Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 42 Runs

Afghanistan Men’s Tour of Sri Lanka 2024 – 01st One Day International – Pallekele, Kandy, Central Province

Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 42 Runs, Lead the 03 match series 1 – 0 after many records were established

Sri Lanka put into bat, 381 / 3 – ( 50 Overs ) Pathum Nissanka 210no ( 8×6, 20×4, 139 balls ) – career best, carried his bat through the innings – Avishka Fernando 88 ( 3×6, 8×4, 88 balls ), Sadeera Samarawickrama 45, Extras 15 – Pathum Nissanka / Avishka Fernando 182 run opening partnership, Pathum Nissanka / Sadeera Samarawickrama 120 runs for the 03rd wicket – first 10 overs : 90 / 0, 25 overs : 179 / 0, last 10 overs : 120 / 1 – Fareed Ahmad 2 / 79.

Afghanistan in reply, 339 / 6 – ( 50 Overs ) Azmatullah Omarzai 149no ( 6×6, 13×4, 115 balls ) – career best, maiden ODI century – Mohammad Nabi 136 ( 3×6, 15×4, 130 balls ) – career best – Gulbadin Naib 16, Ikrahim Alikhil 10no – lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 50 runs – Azmatullah Omarzai / Mohammad Nabi 242 runs for the 06th wicket – Pramod Madushan 4 / 75 – career best – Dushmantha Chameera 2 / 55 – injured – Pathum Nissanka 02 catches.

Player of the Match : Pathum Nissanka – Sri Lanka
*First Sri Lankan to score a Double Century in an One Day International,
*10th batter in the world to complete a Double Century in this format,
* Joint 05th highest individual score in Men’s One Day International history

Photos courtesy SLC Media