Sri Lanka, Sept. 20 -- Opener Kusal Mendis hit an unbeaten 74 in 52 balls with 10 fours while paceman Nuwan Thushara had impressive figures of 4 for 18 as Sri Lanka produced a superb display to beat Afghanistan by six wickets with eight balls to spare at Abu Dhabi and this victory ensured Sri Lanka and Bangladesh qualified for the Super four and they will meet in their Asia Cup first super four cricket match at Dubai Stadium today commencing at 8.00 p.m. (Sri Lanka time).

Chasing 170 runs in 18.4 overs to beat Afghanistan gave confidence to Charith Asalanka and the team and finally Afghanistan was eliminated from the tournament and experienced Mohammad Nabi' s 22 ball 60 was in vain and Kusal Mendis unbeaten 74 was more valuable than Nab...