India survived a scare against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup after Pathum Nissanka scored 107. Abhishek Sharma’s 61 and Arshdeep Singh’s Super Over heroics helped India tie at 202, with Suryakumar Yadav finishing the match in the final delivery

Dubai: Pint-sized Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka smashed a belligerent century as Indian bowlers endured their worst day in the Asia Cup before Arshdeep Singh produced a brilliant ‘Super Over’ to win the game for his side here on Friday.

India will thus play the final of the tournament, having won six matches in a row.

Riding on Abhishek Sharma’s third half-century of the event, India scored 202 for 5 in 20 overs. But Nissanka packed so much punch in his strokes that he left the defending champions on the brink of defeat before Sri Lanka were stop

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