Sri Lanka ‘A’ Team registered a convincing win over Afghanistan ‘A’ Team in the second Unofficial ODI of the five-match series played today (30th April) at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota. With this win, the hosts lead the series 2-0 with 3 more games to go.
Opting to bat first, Afghanistan were knocked over for just 121 runs as Sri Lanka produced a brilliant collective bowling effort. Seamers Mohamed Shiraz, Chamika Gunasekara and off-spinner Sahan Arachchige picked up 2 wickets each for the hosts.
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Due to the rain interruption, Sri Lanka were set an easy target of 101 runs from 30 overs. They managed to cruise to the target in 15.2 overs, losing only 2 wickets. Kamil Mishara top scored for the hosts with a knock of 45 runs off 45 balls with 6 fours.
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Brief Scores
Afghanistan ‘A’ – 121 (27.2) Qais Ahmad 46, Farmanullah 37, Mohamed Shiraz 2/17, Sahan Arachchige 2/23, Chamika Gunasekara 2/28
Sri Lanka ‘A’ – 104/2 (15.2) Kamil Mishara 45*, Lahiru Udara 20
Result – Sri Lanka ‘A’ won by 8 wickets (DLS Method)
 at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota. With this win, the hosts lead the series 2-0 with 3 more games to go.){kind=link}