Sri Lanka stave off feisty Afghanistan

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da betway: ESPNcricinfo staff22-Feb-2015Asghar Stanikzai steadied the innings•AFPAnd Samiullah Shenwari provided support as the third-wicket partnership put on 88 runs off 105 balls•Getty ImagesStanikzai became the first Afghanistan cricketer to score a fifty in the World Cup•AFPBut Lasith Malinga and Sri Lanka pulled things back in the batting Powerplay yielding two wickets for 10 runs•Getty ImagesAfghanistan managed only 53 runs in their last 10 overs to finish with a total of 232•AFPSri Lanka’s chase began poorly as they lost Lahiru Thirimanne off the very first ball•AFPSri Lanka were 2 for 2 when Tillakaratne Dilshan was dismissed by Shapoor Zadran•AFPMatters worsened when Hamid Hassan found Kumar Sangakkara’s stumps and celebrated it with a cartwheel.•Getty ImagesMahela Jayawardene, however, set about rebuilding the innings•ICCHis bat broke, but Jayawardene marched on, adding 126 runs with Mathews•AFPMathews was run-out, and Jayawardene followed giving Sri Lanka anxious moments at 178 for 6•Getty ImagesThisara Perera, however, hit an unbeaten 26-ball 47 to take Sri Lanka home by four wickets•Getty Images