SL vs Afg 16th Match : Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 6 wickets
Kolkata : An unbeaten 56-ball 83 from Tillakaratne Dilshan ensured Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 6 wickets, while chasing a target of 154 in a World Twenty 20 encounter at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday.
Skipper Angelo Mathews remained unconquered on 21 at the other end of the wicket. For Afghanistan, Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan picked up a wicket each.
Dilshan's 83* helped Sri Lanka edge a closely fought match against Afghanistan by 6 wickets #AFGvSL #WT20 #AFG #SL pic.twitter.com/ZG7dyGpHoI
— ICC (@ICC) March 17, 2016
The teams:
Afghanistan:
Asghar Stanikzai (captain), Mohammad Shahzad, Noor Ali Zadran, Karim Sadiq, Gulbadin Naib, Samiullah Shenwari, Najibullah Zadran, Shafiqullah, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Hamid Hassan
Sri Lanka:
Angelo Mathews (captain), Dinesh Chandimal, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Shehan Jayasuriya,Milinda Siriwardana, Chamara Kapugedera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dushmantha Chameera, Rangana Herath, Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera.