, no run, full, fast and at the stumps, Sahan clears his front leg and swings to the leg-side, he's beaten for pace and the ball crashes into the stumps
21.3
Ashok Sharma to Wanuja Sahan, no ball, attempted yorker but ends up down leg, Sahan misses the glance and the umpire signals a no-ball. Ashok Sharma has overstepped. Free-hit coming up
21.2
4
Ashok Sharma to Wanuja Sahan, FOUR, edged and four! Good length ball angled in, stays a bit low and Sahan has a tentative poke, the outside-edge runs away fine and beats third man to the fence
21.1
Ashok Sharma to Wanuja Sahan, no run, speared into the blockhole from round the wicket, Sahan brings his bat down in time and keeps it out
20
Ashok Sharma to Sahan Arachchige, no run, not all that short and no room as well, Arachchige mistimes the pull to mid-wicket
19.5
Ashok Sharma to Sahan Arachchige, no run, good length ball close to off, Arachchige brings his bat down and stabs it out
19.4
Ashok Sharma to Ravindu Fernando, leg byes, 1 run, short and angled into the body, Fernando is beaten for pace and the ball hits him around the ribs. That would have hurt but Fernando shows no signs
19.3
4
Ashok Sharma to Ravindu Fernando, FOUR, he's dealing in fours at the moment. Third one in his brief stay. Short and ample width on offer, Fernando slashes hard and does not bother to keep it down. He clears backward point comfortably and picks up the boundary
19.2
Ashok Sharma to Ravindu Fernando, no run, back of a length delivery, Fernando hops and angles it to backward point
19.1
Ashok Sharma to Ravindu Fernando, no run, full pitcher outside off, Fernando drives firmly to cover
18
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Ashok Sharma to Sadeera Samarawickrama, out Caught by Kumar Kushagra!! Fifty and out! Ashok Sharma breaks the partnership and this is a massive wicket. Samarawickrama is the in-form batter and had gotten himself in, but Ashok finds his edge. Back of a length delivery, Samarawickrama tries to force it through the off-side but the line is too close to him, there's a thin outside-edge and Kushagra does the rest behind the stumps. Sadeera Samarawickrama c Kumar Kushagra b Ashok Sharma 52(44) [4s-9]
17.5
Ashok Sharma to Sadeera Samarawickrama, no run, high full toss but below the waist, Samarawickrama stands tall and knocks it to cover
17.4
Ashok Sharma to Sadeera Samarawickrama, 2 runs, full and angled into the pads, Samarawickrama flicks it over mid-wicket and picks up a couple
17.3
F
Ashok Sharma to Sadeera Samarawickrama, FOUR, fifty for Samarawickrama. He has held Sri Lanka's middle order together right through the tournament. Another fine knock from him. He raises his bat and acknowledges the applause. Too full and close to off, Samarawickrama jams the drive and places it wide of mid-off. The timing and Ashok's pace take care of the rest
17.2
Ashok Sharma to Sadeera Samarawickrama, no run, fuller and around off, Samarawickrama eases it to mid-off
17.1
Ashok Sharma to Sadeera Samarawickrama, no run, very full and close to yorker length, Samarawickrama squeezes it to backward point
8
Ashok Sharma to Nuwanidu Fernando, no run, full and was there to be hit, but Fernando times it straight to the fielder at cover-point. A good over this from Sri Lanka, 15 coming off it
7.5
6
Ashok Sharma to Nuwanidu Fernando, SIX, this will give Fernando some confidence. Short and on to the body. The right-hander stands tall and pulls it over deep square leg for a maxium
7.4
Ashok Sharma to Sadeera Samarawickrama, leg byes, 1 run, cuts him in half with some extra pace. Ashok comes back well, getting to bring one back in from the length outside off and hits Samarawickrama on the thigh pad. The ball goes to the third man region
7.3
4
Ashok Sharma to Sadeera Samarawickrama, FOUR, a good classical drive! Full and in the arc, Samarawickrama comes forward and times the drive to perfection through extra cover
7.2
4
Ashok Sharma to Sadeera Samarawickrama, FOUR, manages to beat the fielder this time around. A bit of width on offer and Samarawickrama swats it to the right of the backward point fielder
7.1
Ashok Sharma to Sadeera Samarawickrama, no run, fast and on length outside off, Samarawickrama stands on his toes and times it to the fielder at backward point
6
Ashok Sharma to Sadeera Samarawickrama, no run, full, quick, and outside off. Samarawickrama throws his bat at it but fails to make the connection because of high pace. Was slightly late onto the shot
5.5
4
Ashok Sharma to Sadeera Samarawickrama, FOUR, good delivery followed by an equally good short. Good inswinging full delivery and it was coming onto the stumps. Almost a yorker length but Samarawickrama manages to get his bat down and plays it with a straight bat as the ball races away for a boundary down the ground
5.4
4
Ashok Sharma to Sadeera Samarawickrama, FOUR, poor fielding by Yash Thakur at deep fine leg. A back of a length ball coming in with the angle but doesn't bounce too much. Samarawickrama stands tall and mistimes the pull behind the square leg region where Thakur fails to stop the ball and allows it to go for a boundary
5.3
Ashok Sharma to Sadeera Samarawickrama, no run, short and wide with a bit of away movement, Samarawickrama went for the cut but was beaten on the pace and swing
5.2
Ashok Sharma to Sadeera Samarawickrama, no run, Ashok brings this one in from length just outside off, Samarawickrama covers the line of the ball and knocks it to mid-off
5.1
Ashok Sharma to Nuwanidu Fernando, 1 run, Fernando opens the face of the bat and guides this back of a length delivery to third man to get to the other end
4
4
Ashok Sharma to Nuwanidu Fernando, FOUR, tries to end the over with one more short delivery but it stood up nicely and Fernando pulls it towards deep backward square leg for a boundary. Easy picking for the batter as the ball didn't bounce enough
3.5
Ashok Sharma to Nuwanidu Fernando, no run, another pacy bouncer from Ashok and Fernando sits under it
3.4
Ashok Sharma to Nuwanidu Fernando, no run, quick bumper from Ashok onto the body of the batter. Fernando stood tall for a while thinking to go for a pull but it was too quick and somehow ducked under it at the last second
3.3
Ashok Sharma to Nuwanidu Fernando, no run, swings away after leaving the batter on this occasion, Fernando once again shoulders arms
3.2
Ashok Sharma to Nuwanidu Fernando, no run, moves away big from length and Fernando decides to leave it alone
3.1
Ashok Sharma to Niroshan Dickwella, 1 run, hard length onto the body, Dickwella somehow manages to get some bat to it and the ball flies to third man
2
4
Ashok Sharma to Niroshan Dickwella, FOUR, full and outside off and Dickwella uses the pace of the ball and squeezes it over the point region for a boundary. That's what he needs to do, use the pace rather than trying to heave Ashok
1.5
Ashok Sharma to Niroshan Dickwella, no run, oh, that's quick, really quick. Dickwella gets into an awkward position trying to make room for himself but the balls nips back a bit and hits him on the body
1.4
Ashok Sharma to Niroshan Dickwella, no run, moves away this time, but is beaten on the pace. Ashok is bowling fast and is constantly hitting the length
1.3
4
Ashok Sharma to Niroshan Dickwella, FOUR, uses the pace this around. Gets into a position and just times this back of a length delivery over mid-wicket for a boundary
1.2
Ashok Sharma to Niroshan Dickwella, no run, hurries him once again! Dickwella went for a wild heave but could only mistime it to mid-on. Got it off the inner half of the blade
1.1
Ashok Sharma to Niroshan Dickwella, no run, that's quick from Ashok Sharma, who is playing his first match of the series. Almost hurries the batter. The batter somehow gets his bat down and plays it to the off side