Major sports news outlets have reported contradictory results for the cricket match between India A and Afghanistan A on June 11 [5].
The discrepancies create uncertainty for fans and analysts tracking the Tri-Nation A Series 2026 as teams compete to qualify for the finals.
One set of reports from Outlook India and Sportstar said that India A won the match by 101 runs [1, 2]. According to these sources, India A posted a total score of 319/8 [1]. The victory was supported by key fifties from Priyansh Arya, Tilak Varma, and Kumar Kushagra [1]. Additionally, Nishant Sindhu contributed four wickets to the effort [1].
Conversely, other reports from India Today and Sportstar said that Afghanistan A won the match by four runs via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method [4, 5]. These accounts suggest Afghanistan A was chasing a target of 294 runs [5] and reached a score of 177/2 in 25.5 overs [5].
The match took place in Dambulla, Sri Lanka [1, 2]. Because the reported outcomes differ so significantly—ranging from a dominant 101-run victory for India A to a narrow DLS win for Afghanistan A—the official standing of the series remains unclear based on available press reports [1, 5].
“India A won the match by 101 runs”
The lack of consensus among high-tier sports publishers suggests a reporting error or a delayed official scorecard update. In a tournament where qualification for the finals depends on match results, such contradictions can impact team rankings and seeding, highlighting the need for a verified official statement from the tournament organizers in Dambulla.
