WATCH: Sri Lanka wicketkeeper takes great catch down the leg side against Afghanistan

In the ongoing only Test between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, the Lankan Lions won the toss and elected to bat first. During the day, the home side has been dominating their fellow Asian rivals. The batting side had a poor start as Asitha Fernando trapped Ibrahim Zadran for lbw. However, the team seemed to recover with a partnership of 57 runs between Rahmat Shah and Noor Ali Zadran.

Vishwa Fernando caught and bowled Ali Zadran (31). Skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi (17) was the second wicket of V Fernando. Soon after, Nasir Jamal was cleaned up by Prabath Jayasuriya. At 110/4, the Blue Brigade needed a big partnership to recover from some quick wickets. After adding 45 runs, Rahmat (93) tried to play a lap sweep but was caught down the leg side by wicketkeeper Sadeera Samarawickrana.

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After the wicket of Shah, the team kept losing the rest of the five wickets in just 43 runs and were bowled out for 198 runs. V Fernando took four wickets while A Fernando and Jayasuriya took three wickets each. In reply, the island-nation-based team played 14 overs and amassed 80 runs, playing the Bazball as they scored more than five runs per over. On Day Two and possibly three, the hosts will looks to bat out the Afghans in the Only game between both teams. As both teams are not playing at least two Tests, this game is not part of the ongoing WTC cycle 2023-25.