Sri Lanka defeats Afghanistan by 6 wickets

Sri Lanka defeats Afghanistan by 6 wickets

In the ICC World Cup  T/20 clash between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan,played under lights at the Eden Gardens Kolkatta.Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan by 08 wickets with 07 ball to spare.

Afghanistan who batted first scored a formidable 153 for the loss of 7 wickets in their allotted 20

overs.Sri Lanka chasing a target of 154 runs scored 155 runs for the loss of only 04 wickets with 07 balls to spare.

Opener Thilakeratne Dilshan carried his bat through the innings scoring an unbeaten 83 runs with 8 fours and 3 sixes to be adjudicated as the "Man of the Match"

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