India A defeated Sri Lanka A by 8 runs in a dramatic opening game of the ODI tri-series on Tuesday Opting to bat, India A posted 277/6 in 50 overs, largely thanks to Ruturaj Gaikwad's brilliant 101 With the ball, Ayush Badoni, Anukul Roy, Vipraj Nigam and Arshad Khan took 2 wickets each as SL A fell short