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The victory gives Pakistan a 1-0 lead in the three-match series—the first bilateral between the two nations—with the remaining matches in Colombo on Thursday and Saturday. 

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Rauf carried on the demolition act after fellow fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi had removed Ibrahim Zadran (0) and Rahmat Shah (0) off successive deliveries in the third over. It was 3-4 when Naseem Shah dismissed Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi, also without scoring, before passing the baton to Rauf. 

Rauf grabbed wickets of Ikram Alikhil (four), top scorer Rahmanullah Gurbaz (18), Mohammad Nabi (seven), Rashid Khan (nought) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (four) to complete the rout.

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