Afghanistan inflicted yet another upset in the Cricket World Cup as they beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in Pune to claim back-to-back wins for the first time in their tournament history. Afghanistan's skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai shared an unbeaten fourth-wicket partnership worth 111 to lead their side to victory with four-and-a-half overs remaining as they cruised to 242-3.
Earlier, Sri Lanka started well losing only one wicket in the powerplay when Dimuth Karunaratne was trapped lbw by Fazalhaq Farooqi after Afghanistan won the toss and chose to field. However, no Sri Lanka player made it to a half-century as Afghanistan's bowlers took wickets at regular intervals to leave the Tigers 241 all out with three balls remaining of the final over. More to follow.
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