Sooryavanshi’s 94 off 29 powers India A to tri-series title

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India A beat Sri Lanka A by 66 runs in the tri-series final on Sunday after Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made 94 from 29 balls and helped India A post 377 for nine.

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Sri Lanka A replied with 311, with Yash Thakur taking 3/45 and Vipraj Nigam taking 3/60 for India A. The result completed a strong final for India A, with Sooryavanshi’s opening assault shaping the match before the bowlers closed out the chase. The Times of India reported the match details.

Final snapshot: India A won by 66 runs after scoring 377 for nine

The final scoreline was India A 377 for nine and Sri Lanka A 311, with India A winning the tri-series final by 66 runs.

Team Score Key contributors
India A 377 for nine Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 94 off 29, Tilak Varma 67 off 90, Ruturaj Gaikwad 40, Priyansh Arya 39, Anukul Roy 39 off 15, Vipraj Nigam 27 off 20
Sri Lanka A 311 Sadeera Samarawickrama 52, Wanuj Sahan 62, Sahan Arachchige 38, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 39; Yash Thakur 3/45, Vipraj Nigam 3/60

Sooryavanshi reached his fifty in 11 balls and fell six runs short of a century

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, a 15-year-old from Samastipur in Bihar, reached his half-century from 11 balls and surpassed the previous List A record credited to Sri Lanka’s Kaushalya Weeraratne, who had taken 12 deliveries in 2005.

Sooryavanshi’s scoring sequence during the early surge was listed as 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 0, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6. The half-century came through back-to-back straight sixes off pacer Dulaj Samuditha.

Sooryavanshi and Priyansh Arya added 132 for the opening wicket. Sooryavanshi’s innings ended in the ninth over when spinner Sahan Arachchige induced a catch at mid-off, and Arya was dismissed in the following over.

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Tilak Varma and late cameos pushed India A beyond 350

Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 40 and added 63 with captain Tilak Varma, whose 67 from 90 balls held India A’s innings together after both openers were out.

India A lost wickets at regular intervals while trying to accelerate, but Anukul Roy made 39 from 15 balls and Vipraj Nigam added 27 from 20 deliveries. Those late runs lifted India A to 377 for nine.

Sri Lanka A rebuilt twice but stayed behind the required rate

Sri Lanka A crossed 300 through half-centuries from Sadeera Samarawickrama and Wanuj Sahan, but the chase stayed behind the required pace after three early wickets.

Niroshan Dickwella, Avishka Fernando and Nuwanidu Fernando were dismissed with 75 runs on the board inside the first 10 overs. Sadeera Samarawickrama made 52 and captain Sahan Arachchige scored 38 in a 53-run fourth-wicket stand.

Wanuj Sahan later made 62 and shared a 77-run seventh-wicket partnership with Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, who scored 39. Sri Lanka A still finished 66 runs short as Yash Thakur and Vipraj Nigam took three wickets each for India A.