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Who won IND A vs SL A vs AFG A Tri-Series? Result and highlights as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's POTM in final hands India A title

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KEY TAKEAWAYS:

India A won the Tri-Nation A Series final by 66 runs against Sri Lanka A at Dambulla to lift the title.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed 94 off 29 balls, including the fastest fifty in List A history off just 11 deliveries.
India A recovered from back-to-back league defeats to win the trophy, with Tilak Varma's 67 supporting Sooryavanshi's blitz.

India A demolished Sri Lanka A by 66 runs in the Final

India A capped a remarkable turnaround at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Sunday, beating Sri Lanka A by 66 runs in the Tri-Nation A Series final to lift the title. After losing two of their first three league matches, Tilak Varma's side saved their most complete performance for the occasion that mattered most.

The win was set up entirely in the first innings by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, whose extraordinary 94 off 29 balls turned the final into a personal highlight reel. The 15-year-old reached his fifty in just 11 deliveries, the fastest in List A cricket history, before falling six short of a century that would have been one of the format's fastest ever.

Sent in to bat after Sahan Arachchige won the toss, India A rode Sooryavanshi's blitz to a commanding 377/9. Captain Tilak Varma added a valuable 67 to consolidate the platform, and the early aggression that had defined India A's batting throughout the series proved decisive once again on the biggest stage.

Sooryavanshi's record-breaking final innings

Sooryavanshi had been getting starts throughout the tournament without converting, but he saved his defining knock for the final, much as he had done in the U-19 World Cup final earlier this year. Striking at 324, he took the game away from Sri Lanka A inside the first ten overs and left them chasing from the outset.

His half-century off 11 balls rewrote the List A record books, and even in the nervous nineties, he refused to temper his approach. The fearless intent that eventually led to his dismissal, miscuing a tossed-up delivery, was the same quality that had powered India A to 132 runs inside the first nine overs.

"I hadn't thought of anything. Just wanted to execute what I planned in the first ten and take it forward from there. No pressure,"Sooryavanshi said during the awards ceremony. The 15-year-old quickly claimed the Player of the Match Trophy after his explosive innings.

With 211 runs across 5 innings, he has been impressive on his international debut for the Indian List A side. With just 2 IPL seasons behind him, it's frightening just how quickly Sooryavanshi has dominated bowlers years older than him.

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India A's bowlers seal the title

Chasing 378, Sri Lanka A were always behind the rate despite a spirited fight. Yash Thakur removed the hosts' top three inside the first ten overs, mirroring the early aggression India A had shown with the bat and leaving the chase in tatters before it could gather momentum.

Wanuja Sahan's 62 and Sadeera Samarawickrama's 52 gave the innings respectability, but the required rate kept climbing. Vipraj Nigam returned figures of 3/60 and dismissed Mohamed Shiraz to bundle Sri Lanka A out for 311 in 47.1 overs, sealing India A's title in a tournament they had at one point been in danger of exiting.

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Tilak Varma praised his side's resilience after a campaign that swung from two defeats, including a Super Over loss to the same Sri Lanka A side, to an emphatic final victory. The skipper pointed to the experience within his group and a clear template of starting big, consolidating, and accelerating.

The title vindicates India A's depth even as questions linger over their bowling attack, which was at times stretched across the tournament. For Sooryavanshi, the final offered the perfect stage to silence the noise around his recent on-field conduct and remind everyone of the talent that has fast-tracked his rise.

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