AFG vs SL: Ibrahim Zadran hits maiden century to assist Afghanistan scale back first innings deficit to 42 towards Sri Lanka

Ibrahim Zadran made a maiden Test century and was concerned in two essential partnerships to take Afghanistan to 199-1 and scale back an enormous first innings deficit to 42 runs at stumps on the third day of the one Test towards Sri Lanka on Sunday.

Zadran opened the innings with Noor Ali Zadran with Afghanistan tailing Sri Lanka by 241 runs within the first innings on the Sinhalese Sports Club.

Playing is his sixth Test, he completed day three on 101 not out together with 11 boundaries having spent practically six hours on the crease, dealing with 217 deliveries.

Noor Ali was dismissed for 47 trapped lbw after including 106 runs for the primary wicket with Ibrahim, the very best opening partnership for the younger Test-playing nation.

Zadran added one other unbeaten 93 runs for the second wicket with Rahmat Shah who was batting on 46.

Fast bowler Asitha Fernando returned 1-35 for Sri Lanka.

Earlier, Afghan quick bowler Naveed Zadran picked up 4 wickets to assist his aspect dismiss Sri Lanka for 439 runs in its first innings in reply to Afghanistan’s first innings rating of 198 all out.

Sri Lanka resumed the day on 410-6 with Sadeera Samarawickrama batting on 21. Chamika Gunasekara, enjoying his first Test, joined him on the crease after Sri Lanka’s prime scorer Angelo Mathews (141) was out on the final supply of the second day.

Samarawickrama (27) was dismissed with simply 17 runs added Sunday when he was caught by Shah off Naveed Zadran.

Naveed Zadran bowled tailender Prabath Jayasuriya (2) with an inswinger and seamer Nijat Masood ended the innings bowling out Fernando (0).

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Gunasekara (16), who was struck on the helmet by a Zadran bouncer, had retired damage after dealing with just a few extra deliveries and didn’t return to bat.

Kasun Rajitha was used because the third seamer, a concussion substitute for Gunasekara, when Sri Lanka got here out to bowl.

Naveed Zadran retuned 4-83 on his Test debut.

Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal shaped the spine of Sri Lanka’s first innings having shared 232 runs for the fourth wicket on Saturday.

Chandimal made 107, his fifteenth Test century and Mathews recorded his sixteenth. Dimuth Karunaratne added 77 runs.

This is the primary Test match between the 2 nations since Afghanistan turned a Test enjoying nation in 2018.