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Record-breaking knock! Twitter reacts as Pathum Nissanka becomes first Sri Lankan to smash ODI double century

By Anshuman Roy

Updated - 09 Feb 2024, 08:11 PM

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Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka scripted history as he scored his maiden ODI double ton in the first ODI against Afghanistan in Pallekele. The Lankans scored a mammoth 381/3 in 50 overs.

He became the first Sri Lankan batsman to score a double century in ODI cricket. He surpassed Sanath Jayasuriya’s career-best ODI score of 189 to achieve this rare feat. He got to the landmark hitting a boundary four of Afghan pacer Fareed Malik.

Nissanka finished with 210 off 139 deliveries as he hit 20 fours and 8 sixes in his innings at a strike rate of 151.07. He first added 182 runs for the first wicket with Avishka Fernando (88). Kusal Mendis the captain scored 16, Charith Asalanka an unbeaten 7 as Nissaka added another crucial stand of 120 runs with Sadeera.

Every Afghanistan bowler was expensive in this match. Fareed Malik and Mohammad Nabi were the only two bowlers to pick up wickets. Every bowler barring Nabi conceded runs at an excess of seven runs per over. Malik went for 79 runs off his seven over while Fazalhaq Farooqi went for 77 runs off his nine overs. The Lankans scored 60 runs off the last five overs.

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Afghanistan now need to have a record chase if they are to win the first ODI. They need a mammoth 382 runs to win the match. This is one of the biggest ever chases in their ODI history. The absence of Rashid Khan was dearly felt by the bowling attack. He is currently out of the team as he is recovering from his lower back surgery.

Pathum Nissanka became the 11th batter overall to score a double-century in ODI cricket and the first Sri Lankan batter to achieve the feat. His knock of 210 now becomes the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan batter in ODI cricket. He ranks sixth in the list of top individual run-getters in ODI cricket.

Cricket World Reacts To Pathum Nissanka’s Maiden Double Ton

https://twitter.com/cricketaakash/status/1755939657462723023?t=TVL0qrkG120DLPX9ttxNow&s=19

Fakhar Zaman and Ishan Kishan also have a career-best of 210* like Nissanka. Fakhar scored against Zimbabwe while Kishan scored against Bangladesh. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma is the only batter with three double-centuries in ODI cricket. No other batter has scored more than one. God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar was the first to score a double century in ODI cricket back in 2010. In the next decade, a few more batters have followed suit.

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