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Live • 59th Match • IPL • T20 • Ahmedabad

231/3

CSK

(3.5/20 ov, T:232) 18/3

CSK need 214 runs in 97 balls.

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Live • 1st T20I • Dublin

PAK

182/6

IRE

(5.3/20 ov, T:183) 38/2

Ireland need 145 runs in 87 balls.

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Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 1st ODI at Kandy, SL v AFG, Feb 09 2024 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

1st ODI (D/N), Pallekele, February 09, 2024, Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka

381/3

Afghanistan

(50 ov, T:382) 339/6

Sri Lanka won by 42 runs

Player Of The Match

Pathum Nissanka

, SL

210* (139) & 2 catches

Cricinfo's MVP

Pathum Nissanka

, SL

230.37 ptsImpact List

Mohammad Nabi is the oldest player to score an ODI hundred•Feb 09, 2024•AFP/Getty Images

Dushmantha Chameera removed Rahmat Shah with his second ball of the match, Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 1st men's ODI, Pallekele, February 9, 2024

Dushmantha Chameera removed Rahmat Shah with his second ball of the match•Feb 09, 2024•AFP/Getty Images

Pathum Nissanka became the first Sri Lankan to hit a double-century, Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 1st men's ODI, Pallekele, February 9, 2024

Sanath Jayasuriya applauds Pathum Nissanka's double-century•Feb 09, 2024•AFP/Getty Images

Pathum Nissanka became the first Sri Lankan to hit a double-century•Feb 09, 2024•AFP/Getty Images

Pathum Nissanka celebrates his fourth ODI hundred, Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 1st men's ODI, Pallekele, February 9, 2024

Pathum Nissanka celebrates his fourth ODI hundred•Feb 09, 2024•AFP/Getty Images

Fazalhaq Farooqi loads up to bowl, Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 1st men's ODI, Pallekele, February 9, 2024

Fazalhaq Farooqi loads up to bowl•Feb 09, 2024•AFP/Getty Images

Pathum Nissanka quickly found his aggressive touch after a watchful start, Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 1st men's ODI, Pallekele, February 9, 2024

Pathum Nissanka quickly found his aggressive touch after a watchful start•Feb 09, 2024•AFP/Getty Images

Mohammad Nabi consolidated for Afghanistan after a collapse•Feb 09, 2024•AFP/Getty Images

Azmatullah Omarzai led Afghanistan's fightback after an early collapse•Feb 09, 2024•AFP/Getty Images

Pramod Madushan ran through Afghanistan's top order, Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 1st men's ODI, Pallekele, February 9, 2024

Pramod Madushan ran through Afghanistan's top order•Feb 09, 2024•AFP/Getty Images

Pathum Nissanka hit his career-best ODI score against Afghanistan, Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 1st men's ODI, Pallekele, February 9, 2024

Pathum Nissanka hit his career-best ODI score against Afghanistan•Feb 09, 2024•AFP/Getty Images

Avishka Fernando notched up a run-a-ball 88, Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 1st men's ODI, Pallekele, February 9, 2024

Avishka Fernando notched up a run-a-ball 88•Feb 09, 2024•AFP/Getty Images

Pathum Nissanka and Avishka Fernando put on a 100-run stand inside 13 overs, Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 1st men's ODI, Pallekele, February 9, 2024

Pathum Nissanka and Avishka Fernando put on a 100-run stand inside 13 overs•Feb 09, 2024•AFP/Getty Images

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Win Probability

SL 100%

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100%50%100%

Over 50 • AFG 339/6

Sri Lanka won by 42 runs

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Afghanistan counterattacked in the chase but eventually fell to a 42-run loss

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Afghanistan Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Rahmanullah Gurbaz	bowled	1	3
Ibrahim Zadran	caught	4	7
Rahmat Shah	caught	7	14
Hashmatullah Shahidi	bowled	7	11
Azmatullah Omarzai	not out	149	115
Gulbadin Naib	caught	16	7
Mohammad Nabi	caught	136	130
Ikram Alikhil	not out	10	14
Extras	(lb 3, nb 1, w 5)
Total	339(6 wkts; 50 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
D Madushanka	9	0	65	0	7.22
Pramod Madushan	10	0	75	4	7.5 (1 nb)
PVD Chameera	7.3	0	55	2	7.33
PW Hasaranga	10	1	57	0	5.7
M Theekshana	10	0	56	0	5.6
J Liyanage	3	0	25	0	8.33
KIC Asalanka	0.3	0	3	0	6

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	5	Ibrahim Zadran	Rahmanullah Gurbaz
2nd	5	Rahmat Shah	Ibrahim Zadran
3rd	9	Hashmatullah Shahidi	Rahmat Shah
4th	8	Rahmat Shah	Azmatullah Omarzai
5th	28	Gulbadin Naib	Azmatullah Omarzai
6th	242	Mohammad Nabi	Azmatullah Omarzai
7th	42	Azmatullah Omarzai	Ikram Alikhil

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