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The first match of the tri-series will be played today between India-A and Sri Lanka-A. The match will start at 10:00 am at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Sri Lanka. The third team of this ODI tri series is Afghanistan-A.
15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi will take the field for the first time after IPL. India-A will be captained by Tilak Verma. Rituraj Gaikwad has been made the vice-captain of the team.
Suryavanshi scored the most runs in this IPL
Suryavanshi scored the highest score of 776 runs in IPL 2026 and won the Orange Cap. Vaibhav also won the awards of Most Valuable Player, Emerging Player of the Year, Super Striker and the award for hitting most sixes. This season he scored a century in 36 balls, while being out between 90 and 100 thrice.

Sri Lanka A ahead in last five matches
In the recent matches between India A and Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka A has had the upper hand. In the last five matches played between the two teams, Sri Lanka has won two matches. India has got a victory. Two matches remained inconclusive due to rain.
In the last match held on 15 June 2019, Sri Lanka A had won by 7 wickets. On the other hand, India defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets on 8 June 2019.

Ryan scored the most runs for the team
Riyan Parag has scored the most runs in recent matches for India A. He scored 238 runs in the last 9 matches. However, he is not playing this tournament in IPL due to hamstring injury. Rituraj Gaikwad has been included in his place. Captain Tilak Verma has scored 176 runs in 5 matches.
In bowling, Nishant Sindhu has been the best bowler of India A. He has taken 22 wickets in 10 matches. Apart from them, Anshul Kamboj and Arshad Khan will also be kept an eye on.
Arachchi Top Batter
Sahan Arachige and Nuwanidu Fernando can play important roles in Sri Lanka A’s batting. Arachige has scored 248 runs in the last 8 matches. During this period his average has been 31 and strike rate has been 75.37. Whereas, Fernando has scored 217 runs in 8 matches. His average is 27.13 and strike rate is 80.07.
In bowling, Wanuza Sahan and Mohammed Shiraz are included in Sri Lanka-A. Vanujja has taken 8 wickets in 4 matches. Whereas Shiraz has taken 7 wickets in 8 matches.
The final will be played on June 21
In the tri-series, all three teams will play 2-2 matches against each other. The teams finishing in the top 2 positions in the points table after the league stage will face each other in the final on June 21. India A will play its second match against Afghanistan A on June 11. After this the team will face Sri Lanka A on 15th June and Afghanistan A again on 17th June.
70 ODIs were played at Rangiri Dambulla Stadium
The Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla is one of the major ODI grounds in Sri Lanka. So far 70 ODI matches have been played here, in which the team batting first has won 33 matches and the team chasing the target has won 34 matches.
The average score of the first innings on this ground is 213 runs. The highest score in ODI was made by Pakistan 385/7 against Bangladesh in 2010. The most successful run chase has been 289/4.
squads of both teams
India A: Tilak Verma (captain), Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Riyan Parag (vice-captain), Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Harsh Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Kumar Kushagra (wicketkeeper), Vipraj Nigam, Yash Thakur, Yudhveer Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Arshad Khan.
Sri Lanka A: Sahan Arachige (captain), Niroshan Dickwella (vice-captain and wicketkeeper), Avishka Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wicketkeeper), Ahan Wickramasinghe, Chamika Karunaratne, Vanuja Sahan, Vijayakant Viyaskanth, Mohammad Shiraz, Dulaj Samuditha, Vishen Halambage, Ravindu Fernando, Chamika Gunasekara, Garuka Sanket, Kugdas Mathulan.
Live Streaming and Telecast
Live telecast of all the matches of this series will be done on Sony Sports Network. Live streaming will be available on Sony Live app and website. You can also follow it on Dainik Bhaskar app.
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