India A and Sri Lanka A are clashing in the first game of the ongoing one-day tri-series, with Afghanistan A being the third side. India A and Sri Lanka A are clashing at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on June 9, 2026.

Tilak Varma won the toss and chose to bat first. Prabhsimran Singh made 4, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, playing his first India A game, made 14 runs in 12 balls. Priyansh Arya and Ruturaj Gaikwad rebuild the innings, and Arya looked good for his 32 runs with 4 fours and one six.

However, their partnership ended in a bizarre way, with a run-out. The third umpire's failure to notice that Priyansh's bat was stopped by the wicketkeeper's foot left fans perplexed.

On the final ball of the thirteenth over, Ravindu Fernando's wide ball was pushed to deep point by Ruturaj. Before Priyansh appeared to take a few steps for the second run, the pair quickly finished the first. Gaikwad was more than halfway through when he turned around and reneged.

According to cricket rules, whoever reaches the batting crease first will be safe, and both were at the same distance from it. Gaikwad reached mini-seconds ahead of his partner after Dickwella's foot halted Priyansh's bat as they both extended their bats forward. This happened as Dickwella extended his body to receive the throw from deep.

Dickwella deftly tossed the ball on the opposite end, where the bowler smashed the stumps, after spotting both players in the crease. On social media, some supporters protested the dismissal, claiming that if Priyansh's bat hadn't been jammed under the wicketkeeper's foot, he would have reached the crease before Ruturaj.