On Saturday (July 27), at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele, India defeated Sri Lanka by 43 runs in the opening T20 International of the three-match series. Even though both India and Sri Lankan players gave outstanding performances, there was one point in Sri Lanka's innings that gave supporters flashbacks to the memorable 2019 World Cup final.

Nissanka completed his fifty as the batters ran two off the first ball of Hardik Pandya's 12th over, which was delivered towards square leg. But the ball was moved toward the boundary by a straight shot at the non-striker's end, allowing Sri Lanka to score six runs off of it.

The fielder released the ball, but the batters hadn't crossed over, therefore the third umpire, who was reviewing the replays for run out, determined that Sri Lanka should have been awarded five runs instead of two. The incident instantly brought to everyone's mind the World Cup 2019 final, as a similar incident occurred in that renowned game.

This moment reminded me a lot of the ODI World Cup 2019 final, when Ben Stokes was hit by a throw from Martin Guptill that went to the boundary.

England were given 6 runs at that point, which helped them win the match and win their first World Cup. Law 19.8 of the tournament's playing conditions state that in order for the umpires to award the one extra run, both hitters must cross before Guptill releases the ball.

Since there had not been a dismissal, as there had been in the opening Twenty20 International between Sri Lanka and India, the moment was not verified with replays during the World Cup final. In a momentous ruling, the umpires gave England six runs during the World Cup final. In addition, Kumar Dharmasena stepped forward and expressed regret for his error following the game.