SL vs AFG 1st ODI Live Score: Mendis, Nissanka Look To Give Solid Foundation

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 1st ODI Live Score:Afghanistan captain Rahmanullah Gurbaz won the toss and opted to bowl first. Afghanistan and Sri Lanka take another step forward towards ODI World Cup preparations as they square off in a 50-over assignment in the island nation. With their full-strength sides, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka face off in the first ODI at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota. Ahead of the toss, Sri Lanka handed debut cap to bowler Dushan Hemantha, who will be making his ODI debut for the Lankans. (LIVE Scorecard)

Afghanistan Playing XI:Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik

Sri Lanka Playing XI:Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w), Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka(c), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Lahiru Kumara

Who will walk out now?

OUT! c Rahmat Shah b Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Back of a length angling away from the batter, Kusal Mendis gets tentative with his footwork and gets beaten on his outside edge.

Fuller one outside off, Pathum Nissanka pushes this to mid off for no run.

Good length delivery around middle, Pathum Nissanka gets behind the line of it and defends this for no run.

Short and wide of off, Pathum Nissanka punches this one bounce towards the fielder at extra cover for no run.

Four! He has changed his gears here. On a length around off, Pathum Nissanka gets on his toes and punches this through the gap at cover region for a boundary.

Four! That is a cracker of a stroke. Back of a length around middle, Pathum Nissanka rocks back and pulls this