
India A A brilliant all-round performance to defeat Sri Lanka A Defeated by 66 runs in the tri-series final in Dambulla. Although many players contributed to the win, this match will be remembered for an extraordinary innings from the teenage sensation Vaibhav SuryavanshiWho broke records with a breathtaking attack at the top of the order.
Suryavanshi answered her critics brilliantly by reaching the finals after mixed scores during the tournament. The young batsman relentlessly attacked the Sri Lankan bowlers and laid the foundation of India A’s mammoth score of 377/9. His innings took fans and experts by surprise, creating an uproar on social media as records fell before their eyes.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi rewrote the record book by playing a brilliant inning of 94 runs in 29 balls.
Suryavanshi wasted no time in asserting herself as she opened the batting. He began by sending each of the first five balls to the boundary before scoring the fastest half-century in List A cricket history, achieving the historic feat in just 11 balls. This left-handed batsman looked invincible while being at the crease. Be it lofted drives over extra cover, powerful pulls against short deliveries, or inventive ramps over the wicketkeeper, Suryavanshi displayed a remarkable range of strokes. His fearless approach completely demolished Sri Lanka A’s bowling plans as India A scored 132 runs in just 8.5 overs.
Suryavanshi was eventually dismissed after scoring a sensational inning of 94 runs in just 29 balls, hitting 10 fours and eight sixes at an astonishing strike rate of over 324. He narrowly missed becoming one of the fastest centuries in List A history, but by the time he left, the damage was already done. After his dismissal, Tilak Verma Whereas, continued the innings with a composed 67 runs. Ruturaj Gaikwad 40 added. Anukul Roy After this, India A made a strong score of 377/9 by playing a stormy innings of 39 runs in 15 balls.
India A bowlers seal comprehensive win over Sri Lanka A
Chasing the challenging target, Sri Lanka A needed a strong start but kept losing wickets against a disciplined Indian bowling attack. Yash Thakur gave a decisive blow to the top, removed Niroshan Dickwella, Avishka Fernando And Nuwanidu Fernando To put the host team under pressure. Sadira Samarawickrama While being the captain, he tried to keep Sri Lanka A in the match by scoring a quick 52 runs. Vanujaa Sahan Scored maximum 62 runs. However, India A continued to take wickets at regular intervals.
Anukul completed his batting heroics by taking two important wickets including dismissing the dangerous Vijaykant Vyaskant. Vipraraj Nigam And Thakur took three wickets each, as Sri Lanka A were eventually bowled out for 311 in the 48th over. The emphatic win secured the tri-series title for India A and sparked widespread reactions online, with fans hailing Suryavanshi’s remarkable innings as one of the greatest ever played in List A cricket.
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Here’s how fans reacted:
Well played Vaibhav Suryavanshi 👏👏#VaibhavSuryavanshi #INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/O4jxPsiZbH
– CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) 21 June 2026
India A won the title by defeating Sri Lanka A by 66 runs. #trinationseries 2026 title 🏆
A perfect end to a fantastic campaign 👏💙
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/CnmyVyoyjy#SLAvINDA pic.twitter.com/hz1m4voody
– BCCI (@BCCI) 21 June 2026
Talent doesn’t wait for age and Vaibhav keeps proving it 👏🇮🇳 94 runs in 29 balls and the fastest List A half-century. Fearless, exciting and full of intention. Keep shining, champion 🙌 pic.twitter.com/sPxqEVic6x
– Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) 21 June 2026
Vaibhav Suryavanshi ❤️
– Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) 21 June 2026
🚨The winning moment🚨
The game was over in 8.5 overs when Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 94 runs and shared a 132-run partnership with Priyansh Arya.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi wins another Man of the Match award in the finalpic.twitter.com/Qj84iQmADb
– Ajay Jadeja (@AjayJadeja171) 21 June 2026
Just realized that Vaibhav sees 50 over cricket as a format where he can cause even more havoc!
What happened with 2 fielders outside the circle for 10 overs! No more 6. 😳👏👏👏#SonySports– Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) 21 June 2026
India is the tri-series champion. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/1LsoYqUgKK
– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) 21 June 2026
Tri-Series Champions – India A. 🇮🇳🏆
– An impressive campaign came to a fitting end as India A lifted the Tri-Series trophy. 🫡🔥
Clinical performances, bright future stars and a title worth celebrating. 💙🏏#India #champions #triseries #cricketx #INDAVsSLA pic.twitter.com/NdYLQxwCNZ-Akaran.A (@Akaran_1) 21 June 2026
India A won by 66 runs and won the trophy! 🏆 🏏
📊 India A: 377/9 (50 overs)
🔹Vaibhav Suryavanshi: 94 (29) 🤯
🔹Tilak Verma: 67 (84)📊Sri Lanka A: 311 all out
🔹Yash Thakur and Anukul Roy are leading the defence.
#oneday #crickettwitter pic.twitter.com/DPgMzlYKhr– Kapadia CP (@Cant72) 21 June 2026
Captain Tilak Verma and India A won the trophy in Sri Lanka
– Best team in white ball cricket in this generation. pic.twitter.com/7tn7QVnfEH
– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) 21 June 2026
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