Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 132 runs, 03 match series tied 1 – 1
Afghanistan Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 – 02nd One Day International – Sooriyawewa, Southern Province
Sri Lanka electing to bat, 323 / 6 – ( 50 Overs ) Kusal Mendis 78 ( 1×6, 7×4, 75 balls ), Dimuth Karunaratne 52 ( 7×4, 62 balls ), Sadeera Samarawickrama 44, Pathum Nissanka 43, Dhananjaya De Silva 29no, Wanidu Hasaranga 29no, Skipper Dasun Shanaka 23, Extras 19 – Pathum Nissanka / Dimuth Karunaratne 82 run opening stand, Sadeera Samarawickrama / Kusal Mendis 88 runs for the 03rd wicket, Kusal Mendis / Dhananjaya De Silva 41 runs for the 05th wicket, Dhananjaya De Silva / Dasun Shanaka 34 runs for the 06th wicket, Dhananjaya De Silva / Wanidu Hasaranga 35 runs unbroken for the 07th wicket – first 10 overs : 54 / 0, 25 overs : 127 / 2, last 10 overs : 109 / 2 – Mohammad Nabi 2 / 52, Fareed Ahmad 2 / 61, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 02 victims.
Afghanistan in reply, 191 all out – ( 42.1 Overs ) Skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi 57 ( 6×4, 62 balls ), Ibrahim Zadran 54 ( 2×6, 2×4, 75 balls ), Rahmat Shah 36, Azmatullah Omarzai 28 – Ibrahim Zadran / Rahmat Shah 51 runs for the 02nd wicket, Ibrahim Zadran / Hashmatullah Shahidi 84 runs for the 03rd wicket – lost the last 08 wickets for the addition of 44 runs – first 10 overs : 33 / 1, 25 overs : 112 / 2, last 10 overs : 39 / 7 – Dhananjaya De Silva 3 / 39, Wanidu Hasaranga 3 / 42, Dushmantha Chameera 2 / 18, Kusal Mendis 03 victims.
Player of the Match : Dhananjaya De Silva – Sri Lanka
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