New Delhi, June 15 -- India A batter Vipraj Nigam had a difficult outing in the tri-nation series match against Sri Lanka A in Dambulla on Monday despite scoring a half-century. After being asked to bat first, India A posted 265 on the board on the back of fifties from Vipraj Nigam and Suryansh Shedge (72).

India A found themselves in trouble at 143/7 in the 33rd over after Anukul Roy was dismissed, but Vipraj Nigam and Suryansh Shedge forged a 104-run partnership for the eighth wicket to rescue the visitors. Vipraj was eventually run out in the 48th over following a mix-up with Suryansh, leaving India A at 247/8.

India A, however, were penalised 10 runs because of an offence the Delhi Capitals (DC) player committed. As a result of this...