India A vs Afghanistan A, 5th Match, Tri Nation A Series in Sri Lanka 2026 - Player HighlightsINDA vs AFGA, 5th Match, Tri Nation A Series in Sri Lanka 2026 - Player Highlights

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, out Caught by Mohammad Ishaq!! Ishaq has dismissed the big fish here, nothing shot from the Indian skipper, it was a length delivery wide outside off, Varma throws his bat at it without any feet movement and edges it back to the keeper, India needed him to stay till the end. Tilak Varma c Mohammad Ishaq b Abdullah Ahmadzai 59(75) [4s-5]

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, Varma pushes it to mid-off

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, wide, this time sprays it well down the leg side, he's struggling to get his line right

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, wide, fuller and wide outside off, it moved away late, Varma fails to dig it out

Zahir Khan to Tilak Varma, 1 run, floated up on middle, Varma flicks it to long-on

Zahir Khan to Tilak Varma, 1 run, trifle short and turning away, Varma cuts it to sweeper cover

Zahir Khan to Tilak Varma, 1 run, turning away outside off stump, Tilak Varma cuts past backward point

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, 1 run, good length delivery on the stumps, Tilak flicks towards short mid-wicket

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, FOUR, oh lovely lofted drive! Full and angling in, maybe tried the slower ball and offered slot, Tilak Varma muscles the drive over the infield and holds the pose for the cameras

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, no run, short and wide outside off stump, Tilak cuts to point

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, 1 run, oh a direct-hit could have been tight but that single has given the India A captain his third fifty of the series. He pushed this full delivery towards mid-off and set off, fielder had a shy at the bowler's end and missed

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, no run, good length delivery angling in, pushed back to the bowler

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, no run, very full delivery angling in, Tilak works it to the on-side

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, 2 runs, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Tilak Varma tucks it to fine leg

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Tilak Varma defends to the off-side

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, no run, short of length delivery anglin in, Tilak Varma knocks it to mid-wicket

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, Tilak Varma reaches out and cuts, man at backward point dives to the left but can't cut it off

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Tilak punches it to mid-on

Faridoon Dawoodzai to Tilak Varma, 1 run, oh nips back in and cramps Tilak on the flick, he charges for a quick single and gets home in time before mid-on could have a proper go at the bowler's end. Oh lazy actually from Tilak. He grounded his foot inside without dragging the bat as he was well in time

Faridoon Dawoodzai to Tilak Varma, 1 run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Tilak taps it to cover-point

Zahir Khan to Tilak Varma, 1 run, very full delivery on the stumps, wristed to long-on

Zahir Khan to Tilak Varma, 1 run, flatter delivery, Tilak cuts square of the wicket

Zahir Khan to Tilak Varma, no run, turning away outside off stump, beats the outside edge after drawing him forward on the push

Faridoon Dawoodzai to Tilak Varma, no run, advances and looks to smack it hard, but the ball hits the bottom of the bat and rolls to mid-wicket

Faridoon Dawoodzai to Tilak Varma, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Tilak punches it past cover-point

Faridoon Dawoodzai to Tilak Varma, 2 runs, Tilak finds the gap past cover-point and gets two

Zahir Khan to Tilak Varma, no run, turning away outside off stump, Tilak Varma cuts and finds backward point

Zahir Khan to Tilak Varma, 1 run, low full toss, driven down to long-on after stepping out and taking it on the full

Imran Mir to Tilak Varma, 1 run, cuts outside off stump, Tilak guides past point

Imran Mir to Tilak Varma, 2 runs, full delivery outside off stump, Tilak drives through extra-cover, beats the dive and they get two

Zahir Khan to Tilak Varma, 1 run, very full delivery, Tilak Varma drives to mid-on

Zahir Khan to Tilak Varma, 1 run, tossed up outside off stump, Tilak Varma guides to cover-point

Zahir Khan to Tilak Varma, no run, tossed up around off stump, Tilak Varma defends to the off-side

Imran Mir to Tilak Varma, no run, flatter delivery, Tilak cuts and finds backward point

Imran Mir to Tilak Varma, no run, driven off the front foot but the man at cover dives and stops the ball

Imran Mir to Tilak Varma, 1 run, driven past extra-cover

Imran Mir to Tilak Varma, no run, outside off and turning away, Varma leaves it alone

Shams Ur Rahman to Tilak Varma, no run, slower through the air and turning away, Varma stays back and defends it

Shams Ur Rahman to Tilak Varma, 1 run, too full outside off, Varma gets forward and drives it square of the wicket on the off side

Imran Mir to Tilak Varma, 1 run, comes down the track, takes it on the full to drive it to long-on

Shams Ur Rahman to Tilak Varma, no run, pitched on middle and leg, this one turned away a bit, Varma got into a tangle as he presses forward to defend, the ball went off the leading edge

Shams Ur Rahman to Tilak Varma, no run, quicker and turning away, Varma presses forward and blocks it

Shams Ur Rahman to Tilak Varma, 2 runs, flatter and shorter outside off, Varma goes back and cuts it away to deep backward point, they run well for the second

Shams Ur Rahman to Tilak Varma, no run, fired in full on the pads. Varma works it to the leg side

Zahir Khan to Tilak Varma, no run, flighted delivery on off, bit of away turn, Varma gets forward and watchfully defends it

Zahir Khan to Tilak Varma, no run, fuller and quicker, targeting the stumps, Varma goes back and defends it

Zahir Khan to Tilak Varma, 1 run, well tossed up on middle, Varma drives it down to long-on

Shams Ur Rahman to Tilak Varma, no run, a maiden to end, right on the money, full and on off, Varma defends it watchfully

Shams Ur Rahman to Tilak Varma, no run, fired in full on middle, Varma presses forward and blocks it, good over so far from Rahman

Shams Ur Rahman to Tilak Varma, no run, this one turned away with an extra bounce, Varma mistimes a cut to point

Shams Ur Rahman to Tilak Varma, no run, fuller and quicker on middle, Varma goes back and blocks it

Shams Ur Rahman to Tilak Varma, no run, turning away, bowled much slower, Varma pushes it towards point

Shams Ur Rahman to Tilak Varma, no run, outside off and turning away, Varma defends it to the off side

Zahir Khan to Tilak Varma, 1 run, sliding on the pads, Varma works it to short mid-wicket for a quick single

Shams Ur Rahman to Tilak Varma, 1 run, full and on middle, Varma drives it down to long-on

Shams Ur Rahman to Tilak Varma, no run, once again on the pads, Varma gets forward and works it to short midwicket

Shams Ur Rahman to Tilak Varma, FOUR, that's a poor delivery, flatter and straying down the leg side, Varma just had to get some bat to it, it races away past the fielder to fine leg

Zahir Khan to Tilak Varma, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it to point for a quick single

Zahir Khan to Tilak Varma, FOUR, this time he's found the gap, juicy full-toss on offer, Varma kneels down and plays the sweep shot to perfection, split the gap at deep square leg

Zahir Khan to Tilak Varma, 2 runs, excellent effort in the deep, it was full on off, Varma drills it straight down the ground, the fielder runs in, slides full length to his right and pulls it back

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, 1 run, straying on the pads, tucked off his pads to backward square leg

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, Varma gets forward and drives it to sweeper cover

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, no run, short and outside off, Varma cuts it firmly to point, but straight to the fielder

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, Varma cuts it square of the wicket on the off side

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, no run, full and tailing into the pads, Varma gets across and defends it down on the track

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, 1 run, full and angling into the stumps, Varma taps it to point and sets off for a quick single

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, no run, back of a length and it kicks off the surface, Varma rides the bounce well and defends it

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, no run, short and angling in, Varma punches it off the back foot to mid on

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, no run, angling in from outside off, Varma works it to the leg side

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, FOUR, a fumble in the deep gives him the boundary, very ordinary from the fielder, it was full and in the slot, Varma gets forward and drives it square of the wicket, the fielder was very casual in his approach, lets it through his legs

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, no run, short outside off, Varma stands tall and defends it

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, no run, fuller and slower, Varma doesn't pick it, the ball goes under his bat

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, no run, back of a length and closer to the off stump from round the wicket, Varma gets right behind the line and defends it

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, 1 run, short again outside off, Varma stands tall and punches it square of the wicket on the off side

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Varma stands tall and punches it to covers

Abdullah Ahmadzai to Tilak Varma, 1 run, short of length delivery, Tilak works it to fine leg

Farmanullah Safi to Tilak Varma, no run, short of length delivery, Tilak stands tall and defends