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A Crackerjack Cricket Match at Kandy: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis While, alas, I dot watch the 50-Over ODI match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan played a t the PKalleklley Stadium in Kandy on Friday 10th February, it is  crystal-clear tdhat it was a crackerjack game marked by (A) huge totals and (B) a number of exceptional performances on both sides. Pathum Nissanka soaks in the applause  •  AFP/Getty Images While opening batsman Pathum Nissanka deservedly secured the Player of the Match for his 203 runs in 139 balls at a rate of ….,  a close contender  for this award in my book was the oldish Afghan warhorse, Mohammad Nabi,  for a bowling spell  that reads 10-4-44-1 at 4.40 (easily the most economical Afghanistan bowler) and then a batting effort that saw him accumulate 136 runs in 130 balls  –– this score in the position No 7 in the batting order after Afghanistan was five wkts ...