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Sri Lanka strode to 120 with 34 overs to spare in Hambantota, striding past the 117 set by the tourists after a fast-bowling attack led by Dushmantha Chameera that demolished the hapless Afghan top order. In a nine-wicket thrashing that sealed a 2-1 ODI series victory for the hosts on Wednesday, Sri Lanka’s openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Pathum Nissanka made short work of Afghanistan. Sri Lanka eased to 120 with 34 overs to spare in Hambantota after a fast-bowling attack led by man-of-the-match Dushmantha Chameera had demolished the hapless Afghan top order. It was just the boost Sri Lanka needed before heading off for a qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe, with two remaining slots up for grabs for the World Cup. Afghanistan is already through to the World Cup, to be held in India in October, but skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi was left to rue “a bad day for our batters”. “We lost too many wickets, which put us under pressure,” he told reporters. “I still feel it was a good call to bat first, but we lost too many wickets earlier, which took the momentum away.” Afghanistan easily won the first game by six wickets, but Sri Lanka fought back to win the second game by 132 runs. To compete for one of the two remaining spots in the World Cup, Sri Lanka will go to Zimbabwe for World Cup qualifications. Afghanistan has already qualified for the World Cup, which will start in India in October.