Markram put on 106 runs for the second wicket with skipper Temba Bavuma, who retired hurt on 38, but missed out on a maiden ODI ton. Fernando helped lay the foundations for a significant Sri Lankan total with several key partnerships, including a 97-run fourth-wicket stand with Charith Asalanka, who scored 72. The 23-year-old reached his ton with a single, raising his bat and punching the air amid a standing ovation from the Sri Lankan dressing room. Kagiso Rabada got Asalanka caught behind after the batsman's second ODI half-century in his sixth match. The second ODI is on Saturday with all the matches to be played behind closed doors at the same venue.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 03, 2021 12:33 UTC