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India vs Sri Lanka Highlights, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs SL: It goes all the way to a super over, but once there, India are clinical. Pathum Nissanka played the innings of his life to bring his team as close as close could be, but couldn't quite take SL home, but plenty of pride to take home.
- 12:38 AM IST, Sep 26IND stay unbeaten, but massive wake-up call
- 12:32 AM IST, Sep 26SKY wraps it up in one ball, he and Gill run 3
- 12:26 AM IST, Sep 26Doesn't matter! Arshdeep gets Shanaka next ball
- 12:25 AM IST, Sep 26CONTROVERSIAL! Sri Lanka get a bonus life
- 12:19 AM IST, Sep 26Just one off the first three balls!
- 12:16 AM IST, Sep 26Kusal Perera and Shanaka for SL, Arshdeep for India… WICKET FIRST BALL!
- 12:10 AM IST, Sep 26WE ARE GOING TO A SUPER OVER!
- 12:08 AM IST, Sep 26Four off a thick outside edge! 3 needed off the last ball
- 12:06 AM IST, Sep 269 needed off 3!
- 12:05 AM IST, Sep 26WICKET!!! Harshit strikes off the first ball, and it's complicated for SL!
- 12:03 AM IST, Sep 2612 needed off the last over!
- 11:56 PM IST, Sep 2610 off that over — 23 needed off last 2
- 11:54 PM IST, Sep 26CENTURY WITH A SIX! Nissanka, take a bow
- 11:51 PM IST, Sep 26ANOTHER ONE! Kamindu Mendis departs
- 11:43 PM IST, Sep 26Kuldeep strikes! Asalanka's struggle comes to an end
- 11:35 PM IST, Sep 2656 needed off 36 now
- 11:29 PM IST, Sep 26THERE'S THE WICKET! Varun removes Perera
- 11:26 PM IST, Sep 26Just 4 off that over, good from Kuldeep
- 11:23 PM IST, Sep 26India taking a beating! Sri Lanka only need 73 in last 9 overs
- 11:09 PM IST, Sep 26Fifties for both Nissanka and Perera, and 100 up!
- 11:01 PM IST, Sep 2681/1 after 7 overs
- 10:51 PM IST, Sep 26Nissanka on fire! Smoking the ball
- 10:43 PM IST, Sep 266, 4! Nissanka counters
- 10:33 PM IST, Sep 2618/1 after 2 overs
- 10:25 PM IST, Sep 26Back for the chase – and Hardik Pandya strikes in the first over!
- 10:00 PM IST, Sep 26India finish on 202/5!
- 9:46 PM IST, Sep 26IND reach 179/5 with two to play
- 9:38 PM IST, Sep 26Chameera with another stunner! Pandya in, Pandya out
- 9:32 PM IST, Sep 26Six and out! Samson's good innings comes to an end
- 9:26 PM IST, Sep 26Samson for six again!
- 9:16 PM IST, Sep 26Good intent from Samson and Tilak!
- 9:04 PM IST, Sep 26100/3 at halfway
- 8:58 PM IST, Sep 26Abhishek Sharma holes out! That century continues to evade him
- 8:47 PM IST, Sep 26HASARANGE STRIKES! Not SKY's tournament
- 8:40 PM IST, Sep 26FIFTY FOR ABHISHEK in just 22 deliveries!
- 8:36 PM IST, Sep 26Abhishek already onto 41* off 19!
- 8:32 PM IST, Sep 26SHOT OF A MAN IN PHENOMENAL TOUCH!
- 8:26 PM IST, Sep 2644/1 after 4 overs
- 8:21 PM IST, Sep 26Abhishek keeps going and gets a free hit!
- 8:12 PM IST, Sep 26WHAT A CATCH! Gill has to go back
- 8:10 PM IST, Sep 26Four from Gill, six from Abhishek!
- 8:06 PM IST, Sep 26Here we go! Early Thushara challenge for Abhishek, Gill
- 7:51 PM IST, Sep 26Sri Lanka's playing XI
- 7:44 PM IST, Sep 26India's playing XI
- 7:32 PM IST, Sep 26SRI LANKA WIN THE TOSS AND OPT TO BOWL!
- 7:20 PM IST, Sep 26Team selection under the microscope
- 7:00 PM IST, Sep 26Toss in 30 mins
- 6:51 PM IST, Sep 26SL beat IND in their previous meeting in Dubai
- 6:30 PM IST, Sep 26Bumrah in for another rest?
- 6:20 PM IST, Sep 26Sanju Samson's slot still a question mark
- 6:00 PM IST, Sep 26The middle order remains in a muddle in terms of position
- 5:50 PM IST, Sep 26But the rest of India's batting yet to stand up
- 5:40 PM IST, Sep 26India's two lefty MVPs carrying the mantle
- 5:20 PM IST, Sep 26Pitch growing tireder and tireder in Dubai
- 5:10 PM IST, Sep 26Pakistan await India in the final
- 4:50 PM IST, Sep 26Sri Lanka's fast start collapses
- 4:40 PM IST, Sep 26India unbeaten thus far
- 4:12 PM IST, Sep 26HELLO AND WELCOME!
India vs Sri Lanka Highlights, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs SL: The Asia Cup has come down to the last match in the Super 4 stage, and there isn’t much left to play for. The final is decided, India are already through, and Sri Lanka will be heading home after losing both their games to Pakistan and Bangladesh. For the Lankans, this is nothing more than a game for pride, the chance to unhorse a team which is unbeaten in five matches so far this tournament, and to mark a strong tournament by ending it on a positive note. For India, it is a dead rubber, the result largely irrelevant: it is just about polishing their act, figuring some things out, and being ready and sharp for a Pakistan team that will be up for the fight and confident that the third time’s the charm when they meet each other for a third Sunday in a row in Dubai....Read More
India have enjoyed success thanks to two astonishingly strong lefties at the peak of their powers through this tournament: Abhishek Sharma blitzing bowling attacks in the powerplay and providing remarkable start after remarkable start, and Kuldeep Yadav looking almost untouchable when he has the ball in hand and can outplay opposition batters almost as if it is a game of chess and not cricket. These two have been the stars, and are in an argument with each other for who the player of the tournament should be: it is the pieces around them that need to sharpen up before Sunday’s final.
In particular, India will want the middle order to wake up in a tournament where it has been dormant. The match against Bangladesh, albeit a win, was a wake-up call: after Abhishek’s dismissal, nobody could quite get going at the death. Suryakumar Yadav hasn’t been at his best, Tilak Varma’s question marks against spin become louder, and Sanju Samson seems to find himself in a situation where he is neither one thing nor another. The balance of that middle order is a little mixed up at the moment, with Samson’s move down the order raising eyebrows: is that truly going to bring the best out of him? Is it even India’s best option if Shubman Gill is going to open, or is Jitesh Sharma, a player more suited to finish innings, a player you would prefer? These are questions Yadav and Gautam Gambhir will need to answer.
India vs Sri Lanka Playing XIs
India's playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy
Sri Lanka's playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka(c), Janith Liyanage, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Nuwan Thushara
India are very strong even with these problems, but they will be aware that it is cracks such as these that tend to open up and cost them in key matches. A wary eye will already be on the final, where Pakistan wait with all the hostility and aggression they already offered last weekend. How do you save your best for that crunch match? Do you do today as you will on Sunday? Do you give Jasprit Bumrah another break to keep him fresh and raring to go? Are you heading into that match with more questions than answers? There isn’t anything riding on this match against Sri Lanka, but it still has the potential to send some quiet tremors through India’s camp.
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India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs SL: What is concerning is that India just haven't settled on what the team looks like after the openers fall. Sure, there's a degree of experimentation with Shivam Dube moving up to three and other similar ploys, but there also seems to be a little bit of head-scratching: how do you get the most oomph out of this middle order at the moment? And where does Sanju Samson fit into all of it? A little bit of too many cooks happening with this particular broth at the moment.
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India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs SL: They have already played each other in two pretty hostile games thus far this season, and now they are set for a third – this time with the trophy on the line. Pakistan beat Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and have strung together plenty of good cricket to find those results. It's just about cutting out the poor cricket for them, and India are aware what that can mean…
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India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Asia Cup 2025, IND vs SL: The last match of this Asia Cup barring the final has arrived. On the surface, it's a dead rubber. India are through, Sri Lanka are out. But there are many undercurrents that fans and the Pakistan team alike will be very tuned in for. It could yet prove to be a really intriguing match. All the updates as we build up towards it, right here.
