SL vs AFG 1st ODI: Afghanistan have defeated Sri Lanka in the first ODI. Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets thanks to Ibrahim Zadran’s 98 runs. Afghanistan had a target of 269 runs to win. Afghanistan won the match scoring 269 runs for 4 wickets in 46.5 overs. For Afghanistan, Ibrahim Zadran scored the highest 98 runs off 98 balls. He hit 11 fours and 2 sixes in his innings.
Ibrahim Zadran played a brilliant tackle
how was the match
Earlier, Afghanistan captain Hasmatullah Shahidi won the toss and decided to bowl. After losing the toss, the Sri Lankan side, coming out to bat first, were down to 268 runs in 50 overs. Charith Aslanka scored the most runs for Sri Lanka. This player played an innings of 91 runs on 95 balls. Apart from this, Dhananjay de Silva scored 55 runs off 59 balls. He hit 5 fours in his innings. While opener Pathum Nishanka played a 38-run innings off 59 balls. Fahzullah Farooqui and Farid Ahmed took 2-2 wickets for Afghanistan. Significantly, there was a target of 269 runs for the win over Afghanistan. Afghanistan won the match scoring 269 runs for 4 wickets in 46.5 overs. In this way, the Afghan team has gone 1-0 ahead in the ODI series.
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