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Tri-Nation A Series: India clinch dramatic win over Sri Lanka
09 Jun 2026

India A clinched a dramatic victory against Sri Lanka A in Match 1 of the Tri-Nation A series in Dambulla.

The visitors racked up 277/6, banking on Ruturaj Gaikwad's ton and a captain's knock from Tilak Varma. Ayush Badoni and Suryansh Shedge also made late contributions.

In response, SL A were well poised at 262/6, but a dramatic collapse led to their eight-run defeat.

Gaikwad, Tilak rescue India A
Rescue

Despite a positive start, India A lost Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Prabhsimran Singh in successive overs.

Gaikwad, who came in at No. 4, steadied the ship with Priyansh Arya. However, Arya's run-out in the 13th over left the visitors reeling at 69/3.

Gaikwad then joined forces with Tilak, denying SL A another wicket in the second powerplay. The former reached his ton off 112 balls.

India finish well despite losing successive wickets
Progression

Right after completing his century, Gaikwad fell to Wanuja Sahan, who broke his 150-run stand with Tilak. Gaikwad departed for 101 off 114 balls (6 fours and 3 sixes).

This was followed by Tilak's dismissal in the very next over. Mohamed Shiraz dismissed the India A captain for 60 (97).

From 225/5, Badoni and Shedge powered India to 277/6 on a sticky surface.

Gaikwad slams ton in 100th outing
Numbers

As per ESPNcricinfo, this was Gaikwad's 21st century in List A cricket. He also owns 19 half-centuries.

Playing his 100th 50-over game, the Indian batter raced past 5,100 runs with an incredible average of over 59. His strike rate is over 100.

Gaikwad also owns 228 runs from nine ODIs at 28.50 for India. His tally includes a ton and a fifty.