Pakistan’s national team’s fast bowler Shahin Afridi has set a uniquerecord in the 50-year history of Pakistan’s One Day International cricket.In the 8th match of the ICC World Cup, Sri Lanka has set a target of 345runs to win against Pakistan.
Fast bowler Shaheen achieved his 18th consecutive match wicket, the mostsignificant effort by any bowler in Pakistan’s ongoing matches. Earlier,Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and decided to bat first,stating that they would try to set a big target against Pakistan toincrease the pressure. They are determined to strive for success in theevent.
In the match being played at the Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium inHyderabad, Sri Lanka’s openers once again failed to give the team a goodstart, with Kusal Perera returning on zero, and in the partnership for thesecond wicket, Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera scored 102 runs beforeNissanka was out at 51.
Playing aggressively, Kasal Mendis was caught out by Hasan Ali at 122 runs.Hasan Ali also took the fourth wicket for Pakistan on the first ball of hisnext over. They caught Isuru Udana out for one run. Dhananjaya de Silvascored 25, captain Dasun Shanaka 12, and Dinesh Chandimal 10 runs, but noother player could cross double figures. Kasal Mendis with 122 andSamarawickrama with 108 runs stood out.
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Sri Lanka scored 344 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 50overs. In World Cup matches against Pakistan, this is the highest score byany team. Pakistan’s previous highest score against in a World Cup was 336runs, which India achieved in the 2019 World Cup. Hasan Ali took 4 wickets,Haris Rauf took 2, and Shahin Afridi, Shadab, and Mohammad Nawaz each took1 wicket.