AF VS Sri Lanka | Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the first ODI
Hambantota. Ibrahim Zadran fell short of his century by just two runs but his brilliant innings helped Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the first One Day International here on Friday to take an early lead in the three-match series. Afghanistan had a target of 269 runs, which they achieved by losing four wickets with 19 balls to spare. Opener Ibrahim Zadran scored 98 runs with the help of 11 fours and two sixes.
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Meanwhile, he shared a 146-run partnership for the second wicket with Rahmat Shah (55). Apart from these two, captain Hasmatullah Shahidi contributed 38 and Mohammad Nabi contributed 27 not out. Sri Lanka had lost four wickets for 84 runs after being invited to bat first. After this, Charit Aslanka (91) and Dhananjay D’Silva (51) shared a 99-run partnership for the fifth wicket to take the team’s score to 268 runs.