Sahan Arachchige pulled off a blinder vs India in Asian Games SF. PC- ScreengrabAs India are playing Sri Lanka in the semifinal of the Asian Games 2026, Sahan Arachchige pulled off a blinder that even confused the cameraman and left Shivam Dube shocked in Nisshin on Thursday morning.Batting first, the reigning Gold medalist faced a spin threat from the Sri Lankan skipper Arachchige, who removed both the openers, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhishek Sharma.Just like his bowling, the right-arm spinner was electric on the field as well. Sahan Arachchige flies like a bird to dismiss Shivam DubeDuring the penultimate over of the first innings, Sahan Arachchige pulled off a sublime catch to dismiss the attacking Shivam Dube. Against Tharindu Ratnayake's bowling, Dube was looking to take the charge by creating room and going through the extra cover region. The batter smacked the ball like a tracer bullet, but the opposition captain dived like a bird and pulled off a miraculous grab. Also Read: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Becomes Youngest Indian Athlete To Feature In TIME 100 NextEven the cameraperson took a moment to realise that the catch was taken, and the ball didn't go for a boundary. Watch: Acrobatic catch from Sahan Arachchige to dismiss Shivam DubeOneCricket @OneCricketApp WHAT A GRAB! 😱🔥 Sahan Arachchige pulls off a sensational dive to dismiss Shivam Dube! #INDvSL #AsianGames Oct 1, 2026, 12:11 PM Ishan Kishan's calculative knock takes India to 167/9 in Asian Games SFAlthough Shivam Dube and the rest of the Indian batters couldn't do much, Ishan Kishan seemed to bat on a different surface. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi got off to a flyer against Sri Lanka in the semifinal, but the Men in Blue were left clueless against spin in Japan yet again.However, the attacking southpaw, who got a demotion in the batting order to number 5, not only revived the Indian innings but also got the attack to the Sri Lankan bowlers.As Kishan smacked four boundaries and five biggies, he remained unbeaten on 80 off just 46 balls, taking India to 167/9. With runs on the board, the task is now in the hands of Jasprit Bumrah and company to defend the total and reach another Asian Games final. Also Read: Ireland Set To Play 6 ODI Matches vs Pakistan As Tri-Series Scrapped: Report
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