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Reigning World T20 champions Sri Lanka coped with the absence of injured Lasith Malinga as Tillakaratne Dilshan inspired the side to a six-wicket win over qualifiers Afghanistan in Kolkata. Rangana Herath (2-24) took up the mantle with the ball after Malinga, afflicted by a knee strain in recent months, missed out on selection, with Afghanistan posting 153-7 thanks largely to captain Asghar Stanikzais career-best 62 off 47 balls.Dilshan (83no from 56) then collected his 13th fifty in T20I cricket - a record he shares with Chris Gayle (West Indies), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) and Virat Kohli (India) - and mowed three sixes as Sri Lanka eased home with seven balls to spare following the openers pull for four.Afghanistans innings hinged on Stanikzai after beefy opener Mohammad Shahzad, fresh from totals of 61, 41, and 40 in the qualification stage, holed out for eight and Mohammad Nabi, who hit 52 last time out against Zimbabwe, went lbw for three to leave the score on 51-4.Stanikzai clobbered back-to-back sixes off slow left-armer Milinda Siriwardana in the 13th over and four maximums in total, the 29-year-old sharing a stand of 61 from 31 balls with Samiullah Shenwari (31 from 14) for the fifth wicket while amassing his highest score in T20I cricket. Asghar Stanikzai hit four sixes in his career-best 62 Stanikzai perished attempting a ramp shot - becoming one of Thisara Pereras (3-33) scalps - but helped his side biff 104 runs from the final 10 overs, with Najibullah Zadran (12no from three) adding gloss at the death with a monstrous six over cover and a meaty four through the same region. Dilshan and Dinesh Chandimal (18) , though, unleashed some lavish strokes of their own - the former nailing a six over fine leg with his famed Dil-scoop - as Sri Lanka put on 41 for the first wicket before Nabi had Chandimal pouched at midwicket from his second delivery.Sri Lanka teased a wobble when Lahiru Thirimanne (six) dragged teenage spinner Rashid Khan on, wicketkeeper Shahzad ran out Perera (12) and Nabi ousted Chamara Kapugedera (10) off his own bowling by flicking Dilshans straight drive onto the non-strikers wicket.But skipper Mathews backed up his economical work with the ball (1-17) by supporting Dilshan with an enterprising late cameo with the blade (21no from 10), although Afghanistan - in the Super 10s for the first time in their history - were left to rue some sloppy ground fielding during an otherwise valiant display. Sri Lanka celebrate the wicket of Mohammad Shahzad Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews: It was a much-needed victory for us as we havent played well in the recent past. Our bowlers did well except for two big overs and we were positive from the word go with the bat. We are not looking too far ahead but if we click we can do wonders as a team. Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai: I thought we were 10 or 15 runs short with our total, although Dilshan played very well for Sri Lanka and showed a lot of responsibility. We also made mistakes with our fielding, so hopefully we can improve that in our next game.Sky pundit and England seamer James Anderson: I thought Afghanistan got a lesson in how to chase down a total from Dilshan - he showed all his experience and skill by taking on low risk shots all the way through a chanceless innings. 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CLEVELAND -- The prize theyve been chasing for months was right there in front of the Cleveland Indians.Carlos Rodon wouldnt let them touch it.Rodon struck out a career-high 11 over eight dominant innings and the Chicago White Sox denied Cleveland a chance to win the AL Central title with a 3-0 win Sunday.Blending a devastating fastball with a variety of off-speed pitches, Rodon (8-10) blanked the Indians on just two singles and easily handled the division leaders, who still havent wrapped up a playoff spot and have gone flat at the worst time possible.Thats the best Ive seen him, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. It seemed like he got better as the game went along. He seemed to turn it up in key situations. He had it all. Theres a lot on the line for these guys playing on the other side. Thats a lineup thats been able to rough us up and he responded.Rodon spoiled a big day for the Indians. Cleveland needed to win its regular-season finale at home and for Detroit to lose to Kansas City for the Indians to clinch their first division championship since 2007. The Royals took care of the Tigers 12-9, but the Indians fell flat and now must go to Detroit to try to wrap up the Central. The clubs open a four-game series Monday at Comerica Park.That hardly mattered to the White Sox, who enjoyed their weekend as spoilers.Theyre eventually going to win it, but we wont be around to see them celebrate, third baseman Todd Frazier said. Youve got to take pride in every game and every series so theyll have to do it on the road now.Chicagos Carlos Sanchez had two RBI off Josh Tomlin (12-9), who matched Rodon for 6 2/3 innings. But the left-hander turned in his best outing this season in Clevelands biggest game. He struck out the side in the eighth before David Robertson fanned three in the ninth for his 36th save.It was real fun, said Rodon, who has held the Indians to one run or fewer in five of his nine career starts against them. When Im going good, Im able to drive the ball through the zone and attack hitters.Maybe feeling some of the pressure to wrap up a division theyve led since June 4, the Indians didnt get their first hit until the fifth, when Cleveland threateened to get a run across.ddddddddddddrandon Guyer singled leading off and took second on a passed ball. Coco Crisp walked and Chris Gimenez sacrificed. But Michael Martinez popped to short right, not deep enough to score Guyer and Rodon struck out Rajai Davis.The Indians couldnt do much else against the 23-year-old.Hes a young pitcher and hes getting better with starts, Indians manager Terry Francona said. Weve seen a lot of them because hes in our division. His off-speed is better, even his delivery is smoothing out, and like a lot of young pitchers that have talent, youre starting to see him gain experience and hes pretty good.SURPRISE LEADERNot only has Frazier hit a team-high 39 home runs, his two steals Sunday gave him the club lead with 14. Not exactly known for his speed, Frazier passed Adam Eaton, who missed the last two games after crashing into the wall catching a fly ball Friday.I told Eaton I was going to get him, so he better get healthy quick, Frazier joked.Frazier swiped second in the fifth, when he scored on Sanchezs two-out single. He stole second again in the ninth.He looks like a fan ran on the field, Ventura cracked. I dont know how to explain it, but It works.STUNNED, SADDENEDBefore the game, players on both teams stood in front of clubhouse TVs and watched coverage of the death of Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez, killed in a boating accident.White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu, who like Fernandez defected from Cuba, sat quietly at his locker with his face turned from the room.TRAINERS ROOMWhite Sox: Eaton will be examined when the team returns to Chicago. Ventura said Eaton is still bothered by back soreness.UP NEXTWhite Sox: At a loss to explain his struggles since coming to Chicago in June, James Shields is 0-6 in his last 10 starts. The right-hander starts the series opener against Tampa Bay, the team he played for from 2006-12.Indians: Cy Young candidate Corey Kluber goes for his career-high 19th win as Cleveland begins its final road trip in Detroit. Hes 3-0 with a 1.88 ERA against the Tigers this season. ' ' '