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India National Cricket Team vs Sri Lanka National Cricket Team match full Scorecard: Abhishek Sharma's impressive half-century laid the foundation for Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson to construct a blistering partnership to help India post 202/5 against Sri Lanka in their Asia Cup 2025 last Super Four match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Friday.

India batters showcased their batting prowess and set a high benchmark for their opponents as they posted a first 200-plus total of the tournament.

Abhishek was the cornerstone of India's innings once again, launching their campaign with a blistering start with his third consecutive half-century.

This was the highest score by any team in the current tournament, surpassing India's 188 against Oman and Afghanistan's same total versus Hong Kong.

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The left-handed Sharma continued his purple patch, hitting 61 off 31 deliveries, laced with eight fours and two sixes to hand India the perfect start.

Tilak Varma also rose to the occasion, smashing unbeaten 49 off 34 balls, which included four boundaries and one six. Sanju Samson (39 off 23) and Axar Patel (21 not out off 15 balls) played a good hand towards the end to help India cross the 200-mark.

Put to bat first, Abhishek beating the bowlers in the powerplay has become the standard of this tournament as he completed a hat-trick of half-centuries. Friday's innings was laced with eight fours and two sixes, even as Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav were removed cheaply.

However, it was the third time in the tournament that Abhishek missed out on an opportunity to get a hundred, as he was caught at the deep mid-wicket boundary after a half-tracker from Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka.

Gill (4) was removed when a Maheesh Theekshana delivery stopped on him and the leading edge was accepted by the bowler.

When Samson came in, it was about discovering his charm at a new batting position and for the first time, he looked in menacing touch.

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Samson smashed three sixes, but the one that stood out was the down-the-ground hit off Hasaranga's bowling. He thumped his front-foot shade outside the leg-stump to make room and muscled it straight into the sight-screen.

In the next over, he struck Dasun Shanaka over cow corner for another maximum. Along with Tilak, he stitched up 66 runs in 6.5 overs to prepare the launchpad for a final embellishment, before Axar Patel capped off the India innings with a six. 

(With PTI Inputs)