AFG vs SL 1st ODI | In the first match of the ODI series, Afghanistan defeated Sri Lanka by so many wickets, this batsman of Afghanistan was the biggest run-getter, this player made his international debut

Today, from June 2, the 3-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan started. In the first match of the series played at Sri Lanka’s Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota, Afghanistan won the toss and invited Sri Lanka to bat first. Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 268 for 10 wickets in 50 overs and gave Afghanistan a target of 269 runs to win. Chasing the target, the Afghanistan team won the match by 6 wickets by scoring 269 runs in 46.5 overs with 19 balls remaining and took a 1-0 lead in this latest series. Read this also Ibrahim Zadran played the highest innings of 98 runs in 98 balls for Afghanistan in this match. In this innings of 98 runs, 11 fours and 2 sixes were included from the bat of Zadran. Rahmat Shah played a half-century innings of 55 runs in 80 balls. Hasmatullah Shahidi scored 38, Mohammad Nabi scored 27 and Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 14 runs. Kasun Rajitha dismissed two Afghanistan players in Sri Lanka’s bowling. Whereas, Lahiru Kumara and Mathisha Pathirana took 1-1 wickets. This was Pathirana’s first One Day International match. That is, on June 2, 2023, Mathisha Pathirana made her ODI debut in SL vs ADG 1st ODI Match. SL vs AFG 1st ODI Playing XI Sri Lanka Playing XI Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (wk), Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Lahiru Kumara. Afghanistan Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik. Vinay Kumar