AFG vs SL: Afghanistan Triumphed by 60 Runs in the 1st ODI

AFG vs SL: Afghanistan scored a 60-run victory, their first against Sri Lanka in ODIs, as they take a 1-0 lead in these three games. Wanindu Hasaranga, who has first kept his side in the match with the ball before playing a nearly game stealing innings with his bat. His 46 ball 66 though ultimately useless as he kept running out of partners before eventually being the last man to fall. Pathum Nissanka (85) propelled the Lankan chase, but wickets at critical junctures would win Afghanistan the match in due course. The joint pairing of Fazal Haq Farooqi and Gulbadin Naib had done most of the disaster, picking up 4 and 3 wickets apiece. They were able to bowl so strongly down to an Ibrahim Jadran century. And a pair of half-centuries from Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Rahmat Shah. The Afghan innings pointed at the death. 

Sri Lanka Nailed Back after Ibrahim’s Century in AFG vs SL

AFG vs SL: Hosts plucked up five wickets for 31 runs in the last five overs to floor tourists after 118 run second wicket stand. Ibrahim Zadran daggered his way through his early overs alongside Rahmanullah Gurbaz before forming a powerful platform alongside Rahmat Shah as he struck a second ODI century and became chief architect in Afghanistan’s 294 for 8. 

On a Pallekele surface that got a little pace and carries but not a lot of revolving. Afghanistan’s top order was hardly troubled by Sri Lanka’s attack, where four bowlers moved at more than six an over. The callers were 202 for 1 with 12 overs to go. I would have expected a total beyond 300. But Sri Lanka slashed a little back during the death. While five wickets fell in the last five overs, which price Sri Lanka only 31 runs. 

AFG vs SL: Afghanistan’s Progress Slowed Down in 47th Over

AFG vs SL: Alongside Ibrahim’s 106 off 120 balls, Afghanistan had half-centuries from Gurbaz. He struck 53 off 55, and Rahmat made 52 off 64. The beginning partnership was worth 84 off 88 balls, with the second wicket stand 118 off 141. Najibullah Zadran then had Afghanistan on a flight to death. With over struck six and five fours in his 25-ball 45. After Najibullah’s out to Wanindu Hasaranga in the 47th over, Afghanistan was slowed down. 

Ibrahim Zadran was announced as Player of the Match for his exalted century. He expressed his feelings as he was happy with his performance. He also praises the bowlers for their fantastic effort. 

AFG vs SL: Ibrahim Smooth Effort Results in the Powerplay

AFG vs SL: Ibrahim manufactured a hugely flawless inning where Gurbaz was discharged by a slip by Dhananjay de Silva off the bowling of Kasun Rajitha in the fifth over. His first boundary was finely struck steered that went wide of mid-off but got into it against Rajitha in the seventh over. By crashing him square through the legside off following deliveries. Gurbaz was more violent through the powerplay, but Ibrahim was better through the middle overs.

By finding risk-free singles all around the wicket as he toiled his way honestly to a 62-ball fifty. That breakthrough came up in the 24th over in AFG vs SL, as he had not attached to his boundary tally since the ninth. There was one margin off Lahiru Kumara that flew past the keeper when he was on 55, but otherwise, the advance to triple figures was relatively smooth. He got there not long after Rahmat, who had also collected nicely through the middle overs. As deceased to get to the breakthrough with a pivot pulled four off Kumara off the 116th delivery, he buzzed. He burst out against the bowling of Maheesh Theekshana in the 42nd over.

Afghanistan Batters Wrestled with Catching Hold of Huge Shots

AFG vs SL: Sri Lanka’s fielding was brilliant- substitute fielder Ashen Bandara making a remarkable difference in the outfield, including in the concluding over when he ran down a powerfully struck ball strike square of deep mid-wicket and originally produced the run-out of Rashid Khan. Despite being immense for the first 90% of the innings, Sri Lanka was discerning at the death, blending their lengths and pace. While regularly bowling to their field as most batters of Afghanistan fought to make big shots. 

Hasaranga was comfortably the standout from Sri Lanka’s bowlers, acquiring 2 for 42 from his 10. Rajitha was importantly good at death. He yielded only nine runs from his last three overs. He scored 52 for one of his 10. 

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