Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 04 Wickets in a High Scoring Thriller, 03 match series shared 1 – 1
ICC Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka 2022 – 03rd One Day International – Pallekele, Kandy, Central Province
Afghanistan electing to bat, 313 / 8 – ( 50 Overs ) Ibrahim Zadran 162 ( 4×6, 15×4, 138 balls ) – career best, highest individual scorer for Afghanistan in One Day Internationals – Najibullah Zadran 77, Rahmat Shah 22 – Ibrahim Zadran / Rahmat Shah added 41 runs for the 02nd wicket – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 57 runs – Ibrahim Zadran / Najibullah Zadran involved in a 154 run partnership for the 04th wicket – then the last 03 wickets fell for the addition of 52 runs – first 10 overs : 42 / 1, 25 overs : 114 / 3, last 10 overs : 87 / 4 – Kasun Rajitha 3 / 60, Wanidu Hasaranga 2/ 67, Pathum Nissanka 02 catches.
Sri Lanka in reply, 314 / 6 – ( 49.4 Overs ) Charith Asalanka 83no ( 4×6, 5×4, 72 balls ), Kusal Mendis 67 ( 1×6, 8×4, 61 balls ), Skipper Dasun Shanaka 43, Pathum Nissanka 35, Dinesh Chandimal 33, Dunith Wellalage 31no, Extras 15 – Pathum Nissanka / Kusal Mendis associated in a 101 run opening stand – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 15 runs – Dinesh Chandimal / Charith Asalanka added 48 runs for the 04th wicket,Charith Asalanka / Dasun Shanaka put on 79 runs for the 05th wicket, Charith Asalanka / Dunith Wellalage involved in an unbroken 65 run stand for the 07th wicket – first 10 overs : 54 / 0, 25 overs : 121 / 3, last 9.4 overs : 82 / 2 – Rashid Khan 4 / 37, Mohammad Nabi 2 / 56.
Player of the Match : Charith Asalanka – Sri Lanka
Player of the Series : Ibrahim Zadran – Afghanistan
Report assisted by srilankacricket.lk
Photos courtesy SLC Media