IND vs SL Live Score, Asian Games 2026 Semifinal: Ishan Kishan's 80 lifts India to 169, Sri Lanka need 170 to

Sooryavanshi’s counter-punch - Sri Lanka chose to bowl first and enjoyed a dream start by knocking over Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson inside the first three overs. Just as the innings began to stutter, young prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi launched a fearless counter-attack, bludgeoning 38 off just 21 deliveries. His fireworks gave India instant momentum, lifting them to a solid 58/2 by the end of the powerplay..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 169/7 (19.6 overs) 19.6: Binura Fernando to Ishan Kishan, Can't connect it cleanly. Binura spears in a full-length delivery, aimed at the off pole. Ishan clears the front leg, looking to swing it downtown but he cannot get underneath the ball and drills it off the toe end to long off for a single only. But 18 runs come off the final over and India finish on 169/7, a score that lets them carry real momentum into the break at the halfway stage..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 168/7 (19.5 overs) 19.5: Binura Fernando to Washington Sundar, Pitched fuller, around off, Sundar smashes it to the cover fielder and they hustle through for a quick single..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 167/7 (19.4 overs) 19.4: Binura Fernando to Washington Sundar, SIX! Top shot from Sundar. Full outside off, with pace taken off, and the ball grips after landing too. Sundar gets low on his knee, and drags this across the line with pristine timing, sending it sailing over the fence behind deep mid-wicket..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 161/7 (19.3 overs) 19.3: Binura Fernando to Ishan Kishan, Good length ball, outside off, Ishan Kishan flat bats it to long off for a single..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 160/7 (19.3 overs) 19.3: Binura Fernando to Ishan Kishan, WIDE! Slower bumper that bounces over the head height, and going down leg as well. Ishan lets it go through to the keeper. Wide called for height..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 159/7 (19.2 overs) 19.2: Binura Fernando to Ishan Kishan, SIX! Goes the distance! Precious runs these for India. Full on middle and leg, sitting right in his wheelhouse. Ishan clears his front leg to swing across the line. The timing is only decent, but the power on the shot does the rest, and it just about sails over long on..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 153/7 (19.1 overs) 19.1: Binura Fernando to Ishan Kishan, Pitched full and outside off, staying low and holding on the surface. Ishan mistimes the pull but powers it to wide deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.. Last over to go. India in touching distance of 160. Even 170 looks possible if Kishan goes bang-bang. Binura Fernando will wrap it up..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 151/7 (18.6 overs) 18.6: Tharindu Ratnayake to Washington Sundar, On a length on the middle stump line, Sundar goes down on one knee, shaping for the reverse sweep, only to miss it completely and take it on the back leg. A loud appeal for LBW follows, but the umpire is unmoved.. A painful stay comes to an end for Dube. With 7 legal balls remaining, Washington Sundar is in at number 9..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 151/7 (18.5 overs) 18.5: Tharindu Ratnayake to Shivam Dube, OUT! CAUGHT SPECTACULARLY! The bowler cannot believe it, the batter cannot believe, standing in absolute disbelief. Full and tossed up outside off, and Dube goes after it, looking to drill this through the off side. He ends up getting it uppishly to the left of extra cover, where Arachchige flings himself full length to his left and plucks the ball out of thin air with an outstretched left hand. An absolute stunner from the Sri Lankan skipper..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 151/6 (18.4 overs) 18.4: Tharindu Ratnayake to Shivam Dube, Misses out once again! A let off, with both a caught behind and a stumping chance going begging. Good length, on off stump, and Dube charges down the track, looking to loft it across the line. The ball beats the inside edge, catches the front thigh pad, and deflects away to the left of the keeper, who cannot hold on to a tricky chance..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 151/6 (18.3 overs) 18.3: Tharindu Ratnayake to Shivam Dube, Beaten! Dropped on middle, on a length. It lands and spins away with bounce. Shivam Dube has a wild hoick, looking to go over the mid-wicket region but misses to connect completely..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 151/6 (18.2 overs) 18.2: Tharindu Ratnayake to Ishan Kishan, Should have been two but Dube is a bit lethargic. Shortish, outside off, turning away, and Kishan hangs back to slap it uppishly away to the right of wide long off. The fielder fumbles slightly in the chase, and Kishan looks keen for the second, but Dube hesitates, and the batters settle for just the one..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 150/6 (18.1 overs) 18.1: Tharindu Ratnayake to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Just amazing batting! Fuller and at pace by Tharindu, on the stumps, Ishan Kishan is quick to change his stance and nails the reverse sweep over the short third fielder for a boundary. That brings the 150 up for India!. Tharindu Ratnayake will bowl the penultimate over..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 146/6 (17.6 overs) 17.6: Lasith Croospulle to Shivam Dube, Around off, on a length, guided off the back foot to short third..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 146/6 (17.5 overs) 17.5: Lasith Croospulle to Ishan Kishan, In the air, but lands safely again. A length delivery that Kishan charges at, swinging hard across the line, losing one hand off the bat in the process as the ball grips away sharply. But luckily for him, the ball lands around mid off, with no fielder close by. One run taken..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 145/6 (17.4 overs) 17.4: Lasith Croospulle to Ishan Kishan, Fired in on a good length at leg stump, and Kishan rocks onto the back foot, tugging the pull down in a hurry, finding the gap to the right of the deep midwicket fielder for a brace..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 143/6 (17.3 overs) 17.3: Lasith Croospulle to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Firmly struck! Dropped into the slot, full on middle, Ishan Kishan comes forward and absolutely hammers it down the ground, over the bowler's head for a cracking boundary..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 139/6 (17.2 overs) 17.2: Lasith Croospulle to Shivam Dube, Slightly full on the stumps, Dube flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 138/6 (17.1 overs) 17.1: Lasith Croospulle to Ishan Kishan, Full ball on middle, Kishan comes down the track and drives it firmly down to long on for a single..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 137/6 (16.6 overs) 16.6: Nuwanidu Fernando to Shivam Dube, A bit of yes and no, but no harm done! Fuller, on leg stump, and Dube looks to work it away into the leg side. He gets a thick inside edge, with the ball squirting away to the right of the keeper. Kishan senses a single and sets off, already halfway down, but Dube stays rooted at his end, and sends him back..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 137/6 (16.5 overs) 16.5: Nuwanidu Fernando to Ishan Kishan, Short and on the middle and leg stump line. Kishan hangs back and whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 136/6 (16.4 overs) 16.4: Nuwanidu Fernando to Shivam Dube, Slides on the pads, on a fuller length, this is gently clipped behind square leg for a single..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 135/6 (16.3 overs) 16.3: Nuwanidu Fernando to Ishan Kishan, IN THE AIR AND DROPPED! Fernando shells a chance off his own bowling, but that was a tough one to take. Fullish on off stump, spinning away sharply off the crack once again. Kishan comes charging down the track, looking to smash this across the line. He gets a thick outside edge, and the ball balloons straight up in the air, but the bowler under it fails to hang on, and a simple chance goes down. One run taken..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 134/6 (16.2 overs) 16.2: Nuwanidu Fernando to Ishan Kishan, Geez, that's spun a mile! Lands it on one of the cracks, around off and full, and turns square away from the batter. Ishan pokes at it but gets beaten all ends up..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 134/6 (16.1 overs) 16.1: Nuwanidu Fernando to Ishan Kishan, FIFTY FOR ISHAN KISHAN! In just 33 balls. In an important semifinal, with India in desperate need for runs, he has stepped up under pressure with a fine, fine knock. Good length, outside off, turning away, and this one's from around the wicket. Kishan comes dancing down the track and lofts it clean over the man at long off for a maximum.. Last 4 overs to go. India are still in a position to get to 160 but for that, these two, or at least one of them will have to bat till the end..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 128/6 (15.6 overs) 15.6: Lasith Croospulle to Shivam Dube, Tossed up, full and around off, Dube leans forward and drives it straight to the man at cover..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 128/6 (15.5 overs) 15.5: Lasith Croospulle to Ishan Kishan, Oh, misses out on the freebie. Slips in a full toss, outside off, Ishan Kishan swings with all his might to pull it over the leg side but loses his shape and ends up mistiming it off the to end towards deep mid-wicket for a single. Kishan moves to 49!.India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 127/6 (15.4 overs) 15.4: Lasith Croospulle to Ishan Kishan, Tight line on the stumps, a touch fuller, Ishan knocks it back to the bowler as he gets cramped up for space..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 127/6 (15.3 overs) 15.3: Lasith Croospulle to Shivam Dube, Dragged short on leg, Dube pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 126/6 (15.2 overs) 15.2: Lasith Croospulle to Ishan Kishan, Pushed through, full on off, Kishan drives it to long off for a single..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 125/6 (15.1 overs) 15.1: Lasith Croospulle to Ishan Kishan, From around the wicket, good length on leg stump, possibly drifting down leg as well, and Kishan misses his flick completely, with the ball rolling away off his front pad into the off side. There is a slight appeal for LBW, but turned down by the umpire.. Another one bites the dust and India are in serious trouble now. Sri Lanka have managed to pick wickets regularly denying any momentum to the Indians. Shivam Dube walks in at number 8.. Is Tilak stumped out? This looks touch-and-go. He did drag his back foot out marginally and he is found short of the crease as the keeper dislodges the bails off. OUT signalled..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 125/6 (14.6 overs) 14.6: Nuwanidu Fernando to Tilak Varma, OUT! STUMPED! Brilliant bowling from Nuwanidu. Fullish delivery, tossed up outside off, dipping late and turning away sharply, and Tilak pokes at it by lunging forward, but gets beaten comfortably on the outside edge. In doing so, his back foot drags outside the crease, and Livera is quick to whip the bails off. The replays confirm it, Tilak was just short of home. India have been reduced to 125/6 with 5 overs to go in the first innings..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 125/5 (14.5 overs) 14.5: Nuwanidu Fernando to Tilak Varma, Drops it full and on off, Tilak reaches out in front and employs the reverse sweep but finds the fielder at backward point..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 125/5 (14.4 overs) 14.4: Nuwanidu Fernando to Tilak Varma, Fullish, tossed up on middle and leg, and Tilak leans onto the ball, defending it off the outer half down to the right of the bowler..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 125/5 (14.3 overs) 14.3: Nuwanidu Fernando to Ishan Kishan, Drifted into the batter, on a length, Ishan whips it down to the left of long on for a single..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 124/5 (14.2 overs) 14.2: Nuwanidu Fernando to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Dexterity at display! Short of a length, on the stumps, angling in, Ishan Kishan rocks back and nails the pull shot, into the deep backward square leg and deep mid-wicket gap for a cracking boundary..India vs Sri Lanka Live: India lose 5 wickets India have slipped to five down, with Sri Lanka's bowlers keeping the pressure on. After early dismissals of Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Shreyas Iyer was bowled for 13 before Axar Patel departed for 8. Ishan Kishan remains at the crease, with India needing a strong finish..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 120/5 (14.1 overs) 14.1: Nuwanidu Fernando to Ishan Kishan, SIX! WOWZA! That's a fine, fine hit. Full and tossed up on off stump, turning away, but Kishan reads it well, clearing his front leg and hoisting this one clean over the long on fence for a maximum.. Nuwanidu Fernando is brought into the attack now..India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 114/5 (13.6 overs) 13.6: Lasith Croospulle to Tilak Varma, Brilliant fielding in the deep! Fuller and quicker, on off from around the stumps. Tilak Varma leans forward and crunches the drive to the right of the long off fielder. The fielder swoops to his right and makes a fine diving stop, certainly saving a boundary. Two runs taken.