Srilanka, Sept. 27 -- After an Asia Cup dominated by one-sided contests, the final Super Four dead rubber turned into a thriller, as Sri Lanka came agonisingly close to chasing down India's daunting 202/5. Pathum Nissanka's sparkling century and Dasun Shanaka's late blitz carried them to an identical total, forcing the contest into a Super Over.

The decider, however, proved an anti-climax. Sri Lanka mustered just two runs, with Arshdeep Singh dismissing Kusal Perera off the first ball before Kamindu Mendis and Shanaka failed to connect, the latter falling for a duck. In response, India needed only one delivery as skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill sealed the win with ease.

Earlier, Nissanka's whirlwind 107 nearly took Sri Lanka h...