World T20: Vintage Dilshan gives Sri Lanka 6-wicket win over Afghanistan

Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan acknowledges the crowd after his side defeated Afghanistan by six wickets in their ICC World Twenty20 match in Kolkata on March 17, 2016. (AP)

Updated on: Mar 18, 2016 12:26 AM IST

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Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan acknowledges the crowd after his side defeated Afghanistan by six wickets in their ICC World Twenty20 match in Kolkata on March 17, 2016. (AP)

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Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews, right and Tillakaratne Dilshan walk off the field after their win. (AP)

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Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews and Tillakaratne Dilshan shake hands with Afghanistan players after their win. (AP)

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Dilshan plays his trademark ‘Dil scoop’ shot for a six. (Subhendu Ghosh/HT Photo)

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Sri Lanka's Chamara Kapugedera hits a shot. (AP Photo)

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Teammates congratulate Afghanistan’s Shahzad Mohammad running out Sri Lanka's Thisara Perera. (AP)

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Thisara Perera hits a shot. (Subhendu Ghosh/HT Photo)

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Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan, left, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Sri Lanka's Lahiru Thirimanne, right. (AP)

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Dilshan hits a reverse sweep. (Subhendu Ghosh/HT Photo)

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Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai hits a shot. (Subhankar Chakraborty/HT Photo)

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Asghar Stanikzai raises his bat after completing his half-century. (PTI)

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Afghanistan batsman Samiullah Shenwari takes a tumble after hitting a shot. (PTI)

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Afghanistan’s Samiullah Shenwari, left, looks towards Sri Lanka's Dushmantha Chameera, as he appeals for an LBW decision. (AP)

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Afghanistan's Noor Ali is bowled by Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath. (PTI )

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Sri Lanka's Thisara Perera, third left, and teammates celebrate the dismissal of Afghanistan’s Karim Sadiq. (AP)