COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Opening batter Pathum Nissanka scored his second century of the series to propel Sri Lanka to a comfortable seven-wicket win and a 3-0 sweep over Afghanistan in the one-day international series on Wednesday.
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and elected to bat first and his side was bowled out for 266 with nine deliveries remaining in their innings at Pallekele.
Sri Lanka then reached 267-3 with 14 overs and four deliveries to spare.
Nissanka, who made an unbeaten 210 in the first match to become the first Sri Lankan to score a double century in one-day international cricket, scored 117 runs off 101 deliveries with two sixes and 16 boundaries. In the process he became the quickest Sri Lankan to score 2,000 runs in the format, playing in his 52nd match.
His opening partner Avishka Fernando scored 91 off just 66 balls which included five sixes and 10 boundaries.
