Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 10 wickets in one-off Test

Afghanistan were bowled out for 296 runs in their second innings on Monday, leaving Sri Lanka with a target of 56 to win

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Sri Lanka wrapped up a comfortable 10-wicket win in the one-off Test match against Afghanistan in Colombo on Monday.

Afghanistan were bowled out for 296 runs in their second innings on Monday, leaving Sri Lanka with a target of 56 to win the one-off Test match in Colombo.

Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya claimed his seventh five-wicket haul in Test match cricket and Asitha Fernando finished with three wickets as Afghanistan were bowled out after lunch.

The Sri Lankan openers, Dimuth Karunaratne (32*) and Nishan Madushka (22*) swiftly knocked off the target before tea on the fourth day.