Final-over drama pushes IND vs SL Super 4 clash into super over in Asia Cup 2025

The last Super 4 match of the 2025 Asia Cup between India and Sri Lanka has been staged as a thriller in Dubai, looking to go to the wire. India posed a challenging target of 202/5, although Sri Lanka, riding on a brilliant century from Pathum Nissanka, gave a robust chase. With just 12 runs needed off the last over, the stage was set for a dramatic finish.

India’s young pacer Harshit Rana was given the task of bowling in the final over. He immediately struck gold by removing Nissanka on the very first delivery for a superb 107, leaving Sri Lanka with a mountain to climb. Debutant Janith Liyanage then joined Dasun Shanaka in the middle with Sri Lanka needing 12 from 5 balls.

The crowd was kept anxious as the runs came in ones, twos, and even a leg-bye, and Shanaka converted on an error in the field to add two big runs, depositing the pressure right back on India. There was tension in the crowd as Sri Lanka needed 3 runs off the final ball to win the match.

Super Over to Decide the Outcome

On the final ball Rana kept his nerve and prevented the runs that had to be scored thereby ending the match in a tie. This result led to the first Super Over of the Asia Cup 2025 being staged, turning the already fantastic contest into one with even more excitement.

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However, India won the Super Over. Sri Lanka batted first but could only muster 2 runs while losing 2 wickets to Arshdeep Singh. Suryakumar Yadav scored the winning runs for India, and they easily chased the target of 3 runs to win the match and stay undefeated in the tournament.