Pathum Nissanka’s record-breaking double century steered Sri Lanka to a cushty 42-run win over Afghanistan Friday within the opener of their three-match one-day worldwide sequence at Pallekele. Set a stiff goal of 382, Afghanistan reached 339 for six as Mohammad Nabi and Azmatullah Omarzai scored centuries after their workforce have been decreased to 55-5. Nissanka’s unbeaten 210 was Sri Lanka’s first ODI double hundred, breaking the island nation’s longstanding file highest rating of 189 by Sanath Jayasuriya in opposition to India in 2000.

It was additionally the joint fifth-highest particular person rating in ODIs.

Sri Lanka’s 381-3 was additionally their greatest whole on the floor and the workforce’s fourth-highest general.

The unstoppable Nissanka’s knock included 20 fours and eight sixes from the 139 balls he confronted in his first ODI because the World Cup.

Afghanistan stumbled early of their daunting chase, with the vacationers dropping 5 wickets inside 9 overs.

Sri Lankan seamer Pramod Madushan lower by means of the highest order for match figures of 4-75.

Dushmantha Chameera took the opposite two wickets to fall however walked off the sphere midway by means of his eighth over, showing to be affected by again ache.

Omarzai (149 not out) and Nabi (136) fought again aggressively with a 242-run stand for the sixth wicket, Afghanistan’s second-highest for any wicket in ODIs, to briefly give Sri Lanka a fright.

Omarzai’s maiden hundred got here from a flicked six off pacer Janith Liyanage.

Sri Lanka’s innings noticed Avishka Fernando rating 88 from as many deliveries earlier than he was caught by Ibrahim Zadran at backward level within the twenty seventh over.

Skipper Kusal Mendis was subsequent in however didn’t make an affect and fell for a 31-ball 16.

Sadeera Samarawickrama hit 44 off 36 deliveries in his 120-run partnership with Nissanka.