- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR26.2 Screamer at backward point! This is short outside off and Avishka goes on the back foot to slap it hard behind point. It was flying to Ibrahim Zadran's right, but he sharply throws both hands at it leaping to his right and holds on! Great work and Fareed, thanks largely to Ibrahim, gets the breakthrough for Afghanistan. Avishka goes for a very well made 88. 182-run stand comes to an end 182/135.2 Straight in the air, and that's taken by Gulbadin running across from mid-off! Mendis was tied down and wanted to let loose. Goes for a big slog, but only gets a top edge. This was on a length around off, and Mendis doesn't get to the pitch of it as he skips out. Good catch by Gulbadin, getting under that and grabbing it. A difficult innings comes to an end for Mendis 225/247.1 Samarawickrama holes out at deep midwicket. Slower bouncer going across the batter from Fareed and Samarawickrama goes for the pull but doesn't get nearly enough on it. Omarzai takes the catch, with the ball hit against the wind. Sadeera departs for a very useful 44 off 36. Another brilliant stand ends thanks to Fareed! 345/3Extras15 (lb 3, nb 2, w 10)TOTAL381/3 (50 Overs, RR: 7.62)Fall of wickets: 1-182 (Avishka Fernando, 26.2 ov), 2-225 (Kusal Mendis, 35.2 ov), 3-345 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 47.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Fazalhaq Farooqi 9 0 77 0 8.55 23 10 2 1 1 Azmatullah Omarzai 6 0 55 0 9.16 15 7 1 4 0 Fareed Ahmad 9 1 79 2 8.77 21 7 3 3 1 Gulbadin Naib 8 0 61 0 7.62 15 3 3 0 0 Noor Ahmad 8 0 62 0 7.75 17 3 3 1 0 Mohammad Nabi 10 0 44 1 4.40 27 3 0 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.1 bowled him with a perfect inducker! Gurbaz can't quite believe it. This is hitting the top of off, and Madushan is ecstatic. It was that in-between length, and Gurbaz was rooted to the crease, perhaps expecting the ball to go away. It pitches slightly outside off and comes back at him instead, whooshes between bat and pad and rattles timber. Afghanistan will have hoped for Gurbaz runs chasing 382 5/13.1 another wicket off the first ball of the over. Madushan is rocking here. This is length outside off, but it leaves the batter off the pitch. And he's got the prize-wicket of Ibrahim, who is a longtime tormentor of Sri Lanka. It's a bit of a leaden-footed push, really. It takes the outside edge and flies into the hands of slip, where main man Nissanka is waiting. 10/26.2 superb from Chameera and Kusal Mendis, who leaps to his right in front of slip to take this catch! This is a length ball outside off stump which Shah throws his bat at. The ball was dying well in front of Nissanka at slip though, and Mendis made the early decision to go for it, and gets across beautifully to pouch that chance. 27/45.2 but today Madushan does not take that kind of treatment! What a response. This is swinging in again, pitching on a length, and Hasmat is across already, expecting the angle to take the ball away from him. Madushan's wrists are working some magic though, because this comes back in at him, and it passes between bat and pad to hit the top of off. This is special from Madushan, who did this exact thing to a right-hander to get his first wicket. 19/38.3 out now! Chameera wins the battle. Bowls full outside off stump, and Gulbadin carves him directly to point. It's that guy Nissanka again (suspect if Sri Lanka win he'll be player of the match, just quietly), who takes the catch at belly-height. Gulbadin was looking to go after the bowling, but hasn't lasted long. 55/545.2 Madushan is Sri Lanka's star this innings! Outfoxes Nabi with a slower ball. Full and wide, legcutter. Nabi looks to swing it down the ground but ends up slicing it straight up in the air. Madushan claims it, settles under it and holds on with ease. A fantastic effort from Nabi comes to an end, a fantastic partnership comes to an end. And Madushan has his fourth! 297/6Extras9 (lb 3, nb 1, w 5)TOTAL339/6 (50 Overs, RR: 6.78)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1.1 ov), 2-10 (Ibrahim Zadran, 3.1 ov), 3-19 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 5.2 ov), 4-27 (Rahmat Shah, 6.2 ov), 5-55 (Gulbadin Naib, 8.3 ov), 6-297 (Mohammad Nabi, 45.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB D Madushanka 9 0 65 0 7.22 23 10 0 2 0 Pramod Madushan 10 0 75 4 7.50 32 8 3 1 1 PVD Chameera 7.3 0 55 2 7.33 22 10 0 0 0 PW Hasaranga 10 1 57 0 5.70 25 2 3 1 0 M Theekshana 10 0 56 0 5.60 27 4 2 0 0 J Liyanage 3 0 25 0 8.33 4 1 1 1 0 KIC Asalanka 0.3 0 3 0 6.00 1 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Afghanistan , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sri Lanka led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.30, Second Session 18.30-22.00
Match days
9 February 2024 - day/night match (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 90 runs, 0 wicket)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (45 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (P Nissanka 26, WIA Fernando 23, Ex 4)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 171 runs, 2 wickets)
- P Nissanka: 50 off 31 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 12.1 overs (75 balls), Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 75 balls (P Nissanka 57, WIA Fernando 38, Ex 5)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 111/0 in 14.0 overs (P Nissanka 66, WIA Fernando 40)
- WIA Fernando: 50 off 55 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 20.4 overs (126 balls), Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 126 balls (P Nissanka 80, WIA Fernando 67, Ex 5)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 31.1 overs (189 balls), Extras 7
- P Nissanka: 100 off 88 balls (11 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 206/1 in 33.0 overs (P Nissanka 102, BKG Mendis 9)
- Over 34.4: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - BKG Mendis (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 38.3 overs (233 balls), Extras 8
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 120 runs, 1 wicket)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (P Nissanka 23, S Samarawickrama 29, Ex 1)
- P Nissanka: 150 off 116 balls (14 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 43.4 overs (264 balls), Extras 9
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 61 balls (P Nissanka 53, S Samarawickrama 43, Ex 4)
- Over 46.3: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - P Nissanka (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 350 runs in 47.4 overs (288 balls), Extras 13
- P Nissanka: 200 off 136 balls (19 x 4, 7 x 6)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 381/3 in 50.0 overs (P Nissanka 210, KIC Asalanka 7)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 59 runs, 5 wickets)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 1
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 186 runs, 0 wicket)
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 77/5 in 14.0 overs (Azmatullah Omarzai 31, Mohammad Nabi 10)
- Over 17.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RR Wimalasiri, Batter - Mohammad Nabi (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 20.3 overs (123 balls), Extras 1
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (Azmatullah Omarzai 18, Mohammad Nabi 32, Ex 0)
- Mohammad Nabi: 50 off 64 balls (8 x 4)
- Afghanistan: 150 runs in 27.6 overs (168 balls), Extras 1
- Over 28.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - Mohammad Nabi (Struck down)
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 120 balls (Azmatullah Omarzai 30, Mohammad Nabi 70, Ex 0)
- Azmatullah Omarzai: 50 off 56 balls (5 x 4)
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 172/5 in 31.0 overs (Azmatullah Omarzai 56, Mohammad Nabi 78)
- Afghanistan: 200 runs in 34.2 overs (207 balls), Extras 4
- 6th Wicket: 150 runs in 160 balls (Azmatullah Omarzai 54, Mohammad Nabi 93, Ex 3)
- Mohammad Nabi: 100 off 106 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 94 runs, 1 wicket)
- Afghanistan: 250 runs in 40.4 overs (245 balls), Extras 5
- Azmatullah Omarzai: 100 off 89 balls (10 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 6th Wicket: 200 runs in 196 balls (Azmatullah Omarzai 82, Mohammad Nabi 116, Ex 5)
- Afghanistan: 300 runs in 46.2 overs (279 balls), Extras 7
Match Coverage
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Pathum Nissanka hits Sri Lanka's first double-century in ODIs
The Sri Lankan opener made history in the first ODI against Afghanistan in Pallekele
Pathum Nissanka, Sri Lanka's first double-centurion? Who'd have thought?
Nissanka doesn't fit the mould of batters to achieve this feat. But he's put in the work quietly and made it happen
Sri Lanka and Afghanistan switch to ODIs with a focus on solving old problems
What we can be sure of is that there will be plenty of quality spin on show right through the three ODIs