Asia Cup: Afghanistan wipe out Sri Lanka with 8-wicket win

Afghanistan thrashed Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the Asia Cup opener here on Saturday. Afghanistan chased down 106 in 10.1 overs with Rahmanullah Gurbaz top-scoring with a 40-run innings, while Hazratullah Zazai remained unbeaten on 37.

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   Sri Lanka's Danushka Gunathilaka, front, and Bhanuka Rajapaksa runs between the wickets during the T20 cricket match of Asia Cup between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

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   Sri Lanka's Charith Asalanka reacts while he walks back to pavilion after his dismissal during the T20 cricket match of Asia Cup between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

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   Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Gurbaz celebrates with Mohammad Nabi after the dismissal of Sri Lanka's Maheesh Theekshana during the T20 cricket match of Asia Cup between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

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   Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi, center, celebrates with teammates after dismissal of Sri Lanka's Bhanuka Rajapaksa during the T20 cricket match of Asia Cup between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

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   Afghan fans cheer for their team during the T20 cricket match of Asia Cup between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

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   Afghanistan's Najibullah Zadran, third left, and Hazratullah Zazai, second right, shakes hand with Sri Lankan players on the end of the T20 cricket match of Asia Cup between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

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   Players of Afghanistan, left, and Sri Lanka, right, stand for national anthems before start of their T20 cricket match of Asia Cup, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

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   Afghanistan's Hazratullah Zazai, right, plays a shot while Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis watches bats during the T20 cricket match of Asia Cup between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)