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Salman Ali Aga saved Pakistan by scoring a centuryImage Credit source: PTI

Since Shaheen Shah Afridi became the ODI captain, Pakistan cricket team has won 3 out of 4 consecutive matches. After defeating South Africa's 'B team' in the ODI series, Pakistan has now started the series against Sri Lanka with a win. In the first match played in Rawalpindi, with the help of a strong century by T20 captain Salman Ali Aga and then the opening spell of Haris Rauf, Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 6 runs. With this, Pakistan got such a close victory over Sri Lanka after 36 years.

In this match played on Tuesday 11th November at Pindi Cricket Stadium, Pakistani team batted first and its top order failed miserably. Only 4 wickets fell for 95 runs, which included Babar Azam and former captain Mohammad Rizwan. Babar could not touch the century mark in his 83rd consecutive innings. But at such a time, Salman Agha along with Hussain Talat took charge of the innings and scored a explosive century.

Salman scored his second ODI century in 83 balls and returned unbeaten after scoring 105 runs. Both his centuries have come this year. On this basis, Pakistan made a strong score of 299 runs. Talat contributed 62 runs and then Mohammad Nawaz contributed 36 runs. Whereas spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, who destroyed Pakistan's top order, was the best bowler of Sri Lanka, who took 3 wickets for 54 runs.

Sri Lanka made a fast start and scored 75 runs in 10 overs but then the story changed from here and the reason for this was fast bowler Haris Rauf. The Pakistani pacer took the first wicket at the score of 85 in the 12th over and then destroyed the batsmen for 90 runs. Sri Lanka dropped the fourth wicket at the score of 147 and all these four wickets came in Rauf's bag.

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