Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran smashed 162 to register his staff’s highest ever particular person rating, bringing the vacationers to 313-8 in opposition to Sri Lanka of their remaining one-day worldwide on Wednesday. The vacationers, who lead the three-match sequence 1-0 after the rained off second match, selected to bat first in Pallekele however misplaced three early wickets. Ibrahim, who hit a match-winning 106 within the opener, and left-handed Najibullah Zadran, who made 77, then placed on 154 runs to rebuild and put Sri Lanka on the again foot.

The effort was Afghanistan’s finest fourth-wicket partnership, breaking a 2013 file of 144 between Nawroz Mangal and Samiullah Shinwari in opposition to Scotland.

It was the 20-year-old Ibrahim’s third century in simply his eighth ODI and surpassed Afghanistan’s earlier prime rating of 131 not out by Mohammad Shahzad.

The pair began slowly from 57-3 and adjusted gears after Ibrahim reached his fifty within the twenty fifth over.

They made a boundary in virtually each over that adopted, with Najibullah reaching his fifty with a 4 off Dhananjaya de Silva.

The southpaw smashed eight fours and one six earlier than falling to a surprising catch at mid-wicket by skipper Dasun Shanaka off wrist spinner Wanindu Hasaranga.

Afghanistan misplaced extra wickets however Ibrahim stood agency to tackle the bowlers as he surpassed his earlier better of an unbeaten 121 earlier than departing on the ultimate ball of the innings.

He hit 15 fours and 4 sixes in his 138-ball knock.

Sri Lanka want 314 runs to stage the sequence and get essential Super League factors for any probabilities of a direct entry into subsequent yr’s ODI World Cup in India.

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