Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 3rd ODI 2024 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 3rd ODI 2024 - Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka 3-match one-day international series of the 3rd ODI match played between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekelle in 14th February 2024.

Avishka Fernando hit 91 off just 66 balls © AFP/Getty Images

Openers Pathum Nissanka's brilliant century, Avishka Fernando's 66-ball 91 and Captain Kusal Mendis' 29-ball 40 powers to Sri Lanka comfortable seven-wicket victory over Afghanistan and registered their historic first 3-0 series whitewash against Afghanistan in the third & final ODI.

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This is the 11th time Sri Lanka have whitewashed their oppositions in a bilateral three-match series in One-day international and registered their historic first 3-0 whitewash against Afghanistan in ODIs. This is the third time Afghanistan have suffered a clean sweep in a bilateral three-match series in ODIs. Sri Lanka chased 267 was their second highest successful run-chase against Afghanistan in ODIs after they have chased 314 at same venue in 2022. Afghanistan's 266 was their sixth highest score against Sri Lanka in One-day international and It is their fourth highest total at Pallekelle in ODIs. 57 : Azmatullah Omarzai and Ikram Alikhil set up the second highest fifth-wicket partnership for Afghanistan against Sri Lanka in ODIs. Pathun Nissanka became the first Sri Lankan batsman to scored two centuries against Afghanistan in ODIs. 173 : Pathum Nissanka and Avishka Fernando set up the second highest first-wicket partnership for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan in One-day international, The highest is 182-run stand between these same pair at same venue earlier in this series' opening match and also the Sri Lanka's second highest any-wicket stand against Afghanistan in ODIs. 78 : Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis set up the record second-wicket partnership for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan in ODIs, previously held by the 62-run stand between these same pair at Pune in the 2023 World Cup. 346 : Pathum Nissanka hit the most runs in a bilateral three-match series in One-day international, surpassing the previous record of 267-runs hit by Roshan Mahanama against Zimbabwe in 1994 and the fourth most runs hit by any batsman in a bilateral three-match series in ODIs.

Afghanistan scored 266 for all-out in 48.2 overs with top scorer by Rahmat Shah struck 65 off 77-balls including 7-fours & a six.

Azmatullah Omarzai cracked a 54 off 59-balls including 4-fours, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit 48 off 57-balls - who fell two-run short of his half-century - included 6-fours & a six.

Ikram Alikhil struck 32 off 38-balls including 2-fours & a six and Mohammad Nabi 14.

Sri Lanka best bowler by Pramod Madushan picked up 3-wickets for 45-runs in 8.2-overs, Dunith Wellalage, Asitha Fernando and Akila Dananjaya each took 2-wickets.

Sri Lanka chased 267-3 in 35.2 overs with top scorer by Pathun Nissanka hit 118 off 101-balls - which was his 5th ODI hundred and his second century against Afghanistan in ODIs.

Avishka Fernando hammered a 91 off 66-balls - who fell nine-run short of his century - including 10-fours & 5-sixes with strike rate of 137.87 and Kusal Mendis blasted a 40 off 29-balls included 4-sixes with strike rate of 137.93.

Afghanistan best bowler by Qais Ahmad took 2-wickets and one for Mohammad Nabi.

Pathum Nissanka named Player of the match for his match-winning brilliant 118-runs knocked off facing 101-balls including 16-fours and 2-sixes with strike rate of 116.83.

Pathum Nissanka earned player of the series for contributing 346 runs in the three-match series.

                   

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