Zadran and Rahmat Shah (55) placed on a 146-run stand for the second wicket to information the guests to 269-Four within the 47th over after they gained the toss and selected to area first in Hambantota.
Earlier Charith Asalanka top-scored with 91 to assist Sri Lanka attain a below-par 268 all out after a shaky begin pushed them to 84-Three inside 20 overs.
The 21-year-old Zadran was dismissed by Kasun Rajitha, who was Sri Lanka’s simplest bowler on the day, and completed with 2-49 in his 10 over spell.
Zadran raced to his half-century in simply 35 balls and hit 11 fours and two sixes in his innings.
Each his sixes got here towards rookie pacer Matheesha Pathirana, who not too long ago made a reputation for himself with noteworthy performances for the most recent IPL winners Chennai Tremendous Kings.
Wayward Pathirana completed with 1-66 in 8.5 overs of his debut ODI.
Zadran and Shah anchored the Afghan innings after different opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz fell for 14 within the sixth over.
Mohammad Nabi (27) and Najibullah Zadran (7) remained unbeaten on the finish to steer Afghanistan to victory.
Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Kumara took 1-21 in 4.Three overs as different Sri Lanka bowlers didn’t make a dent.
Zadran mentioned it was “very powerful to get out” near his fourth century and praised his bowlers for “an excellent job” to limit Sri Lanka under 300.
“I needed to complete the sport and get 100 however that is the way it goes in cricket,” he mentioned after the sport.
“A goal of 269 was a very good rating, however not that difficult. The ball was approaching to that bat and we simply needed to complete issues off,” he added.
Earlier, a 99-run stand between Asalanka and Dhananjaya de Silva for the fifth wicket rescued the hosts. De Silva made 51 earlier than being bowled by Nabi.
Left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi (2-58) claimed the wickets of Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis in his opening spell, after which Fareed Ahmad and Mujeeb ur Rahman made additional inroads.
After the dismissal of De Silva, captain Dasun Shanaka added 32 runs for the sixth wicket with Asalanka, however bowler Noor Ahmad accounted for the skipper with a well-disguised googly.
Dushan Hemantha backed up Asalanka effectively in a 48-run stand for the seventh wicket. He made 22.
Asalanka scored his 91 off 95 balls with 12 fours, earlier than being run out within the final over.
Sri Lanka will use the collection as preparation for World Cup qualifiers this month in Zimbabwe.
Afghanistan are already by means of to the game’s showpiece occasion this yr in India and will probably be testing their combos.
(With AFP Inputs)
