On Friday, after tea on the first day of their Test match in Colombo, Sri Lanka bowled Afghanistan out for 198.
Left-arm seamer Vishwa Fernando claimed four wickets while Asitha Fernando and Prabath Jayasuriya took three each after Sri Lanka put the visitors in to bat.
Dimuth Karunaratne and Nishan Madushka put Sri Lanka in command after the hosts bowled out Afghanistan for 198 in the first match innings of the first Test between the two teams at the SSC in Colombo.
The pace duo of Vishwa Fernando and Asitha Fernando shared seven wickets between them to rattle the tourists. Spinner Prabath Jayasuriya picked up three.
Rahmat Shah (91) missed a well-deserved hundred by just nine runs.
Noor Ali Zadran, making his debut, scored 31 while opening the innings alongside his nephew Ibrahim Zadran.
Before day one’s stumps, Madushka and Karunaratne added 80 runs in 14 overs.
