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But, his chase was bereft of support, with the next top-scorer Karim Janat making 20 at No. 7 before Pathirana sent him back. 

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Pathirana, 21, was given man of the match honours for only his second career T20 match after two quick dismissals that left Afghanistan still short by 11 at the end of the penultimate over.  

Brief scores
Sri Lanka 160 in 19 overs (W Hasaranga 67; F Farooqi 3-25, N Haq 2-25, A Omarzai 2-30) beat Afghanistan 156-9 in 20 overs (I Zadran 67'; M Pathirana 4-24, D Shanaka 2-17) by four runs

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