2024-02-11 16:46:57
The Afghanistan team is playing a three-match ODI series before touring Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka won the first match of the series and the second ODI between the two teams was played today at Ballekale. Sri Lanka won the toss and declared to bat first.
After that, Padum Nishanka and Avishka Fernando started the innings jointly for the Sri Lankan team. Avishka Fernando was bowled out for 5 runs in this match as well, Padum Nishanka who had scored a double century in the last match was disappointing as he scored only 18 runs in this match.
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Then the combined captain Gusal Mendis – Sathira Samarawickrama put on an excellent performance and raised the team’s score. In this, both of them put up a 100-run partnership and crossed half-centuries. After that they lost wickets as Samarawickrama for 52 runs and Kusal Mendes for 61 runs. After that, the pair of Charit Asalanga and Janith Liyanake played the responsibility of the partnership and both completed half centuries and were amazing.
But even though Liyanke, who scored 50 runs with 2 fours and 2 sixes, lost his wicket for 50 runs, Sarit Asalanga, who was unbeaten till the end, was expected to score a century, but he missed the opportunity to score only 97 runs with 9 fours and 2 sixes. By this, at the end of 50 overs, the Sri Lankan team lost 6 wickets and added 308 runs. Asmadullah Omarzai, who bowled well for the Afghanistan team, was amazing by taking 3 wickets.
After that, Rahmanullah Gurbaz was disappointed by losing his wicket for 8 runs in the Afghanistan team, who set out for the tough target of victory by scoring 309 runs. After that, Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmat Shah, who joined together, played a joint role and boosted the team’s score. In this match, both of them crossed half-centuries and formed a partnership of 98 runs for the second wicket.
After that, Ibrahim Strahan was dismissed for 54 runs, followed by Rahmat Shah for 63 runs. Then Hasmadullah Shahidi, Azratullah Zazai, Muhammad Nabi, Ikram Alikil, Gulpatin Naib, all the batsmen lost their wickets for few runs. As a result, Afghanistan lost all their wickets in 33.5 overs and were all out for 153 runs.
Vanindu Hazaranga, who bowled tremendously for the Sri Lankan team, took 4 wickets, Dilshan Madhushanka and Ashita Fernando took 2 wickets each. With this, Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan by 155 runs and won the ODI series by 2-0. Sarith Asalanga, who was the reason for the success of the match, was selected as the man of the match.
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