Abu Dhabi, Sept. 18 -- A fantastic, well-paced knock by Kusal Mendis and his quickfire partnership with Kusal Mendis in the end helped Sri Lanka secure a six-wicket win over Afghanistan in their final group stage match of the Asia Cup at Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

With this win, Sri Lanka has ended the group stage undefeated with three wins in three matches. Also, Bangladesh has qualified along with them to the Super Four stage, joining Group A's India and Pakistan, with two wins and a loss. Afghanistan, which started off the campaign with a massive win over Hong Kong, lost to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and had to settle for a first-round finish in the tournament.

During the run-chase of 170, the Sri Lankan opening pair of Pathum Nissanka and...