• Source:JND

India-A vs Sri Lanka-A: Chaoctic scenes were witnessed at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium after Sri Lanka A defeated India A in a super over. India needed 17 runs in the super over to win the game, but fell short of 7 runs, registering a second defeat in the tri-nation series in Sri Lanka.

The drama unfolded after a scuffle broke out between 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sri Lankan players following India's defeat in the super over.

Sooryavanshi was seen pushing the opposite team's players and indulging in a heated exchange following the match. The pushing and shoving by Sooryavanshi was reportedly the result of continuous sledging by Sri Lankan players during his innings.

Needing 17 to win in the Super Over, India managed only nine runs against slinger Kaguthas Mathulan to lose their second game in a row. Sooryavanshi, who faced the last three deliveries from Mathulan, managed only six runs, including a boundary.

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Once the match got over, the Lankan team was involved in a bit of over-the-top celebrations as Sooryavanshi and his partner Suryansh Shedge were seen walking back towards the pavilion.

However, TV cameras caught Sooryavanshi angrily charging towards the tall fast bowler Mathulan and one of his teammates, Vishen Halambage, came in between. The trigger, in all likelihood, was something that the bowler said, having stopped the 15-year-old successfully for three deliveries.

Sooryavanshi was seen pushing the fielder, who also, in turn, tried to charge towards him. It was senior Sri Lankan international Niroshan Dickwella who came in between to stop the matter from going out of hand. As Sooryavanshi trudged back towards the pavilion, he looked visibly angry after India failed to chase the target under fading light.

Initially, it seemed that there was no provision for a Super Over as India A skipper Tilak Varma had a long and heated argument with the on-field umpires, who relented after 10 minutes.

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Even during that conversation between umpires and Tilak, Sooryavanshi was seen entering the discussion, but head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar pulled him back on that occasion.

It will be interesting to see whether match referee Pradeep Jeyapragash will announce any official sanction or just let go of the players with a warning.

 

(With PTI Inputs)


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