Team India Wicketkeeper-Batter Sanju Samson was fooled by the former Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka with a fake run-out during the last Super Four competition of the Asia Cup 2025. While Sri Lanka was already eliminated before the match -octing the moment of the moment.
India defeated Sri Lanka in an exciting super in Dubai on Friday 26 September. Sri Lanka managed to score 202-5 while he was chasing 203 points, forcing the game in a super past. Arshdeep Singh only gave two points, and Suryakumar Yadav, together with Shubman Gill, sealed the victory for the men in blue.
View: Sanjuu Samson Fols Dasun Shanaka by beating a fake run
Before the super was over, Dasun Shanaka managed to take two points from a delivery from Harshit Rana when three runs were needed to win the victory. The ball rolled in the direction of Lang and Shanaka tried to complete the second run.
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Wicketkeeper Sanju Samson came close to the stumps and seemed to have collected the ball. For fear of a run-out, Shanaka desperately dived. A third run was possible, but Shanaka, who still recovered from his dive, could not benefit from it.
Shanaka did not know that there was a chance for a third run. In the meantime, Janith Liyanage tried to take the third, but the ball reached Harshit Rana, who also rumbled.
India finished closely from a loss because Shanaka could not return for the third run. If Shanaka had not been to the floor, he might have completed the third run.
Sanju Samson played a trick there .. Keep an eye on him when Dasun returns, he did one @Igns there .. which he did with ahmed shehzad 😀 #Indvsl pic.twitter.com/aiuilaoymm
– Nibraz Ramzan (@Nibraz88cricket) September 27, 2025
Cheeky Kumar Sangakkara Mocking Mulla Ahmed Shehzad 🤣 https://t.co/ffazknmjvk pic.twitter.com/qpajxrlkpa
– Opwar (@_satyanweshi_) June 22, 2023
Arshdeep Singh only gave two points in super over
Arshdeep Singh started brilliantly for India by rejecting Perera to the very first ball of the super. Kamindu Mendis succeeded in a single of the second ball to open Sri Lanka’s account.
Arshdeep then threw a precise Yorker outside the stump to Shanaka, who did not succeed in making contact. Shanaka was initially spent on the fourth ball and Sanju Samson carried out a run-out with a direct hit. Ultraedege showed no contact later and the ball was considered dead.
Shanaka, however, fell on the fifth ball. Jitesh Sharma completed the catch on deep backward point. Sri Lanka’s innings ended in just two points. Suryakumar Yadav sealed the victory on the first ball. The men in blue are confronted with Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 final in Dubai on Sunday 28 September.
Sanju Samson scored 39 points of 23 balls in the innings of India
Earlier in the competition, India placed a formidable total of 202/5 in 20 overs. Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson played crucial innings for the men in Blue. Sharma scored 61 of 31 balls, including eight limits and two sixes.
Tilak Varma remained unbeaten at 49 of 34 deliveries. Axar Patel contributed 21 runs of 15 balls, including a six of the last delivery.
Sanju Samson, hit number 5, scored 39 runs of 23 balls and hit three sixes and one border. He also shared an essential 66-run partnership with Tilak Varma to stabilize India’s innings after the team dropped to 92/3.
Samson had previously registered scores of 56 (45) and 13 (17) against Oman and Pakistan. During the tournament, he was shaken by the team management in the Batting order.
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