Overview

• Pathum Nissanka becomes the first Sri Lankan to score a double century in ODIs, achieving an unbeaten 210 against Afghanistan.
• Sri Lanka secures a 42-run victory over Afghanistan in the first ODI, with Nissanka's historic knock setting a mammoth total of 381/3.
• Afghanistan's Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi form a remarkable 242-run partnership, the second-highest for the sixth wicket in ODIs, but fall short in the chase.
• The high-scoring match in Pallekele sees a combined total of 720 runs, marking the highest aggregate score in an ODI in Sri Lanka.
• Sri Lanka leads the three-match ODI series 1-0, with the second game scheduled for Sunday, February 11.