Ibrahim Zadran 98 helps Afghanistan beats Sri Lanka by 6 wickets.
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The 1st ODI Match of the Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2023 was played today at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota. In Afghanistan beats Sri Lanka by 6 wickets.
Afghanistan won the toss and invited Sri Lanka to bat first, Sri Lanka batted first, started the inning not very well, Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne came to start the inning, the first wicket has dismissed just for 6 runs in 2.2 over, Dimuth Karunaratne dismissed for 4 runs in 5 balls, next batsman Kusal Mendis came to bat and played well with Pathum Nissanka, the second wicket has dismissed for 38 runs in 8.2 over, Kusal Mendis dismissed for 11 runs in 17 balls, next batsman Angelo Mathews came to bat and played well with Pathum Nissanka, the third wicket has dismissed for 61 runs in 14.4 over, Angelo Mathews dismissed for 12 runs in 21 balls, followed by Charith Asalanka came to bat and handled the inning with Pathum Nissanka, the fourth wicket has dismissed for 84 runs in 19.2 over, Pathum Nissanka dismissed after playing a brilliant inning of 38 runs with the help of 5 boundaries in 59 balls, next batsman Dhananjaya de Silva came to bat handled the inning and played a very brilliant half-century partnership of 99 runs with Charith Asalanka, the fifth wicket has dismissed for 183 runs in first ball of the 38th over, Dhananjaya de Silva dismissed after playing a very brilliant half-century inning of 51 runs with the help of 5 boundaires in just 59 balls, next batsman Dasun Shanaka came to bat and he good strike rotate with Charith Asalanka, the sixth wicket has dismissed for 125 runs in 42.5 over, Dasun Shanaka dismissed for 17 runs in 16 balls, followed by Dasun Shanaka came to bat and played well with Charith Asalanka, the seventh wicket has dismissed for 263 runs 48.4 over, Dasun Shanaka dismissed after scoring 22 runs in 20 balls, next batsman Lahiru Kumara came to bat, meanwhile the 8th wicket also dismissed for 264 runs in first ball of the final over, Charith Asalanka dismissed after playing a very brilliant half-century inning of 91 runs with the help of 12 boundaries in just 95 balls, next batsman Kasun Rajitha came to bat and he dismissed without scoring in just 1 ball as 9th wicket in seocnd ball of the final over, the team score was 164 runs, followed by Matheesha Pathirana came to bat and he dismissed just for 1 run in 2 balls as final wicket in final ball of the innning, the team score was 268 runs, and Lahiru Kumara remains unbeaten for 4 runs in 5 balls. In this way, Sri Lanka scored 268 runs after losing all wickets in the stipulated 50 overs and set a target of 269 runs for Afghanistan.
Afghanistani bowlers Fareed Ahmad took 2 wickets just for 43 runs in 8 overs, Fazalhaq Farooqi 2 wickets for 58 runs in 9 overs, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1 wicket for 45 runs, Azmatullah Omarzai 1 wicket for 35 runs in 8 overs, Noor Ahmad 1 wicket for 54 runs in 8 overs, and Mohammad Nabi 1 wicket for 31 runs in 7 overs.
Afghanistan chasing 296 runs in the second inning, achieved the target very easily by losing just 4 wickets in the fifth ball of the 47th over. Afghanistan started the inning very strongly, althought the first wicket has dismissed just for 25 runs, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran came to start the inning, the first wicket has dismised just for 25 runs in 5.2 overs, Rahmanullah Gurbaz dismissed for 14 runs in 23 balls, next batsman Rahmat Shah came to bat handled the inning and played a very brilliant century partnerhsip of 146 runs for the second wicket with Ibrahim Zadran, the second wicket has dismissed for 171 runs in last ball of the 30th over, Ibrahim Zadran dismissed after playing a very brilliant half-century inning of 98 runs with the help of 2 sixes and 11 boundaries in just 98 balls, next batsman Hashmatullah Shahidi came to bat and played well with Rahmat Shah, the third wicket has dismissed for 211 runs in last ball of the 37th over, Rahmat Shah dismissed after playing a very brilliant half-century inning of 55 runs with the help of 3 boundaires in 80 balls, followed by Mohammad Nabi came to bat and played well with Hashmatullah Shahidi, the fourth wicket has dismissed for 153 runs in first ball of the 46th over, Hashmatullah Shahidi dismissed after playing a brilliant inning of 38 runs with the help of 4 boundaires in just 47 balls, next batsman Najibullah Zadran came to bat and he was remains unbeaten for 7 runs in 6 balls with Mohammad Nabi, and Mohammad Nabi played a brilliant unbeaten victory inning of 27 runs with the help of 4 boundaires in just 28 balls. In this way, Afghanistan chased the target very easily for losing just 4 wickets in 46.5 overs, and won the match by 6 wickets.
Sri Lankan bowlers Kasun Rajitha took 2 wickets for 49 runs, Matheesha Pathirana 1 wicket for 66 runs in 8.5 overs, Lahiru Kumara 1 wicket for 21 runs in 4.3 overs, Dhananjaya de Silva was wicketless for 44 runs, Dushan Hemantha wicketless for 50 runs in 9 overs, and Dasun Shanaka also wicketless for 32 runs in 4.3 overs.
Afghanistani batsman Ibrahim Zadran was selected as the best player of the match, he played a brilliant half-century inning of 98 runs with the help of 2 sixes and 11 boundaries in just 98 balls.
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