In this match, Pathum Nissanka played a record-breaking inning of 210* runs in 139 balls with the help of 20 fours and 8 sixes.
Currently, the first match of the three-match ODI series is being played between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele. In this match, Sri Lanka’s brilliant opening batsman Pathum Nissanka created history. In this match, he played a record-breaking inning of 210* runs in 139 balls with the help of 20 fours and 8 sixes.
Pathum Nissanka Double Hundred
Pathum Nissanka is the first Sri Lankan batsman to score a double century in ODI cricket. Before today i.e. 9th February, no player from Sri Lanka had scored a double century in ODI cricket. Pathum Nissanka did not spare any of the Afghanistan bowlers and hit hard against all of them.
Let us tell you, before this, 9 players had scored double century in ODI cricket. Now Sri Lanka’s best opening batsman Pathum Nissanka has also been added to this list. The record of scoring most double centuries in ODI cricket is in the name of Indian team captain Rohit Sharma, who has scored three double centuries in this format so far.
Tom Straker made a record against Pakistan in World Cup which may never be broken
Talking about Sri Lanka, before this Sanath Jayasuriya had played an inning of 189 runs against India in ODI in 2000. Pathum Nissanka has also broken this record. So far, the list of people who have scored double century in ODI is – Rohit Sharma (3 times), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Fakhar Zaman, Ishan Kishan, Glenn Maxwell, Martin Guptill, Chris Gayle, Shubman Gill and Pathum Nissanka (all scored 1- 1 times).
In the first ODI against Afghanistan, Sri Lanka scored 381 runs after losing three wickets in 50 overs.
Let us tell you, due to the record-breaking innings of Nissanka, Sri Lanka, batting first, scored 381 runs after losing three wickets in 50 overs. Apart from Nissanka, Avishka Fernando played a valuable inning of 88 runs while Sadira Samawickrama scored 45 runs. Captain Kusal Mendis contributed 16 runs.
If Afghanistan wants to win the first ODI, they will have to score 382 runs in 50 overs. However, it will be very difficult for them to do so. At present, all the fans are very happy with the record-breaking innings of opening batsman Pathum Nissanka.
