Fifty Kusal Mendis was key to Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup match against Afghanistan, which won six goals and 8 balls that have spare (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Kusal Mendis created a folded, undefeated knocking 74 when Sri Lanka booked his place in the Super Four Stage of Asia Cup with a six -member victory over Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi. The result ended the Afghan campaign and confirmed Bangladesh’s procedure together with Sri Lanka from Group B. Setting 170 to victory, Sri Lanka’s Chase was tested early when Pathum Nissanka and Kamil Mishara left cheaply. The pressure was taken over by Mendis, who grabbed the shifts with care and controlled aggression. His efforts of 52 balls contained well -timed hits on both sides of the goal and provided the spine around which was built winning persecution Sri Lanka. Kusal Perera threw himself with a fast 28, while Charith Asala as a decisive run in the middle. Kamindu Mendis closed the competition with undefeated 26, and ensured that Sri Lanka crossed the border with eight balls. The winning moment came in the 19th place when Mendis attracted Majeeb ur Rahman to four to seal the result to 171/4. Previously, Afghanistan published 169/8, largely thanks to the blisters of the 22-60 60 from Mohammad Nabi. He entered the fight and brilliantly attacked brilliantly that he briefly threw himself into the momentum in favor of his team. The late portrait of Rashid Khan also proved to be useful, but Afghanistan shifts have never fully recovered from the chain of goals that fell around them. For Sri Lanka he led Nuwan Thushar Bowling with characters 4/18, dismantling the highest order of Afghanistan with accuracy and variations. His early strikes prevented Afghanistan from earning an attack on Nabi’s attack, so she had to be introduced. Afghanistan fought the ball and cheaply released the opening of Sri Lanka and maintained the pressure with medium exceeding. Wayward Fielding, however, released his efforts. With this defeat, they leave a tournament with just one victory, while the greater experience and peace of Sri Lanka in this pressure competition proved to be crucial.
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Sri Lanka will now transfer dynamics to the Super Four Stage, where they are ready to meet a harder opposition, including a match with Bangladesh.
