Sri Lanka Clinches Series 3-0 with Victory over Afghanistan in 3rd ODI

In the 3rd ODI encounter between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first, setting a target of 266 runs.

Rahmat Shah and Azmatullah Omarzai made significant contributions to their total. Sri Lanka's standout bowlers were Dunith Wellalage and Pramod Madushan.

During the second innings, Sri Lanka made a strong start, scoring 83 runs in the powerplay, spearheaded by Avishka Fernando. Pathum Nissanka and Avishka Fernando formed a formidable partnership, adding 173 runs to the scoreboard. Kusal Mendis also played a pivotal role alongside Nissanka.

The turning point of the match occurred when Sri Lanka hit seven boundaries between the 5th and 8th over, swinging the momentum in their favor. Eventually, Sri Lanka comfortably clinched victory by 7 wickets with 88 balls remaining.

Match Summary

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 3rd ODI

Sri Lanka 267/3 (35.2 ov)

Afghanistan 266/10 (48.2 ov)

Result - Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets

SCORECARD

Match Stats

Afghanistan Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Ibrahim Zadran - 4.3 ov), 2-96 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 17.2 ov), 3-108 (Hashmatullah Shahidi - 19.6 ov), 4-166 (Rahmat Shah - 29.5 ov), 5-223 (Ikram Alikhil - 39.5 ov), 6-237 (Azmatullah Omarzai - 44.2 ov), 7-250 (Sharafuddin Ashraf - 46.1 ov), 8-255 (Mohammad Nabi - 46.4 ov), 9-260 (Fareed Malik - 47.3 ov), 10-266 (Qais Ahmad - 48.2 ov)

Sri Lanka Fall of wickets: 1-173 (Avishka Fernando - 22.6 ov), 2-251 (Kusal Mendis - 31.6 ov), 3-253 (Pathum Nissanka - 32.3 ov)

Playing XI

SRI LANKA

AFGHANISTAN

Match Details

Date - 2024-02-14 09:00:00

Venue - Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

Toss - Afghanistan elected to bat

Umpires - Alex Wharf (England), Lyndon Hannibal (Sri Lanka), Michael Gough (England TV)

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