Afghanistan was knocked out for an embarrassing 198 runs. The only other half-centurion was Rahmat Shah.
Vishwa Fernando scored four wickets for Lanka. Sri Lanka responded by finishing Day 1 with 80/0.
Nishan Madushka and Dimuth Karunaratne have both appeared reliable. Here’s what else.
How were the Afghans’ outcomes?
Asitha Fernando excused Ibrahim Zadran off the subsequent ball. Two fifty-plus-stands were stitched together by Afghanistan later.
Rahmat batted delightfully for his 91. Be that as it may, his tasteful thump was finished by Sadeera Samarawickrama’s splendor behind the sticks. 31 was Noor Ali Zadran’s score.
Ikram Alikhil and Qais Ahmad got 20 or more scored however there wasn’t a lot of battle on offer from the lower request.
The Afghanistan innings was held together by Rahmat Shah, who was run out in the middle in the first over of the match when Ibrahim was run out early. He sewed a 57-run organization with Noor Ali to consistent the boat.
Afterward, he added 52 runs with captain Hashmatullah Shahidi before Afghanistan lost two speedy wickets.
Rahmat added 45 runs with Ikram Alikhil before Ikram Alikhil was run out by Prabath Jayasuriya.
Most elevated run-scorer for Afghanistan in Test cricket
With his seventeenth run during this thump against the Lankan Lions, Rahmat outperformed Asghar Afghan’s count of 440 races to turn into their top scorer in the organization.
He then proceeded to turn into the primary Afghan player to crush 500 or more runs in Tests.
Rahmat has scored 515 runs, averaging 34.33 runs per game. He claims four fifties and a ton.
Vishwa Fernando contributed significantly to the collective bowling effort, scoring 4/51 in 12 overs. Asitha was among the wickets too as he scarcely offered anything. He picked 3/24 from 14.4 overs. Jayasuriya, the spinner, bowled 25 overs. He oversaw 3/67.
A consistent beginning from the Lankan openers
Lankan openers Karunaratne and Madushka saw out the day with a flawless 80*-run stand. From 48 deliveries, Madushka is unbeaten on 36. With the help of seven fours, Karunaratne has made an unbeaten 42 from 37 balls.