Sri Lanka stave off feisty Afghanistan
ESPNcricinfo staff
22-Feb-2015

Angelo Mathews opted to field and removed Nawroz Mangal to leave Afghanistan at 34 for 1 • Getty Images
Asghar Stanikzai steadied the innings•AFP
And Samiullah Shenwari provided support as the third-wicket partnership put on 88 runs off 105 balls•Getty Images
Stanikzai became the first Afghanistan cricketer to score a fifty in the World Cup•AFP
But Lasith Malinga and Sri Lanka pulled things back in the batting Powerplay yielding two wickets for 10 runs•Getty Images
Afghanistan managed only 53 runs in their last 10 overs to finish with a total of 232•AFP
Sri Lanka's chase began poorly as they lost Lahiru Thirimanne off the very first ball•AFP
Sri Lanka were 2 for 2 when Tillakaratne Dilshan was dismissed by Shapoor Zadran•AFP
Matters worsened when Hamid Hassan found Kumar Sangakkara's stumps and celebrated it with a cartwheel.•Getty Images
Mahela Jayawardene, however, set about rebuilding the innings•ICC
His bat broke, but Jayawardene marched on, adding 126 runs with Mathews•AFP
Mathews was run-out, and Jayawardene followed giving Sri Lanka anxious moments at 178 for 6•Getty Images
Thisara Perera, however, hit an unbeaten 26-ball 47 to take Sri Lanka home by four wickets•Getty Images