US EditionNissanka hundred goes in vain as India beats Sri Lanka in a super over at the Asia Cup
India secured a thrilling Asia Cup 2025 Super 4 win via Super Over, extending their unbeaten run despite a standout century from Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka, tournament's highest scorer.
- On Friday, September 26 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, India cricket team and Sri Lanka cricket team finished level at 202 for five, forcing a Super Over.
- With India cricket team already in Sunday's final against Pakistan, team management used the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four match to test bench strength and rest key players.
- Tilak Varma's unbeaten 49 and Axar Patel's late cameo bolstered India innings after Abhishek Sharma scored 61 off 31 balls.
- Arshdeep Singh's Super Over breakthrough dismissed Kusal Perera with his first ball and restricted Sri Lanka to two runs, while Suryakumar Yadav sealed the chase with three runs, extending India's unbeaten run.
- Pathum Nissanka's century earned him the Player of the Match designation, while the India squad recovery needs are urgent with only 36 hours until the final.
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Team India survived a close shave battle with Sri Lanka in the last Super Four game of the ongoing Asia Cup 2025. The two sides locked horns at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 26, and with the two teams posting 202 runs each on the board, the game went into a super over. Team India came out to bowl first in the super over; the onus fell onto the shoulders of Arshdeep Singh to bowl. The star pacer put in a brilliant performa…
The Sri Lankan team, coached by Sanath Jayasuriya, had a poor performance in the 2025 Asia Cup, failing to reach the final. In the final match against India, the Sri Lankan team lost in the Super Over.
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Nissanka hundred goes in vain as India beats Sri Lanka in a super over at the Asia Cup
Pathum Nissanka’s scintillating century has gone in vain after Sri Lanka tied with India then lost a super over in tame fashion in the Asia Cup in Dubai.
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