Sri Lanka A Squad: Avishka Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Sahan Arachchige(c), Wanuja Sahan, Chamika Karunaratne, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Mohamed Shiraz, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Chamika Gunasekara, Ravindu Fernando, Garuka Sanketh, Vishen Halambage, Kugathas Mathulan, Dulaj Samuditha

India A Squad: Tilak Varma (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vice-captain), Priyansh Arya, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ayush Badoni, Nishant Sindhu, Suryansh Shedge, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Kumar Kushagra (WK), Vipraj Nigam, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Arshad Khan, and Anukul Roy.

"As the official broadcast partner of Sri Lanka Cricket, Sony Sports Network holds the rights to cricket played in Sri Lanka, and its officials have confirmed that the tournament will be broadcast live with full-scale coverage," the report stated.

It is worth noting that Sony TV had a relatively quiet run in sports broadcasting this year, as both the T20 World Cup 2026 and IPL 2026 were aired on rival channels.

IPL exploits have generated immense excitement among fans, prompting Sony TV to secure the broadcasting rights for the series. According to a report by Cricbuzz, Sony TV will broadcast the entire Tri-Series across both television and OTT platforms. The tournament, scheduled from June 9 to June 21, will be telecast on Sony Sports and Sony LIV.

With a number of big hitters in the squad, the India A management will be facing the problem of plenty. Having the likes of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prabhsimran Singh, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Priyansh Arya, it will be interesting to see who will India opt as their openers. Seeing Sooryavanshi's rise in the recent times, his selection is all but certain in the Playing XI. 

“Everyone has seen how good he is. Everyone has seen him as well in U19 (World Cup), how he played in the finals, especially in one-day format. We are quite excited to see him, how he plays in this format. For him, I feel coming in Sri Lanka and slower wickets, it will be slightly changed for his batting role. But I am pretty confident that he will do well here as well,” said India A skipper Tilak Varma on the eve of the match.

India A captain Tilak Varma said the series will be a good challenge for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the longer format where he had done well for India U-19’s title-winning campaign in the World Cup earlier this year.

All eyes are on the 15-year-old batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. After having a blockbuster outing in the IPL for Rajasthan Royals, where he scored 776 runs in 16 matches, the Bihar-born batter would be eager to shine the 50-over format as well. Ahead of the match against Sri Lanka A, Sooryavanshi was seen defending a few balls in the nets sessions in Dambulla, but nevertheless, it is the promise of his explosive game that has the potential to draw in crowds.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has made his way to the world-dominating Indian T20I side, which has won the last two T20 World Cups. His addition makes the three-time winners stronger. But for now, the left-handed batter threatens to challenge the best of the bowlers in the 50-overs format, with Sri Lanka and Afghanistan bracing for the wonder kid who has caught the eye of the cricket fraternity.

India A will be playing under the captaincy of Tilak Varma. The 23-year-old batter had a decent outing for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026, scoring 359 runs in 14 matches. This also include two half-centuries and a ton. He will be eager to guide India A to a dominating win in the Tri-Nation series against Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. 

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, last year, had smashed an astonishing 144 off just 42 balls in India A's overwhelming triumph over the United Arab Emirates in their Asia Cup Rising Stars T20 match. He would be keen to produce a similarly dominant performance against Sri Lanka A today, but this time in a one-day match.

The Sri Lanka A team also has some fine names on the squad sheet. Some of them are: Avishka Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Ravindu Fernando, Ahan Wickramasinghe, etc.

India have some of the finest IPL performers in the roster for this tri-series. Some of the top names are: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Priyansh Arya, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Anshul Kamboj, Arshad Khan, etc.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the opening tri-series encounter between India A and Sri Lanka A from Dambulla. The Indian team starts as outright favourites in the opening clash, all thanks to the superstar roster that has been prepared for this assignment. With Tilak Varma leading the team, the focus will be on the 15-year-old prodigy, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.