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    "excerpt": "Pathum Nissanka's record-breaking double century steered Sri Lanka to a comfortable 42-run win over Afghanistan Friday in the opener of their three-match one-day international series at Pallekele.",
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    "editor1": "<p>Pathum Nissanka&#39;s record-breaking double century steered Sri Lanka to a comfortable 42-run win over Afghanistan Friday in the opener of their three-match one-day international series at Pallekele. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-livescore\/scorecard\/13071995458\/afghanistan-tour-of-sri-lanka-1\">SCORECARD<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Set a stiff target of 382, Afghanistan reached 339 for six as Mohammad Nabi and Azmatullah Omarzai scored centuries after their team were reduced to 55-5.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Nissanka&#39;s unbeaten 210 was Sri Lanka&#39;s first ODI double hundred, breaking the island nation&#39;s longstanding record highest score of 189 by Sanath Jayasuriya against India in 2000.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>It was also the joint fifth-highest individual score in ODIs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We are absolutely thrilled with that performance,&quot; Sri Lankan seamer Pramod Madushan told reporters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Great to be part of the dressing room in such an historic moment.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It was tough out there but Pathum did well to soak up all the pressure and put us on top.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka&#39;s 381-3 was also their biggest total at the ground and the team&#39;s fourth-highest overall.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The unstoppable Nissanka&#39;s knock included 20 fours and eight sixes from the 139 balls he faced in his first ODI since the World Cup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Afghanistan stumbled early in their daunting chase, with the tourists losing five wickets inside nine overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Madushan cut through the top order for match figures of 4-75.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Dushmantha Chameera took the other two wickets to fall but walked off the field halfway through his eighth over, appearing to be suffering from back pain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Omarzai (149 not out) and Nabi (136) fought back aggressively with a 242-run stand for the sixth wicket, Afghanistan&#39;s second-highest for any wicket in ODIs, to briefly give Sri Lanka a fright.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Omarzai&#39;s maiden hundred came from a flicked six off pacer Janith Liyanage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka&#39;s innings saw Avishka Fernando score 88 from as many deliveries before he was caught by Ibrahim Zadran at backward point in the 27th over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Skipper Kusal Mendis was next in but failed to make an impact and fell for a 31-ball 16.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3S7973z\">Join Our WhatsApp Channel For World Cup Updates<\/a><\/p><p>Sadeera Samarawickrama hit 44 off 36 deliveries in his 120-run partnership with Nissanka.<\/p>\r\n",
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