Sri Lanka A captain Sahan Arachchige drew the battle lines ahead of his team's tri-series final against India A at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Sunday, June 21. However, he asserted that his team won't be targeting Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who had a physical altercation with Sri Lanka A batter Vishen Halambage the last time these two teams faced each other.
The incident happened after India A lost the Super Over against Sri Lanka A on Monday, June 15. Sooryavanshi shoved Halambage, who
had reportedly been sledging the 15-year-old since the first time these two sides met in the tri-series on June 9. Since then, Halambage has been fined and Niroshan Dickwella, who tried to pacify things, has been sanctioned. However, the BCCI stated that they won't pull up Sooryavanshi as the incident happed on the field of play and left it to the match referree to decide his fate.
Amid the chaos, Arachchige made it clear that his squad has moved past the incident and added that they won't be targeting the Rajasthan Royals' batter on Sunday.
"The boys are not targeting anyone or anything. We are just enjoying ourselves. In a close game like a Super Over, emotions come out. That's normal," Arachchige told Sportstar.
The 30-year-old exuded confidence, saying that his team has no issues in the batting department and the bowlers have also stepped up. Sri Lanka A topped the group with three wins and one defeat from four matches.
"With the batting, there is no issue. And with the bowling, every fast bowler and spinner is doing very well. I think we are in good shape," the left-handed batter said.
Meanwhile, Sooryavanshi is due for a big knock, as he has thrown away some blistering starts during the campaign. In four innings, he has scored 117 runs at a strike rate of 153.95. The Bihar batter will look to make a mark in the summit clash.
