India A will face Afghanistan A in their last league game in an effort to stay alive in the competition.
The thrilling contest saw India A recovering from a poor start to post 265 runs after being asked to bat first, thanks to 72 from Suryansh Shedge and 51 from Vipraj Nigam. In response, Sadeera Samarawickrama made 93 runs and shouldered the chase while getting support from Niroshan Dickwella and Wanuja Sahan.
However, Indian bowlers performed beautifully to pull things back, and, in the end, the Sri Lankan tailenders failed to make the 2 runs off the final ball, and the game ended in a tie. After much deliberation, a super over was played and saw Sri Lanka win. A scoring 15 runs and India Only managing 9 runs to lose the game.
The altercation appeared to have started when Halambage and Wanuja Sahan were spotted arguing with the departing Indian batters after the game. Before Sooryavanshi came back to engage in a conversation with the Sri Lankan player, images showed Shedge waving his bat in Halambage's direction.
Dickwella intervened to stop Sooryavanshi and Halambage from pushing each other. As he left the field, Sooryavanshi was also observed making gestures.
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has advised India A's players to concentrate on their game.
"India A is playing a major tournament; all the upcoming players who can stake their claim for the Indian senior team are in the midst of a very big tournament, a tri-nation series, so they should concentrate on their game rather than getting distracted from any collateral issues," Saikia told Times of India on Tuesday.
"They should not focus on that; they should concentrate on their game, and they should give their best performance so that India can come out with a victory in the tri-nation series. That is our only concern now,” he added.
Asked if he had spoken to Sooryavanshi about this incident, Saikia replied, "It is not our duty to speak to the players for any reason. The players are only concentrated on their games and the support staff and the coaches who are present with them, nothing else. So, nobody interferes in their game, their strategy, and their preparation for that big series, which is presently going on.
We will follow this policy that during a major tournament, when they are playing for the country, they should not get distracted by any other secondary issues, which are not of paramount importance. The important thing is India's winning and performing well in the tri-series. So, that is our focus, and other than that, we are not doing anything at this stage."
"At this stage, we are concentrating, and we are allowing our players to focus on their game, not to focus on any other side issues. They should focus on their games, and the BCCI is with the team and their game, nothing else,” Saikia concluded.
India A will face Afghanistan A on June 17 in a bid to stay alive in the tournament, as they have won one game and lost two so far.