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Last Updated: February 12, 2024, 00:01 IST
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Charith Asalanka narrowly missed out on a century however his unbeaten 97 propelled Sri Lanka to a 155run win over Afghanistan within the second oneday worldwide on Sunday.
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka: Charith Asalanka narrowly missed out on a century however his unbeaten 97 propelled Sri Lanka to a 155-run win over Afghanistan in the second-day worldwide on Sunday.
Sri Lanka took an unassailable 2-0 lead in its three-match collection.
Captain Kusal Mendis received the toss and elected to bat first, with the hosts happening to attain 308-6 in 50 overs at Pallekele.
Afghanistan was 128-2 at one level with the match within the steadiness however collapsed to 153 all out in 33.5 overs. Leg spinner Wanindu Hasaranga claimed 4-27 for Sri Lanka. Fast bowlers Asitha Fernando and Dilshan Madushanka took two wickets every.
Asalanka’s 74-ball knock included two sixes and 9 boundaries. It was his eleventh half-century in ODI cricket.
Sri Lanka misplaced opener Pathum Nissanka (18) early and the dismissal of Avishka Fernando (5) left Sri Lanka on 36-2.
The vacationers let the momentum slip when Gulbadin Naib dropped Mendis on 12 off seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi. Mendis went on to attain 61, his twenty eighth ODI half-century.
Asalanka was additionally dropped on 67.
Mendis shared 103 runs for the third wicket with Sadeera Samarawickrama (52).
Janith Liyanage scored 50 off 48 balls at No. 6, including 111 runs with Asalanka for the fifth wicket.
Seamer Azmatullah Omarzai took 3-56 for Afghanistan.
Fernando, who hadn’t performed a one-day worldwide for Sri Lanka since November 2022, struck within the first ball, having Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz (8) caught behind by Mendis with the full on 31.
Ibrahim Zadran (54) and Rahmat Shah (63) added 97 runs for the second wicket.
But after Fernando (2-23) had Zadran caught behind within the twenty seventh over, Afghanistan was dismissed for less than 25 extra runs.
The third and closing ODI will likely be on the similar venue on Wednesday.
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