Sri Lanka bowl out Afghanistan for 228 in second ODI
Kandy, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka’s bowlers, led by paceman Kasun Rajitha, fought back after a good start by Afghanistan to dismiss the tourists for 228 in the second one-day international on Sunday.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (68) and Rahmat Shah (58) put on 113 runs for the second wicket after Afghanistan, who won the first of the three matches on Friday, elected to bat in their bid to clinch the series in Pallekele.
But the visitors slipped from 135-1 to 165-5 in the space of nine overs before Mohammad Nabi boosted the total with his 34-ball 41, which included two fours and two sixes.
Rajitha returned figures of 331 in his nine overs, while spinner Maheesh Theekshana and fast bowler Lahiru Kumara took two wickets each.
Afghanistan were largely cautious apart from a few hits from
Gurbaz, who smashed Theekshana for a six at long-on.
New Zealand-india ODI abandoned
The second one-day international between New Zealand and India was abandoned in Hamilton after rain halted play on Sunday. India, sent into bat, were 89 for one with Shubman Gill on 45 and Suryakumar Yadav on 34 when play was called off.
The fixture had been reduced to a 29-over match after a first weather disruption halted play for nearly four hours with India on 22-0 after 4.5 overs.
A further eight overs were bowled when play resumed before the rain sent the players back to the pavilion again and no more play was possible.
New Zealand lead the threematch series 1-0.