NEW DELHI: The high-voltage Asia Cup 2025 Super Fours clash between India and Sri Lanka in Dubai had everything — runs, drama, a Super Over finish, and even some hilarious commentary moments. The lightest moment of the night arrived before the first ball was bowled, when the cameraman played a little trick on everyone watching.As the Indian openers prepared to walk out for the chase, most expected the usual pair of Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill. However, the cameraman mischievously focused on Tilak Varma, who was padded up and standing next to Gill. The commentary box quickly burst into laughter.“Verma ji dikha rahe hain, Sharma ji nahi hain. Dhoond rahe Sharma ji… dikha rahe Varma ji,” joked one commentator. Another added, “Ye camera waala humari bhavnaon ke saath khel raha hai. Kaun hai ye camera waala? Pata kariye!”Eventually, it was indeed Abhishek and Gill who strode out to open. And what followed was a thriller that went down to the final ball.WATCH video herePut into bat, India posted 202/5 on the board, powered by Abhishek Sharma’s fluent 61 and Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 49. Sanju Samson and Axar Patel chipped in with crucial runs late in the innings to push India beyond the 200-run mark.Sri Lanka, led by Charith Asalanka, responded brilliantly. Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera took on the Indian bowlers, smashing a 127-run stand and racing to 72 in the powerplay. Even though Hardik Pandya, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, and Arshdeep Singh struck at intervals, Sri Lanka kept their chase alive. Nissanka’s maiden T20I century brought the equation down to 23 off 12 balls and then 12 off the final over.Harshit Rana dismissed Nissanka on the first ball of the 20th over, but Sri Lanka held their nerve to tie the game at 202/5 and force a Super Over.Arshdeep delivered under pressure, taking two wickets and restricting Sri Lanka to just two runs. Suryakumar Yadav and Gill then completed the chase in one ball, sealing a thrilling win for India.Although a dead rubber, the contest delivered high-quality cricket and entertainment, with India marching into the final against Pakistan as clear favourites.
