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Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by six wickets in World T20

Kolkatha : Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan by six wickets in their opening match of the World Twenty20 on Thursday after Tillakaratne Dilshan hit an unbeaten 83 at Kolkata's Eden Gardens stadium. 

Dilshan, 39, smacked three sixes and eight fours in his 56-ball knock as Sri Lanka surpassed Afghanistan's 153-7 with one ball to spare.