Avishka, Shanaka, Kumara put Sri Lanka 1-0 up

Oman faltered within the 162 chase and went directly to lose by way of 19 runs

Sri Lanka 162 for 4 (Avishka 83*, Shanaka 51*) beat Oman 143 for 8 (Khushi 40, Kumara 4-30) by way of 19 runs

An unbeaten 83 by way of Avishka Fernando and an confident bowling efficiency spearheaded by way of Lahiru Kumara noticed Sri Lanka clinch a 19-run win over Oman.

Within the first of 2 T20Is the edges will play forward of the T20 Global Cup, Oman put Sri Lanka in to bat after successful the toss. They were given off to a really perfect get started, lowering Sri Lanka to 21 for three within 5 overs. Fayyaz Butt got rid of Dinesh Chandimal and Kamindu Mendis for golden geese, sooner than Kaleemullah put paid to Pathum Nissanka’s innings. A temporary resurrection adopted, but if Bhanuka Rajapaksa fell, Sri Lanka had been wobbling at 51 for 4.

However from thereon, Sri Lanka started to think regulate. They would not lose some other wicket for the remainder of the innings, with captain Dasun Shanaka – who smashed 51 off 24 – and Fernando plundering 112 off the overall 56 balls. Oman struggled to discover a reaction to the onslaught, Butt and Mohammad Nadeem leaking 84 of their blended 8 overs. When Sri Lanka completed with 162, they discovered themselves on a lot more safe footing than that they had been for a lot of the innings.

Oman had been by no means in reality within the chase. Similar to Sri Lanka, they misplaced a clump of early wickets, Nuwan Pradeep and Kumara accounting for 6 of them as Oman slumped to 23 for 4. Rearguards from the decrease center order did arrive, however they simply served to make the scorecard glance nearer than the sport in reality used to be, Oman concerned about keeping off an enormous defeat than in reality having a look to run the objective down. Mohammad Nadeem, Ayaan Khan and Sandeep Goud guided them throughout the center overs sooner than Naseem Khushi within the decrease order in reality reduce free.

He smacked 40 off 22, two fours and 4 sixes alongside the way in which, to take Oman previous 140. On the other hand, with the asking charge a lot too prime, the depth would possibly smartly have seeped out of the sport. He can be brushed aside off the overall ball of the sport, which made authentic a victory for a Sri Lanka facet who will really feel they’ve some other couple of ranges they may be able to lift their recreation to.