The 2025 Asia Cup has been full of drama, and the group stage of the tournament has also ended on a perplexing note. The India vs Sri Lanka match quite literally went down to the wire, as the scores were tied at 202.
The Super Over was going well for India. They have dismissed Kusal Perera for a duck, and then on the fourth ball, Dasun Shanaka was run out. India needed to chase just 3 runs as Arshdeep Singh got things done. But Shanaka wasn’t given out.
How? What exactly happened? Let’s go through the process, step by step.
Why was Dasun Shanaka not given out?
Shanaka was deceived by an off-cutter from Arshdeep and raced off to get a quick single. But Kamindu Mendis denied him, and Sanju Samson ran him out.
WHAT A THROW BY SANJU SAMSON pic.twitter.com/uGetbpf2oZ
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 26, 2025However, Arshdeep appealed that Shanaka had hit the ball and was caught behind the wickets. Umpire Gazi Sohel agreed and raised his finger. This meant that Shanaka wasn’t run out but caught behind. When the all-rounder got to know that, he reviewed the decision.
The TV umpire checked and found that there was no evidence of Shanaka hitting the ball. Therefore, Sohel had to reverse his decision. Since the first decision stands, the ball was adjudged dead, and Shanaka continued to bat.
Had the umpire not given Shanaka caught behind, the innings would have ended right there. But when he did, the entire decision hinged upon Shanaka edging the ball and not on him getting run out.
Since it has been given out caught behind, and reviewed, the ball is dead and umpire Gazi Sohel makes his point known to team India. The first decision always stands and when it is given out by the umpire at the bowler's end, the ball is dead and that's why Shanaka escapes from…
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) September 26, 2025IND vs SL: Why was Dasun Shanaka not given out despite getting run out in the Super Over? Inside Sport India.
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