Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka in the first ODI by 6 wickets: Ibrahim Zadran played an inning of 98 runs

Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka in the first ODI by 6 wickets: Ibrahim Zadran played an inning of 98 runs; Rahmat Shah's half-century

Jun 2, 2023 - 22:52
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Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka in the first ODI by 6 wickets: Ibrahim Zadran played an inning of 98 runs

Afghanistan beat Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the first ODI. With this, Afghanistan took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Afghanistan's Ibrahim Zadran, who scored 98 runs, was the player of the match.
In the match played on Friday at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota, Afghanistan captain Hasmatullah Shahidi won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, Sri Lanka got all out for 268 runs in 50 overs.
Chasing the target, Afghanistan achieved the target of 269 runs in 46.5 overs by losing four wickets. Ibrahim Zadran played an important role in this victory.
Charith Aslanka scored the most runs for Sri Lanka. He played an inning of 91 runs in 95 balls. Apart from him, Dhananjay de Silva scored 51 runs off 59 balls. He hit 5 fours in his innings. Team opener Pathum Nissanka played an inning of 38 runs in 59 balls.
Apart from these, Dimuth Karunaratne 4, Kusal Mendis 11, Angelo Mathews 12, Captain Dasun Shanaka 17, Lahiru Kumara 4, and Mathish Pathirana scored 1 run. Kasun Rajita could not open the account.
Fazal-Haq Farooqui and Fareed Ahmed took 2-2 wickets for Afghanistan. Apart from these, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb ur Rehman, Noor Ahmed, and Mohammad Nabi took 1-1 wickets. 2 batters run out.
Ibrahim Zadran played an important role in Afghanistan's victory. He scored 98 runs on 98 balls. Apart from Zadran, Rahmat Shah contributed 55 runs off 80 balls. While Hasmatullah Shahidi (38), Mohammad Nabi (27), and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (14) played important innings. Najibullah Zadran remained unbeaten with Nabi scoring 7 runs.
Kasun Rajitha took the most 2 wickets for Sri Lanka. Apart from them, Lahiru Kumara and Mathish Pathirana took 1-1 wickets.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Writer