Afghanistan’s all-rounder Rahmat Shah was declared man of the match after Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by a resounding 91 runs in the opening of the Asia Cup 2018 on Monday night.

Rahmat Shah, who made 72 against Sri Lanka in his team’s 91-run win, stated that his team feels confident of beating big team in big matches.

“We are confident of playing the big teams and beating them in the big matches,” Shah said after Monday night’s match.

“If you see our team combination, it’s very good. We have good all-rounders and good spinners. We are not here to give tough time to India and Pakistan, we are here to win these matches,” he said.

According to Shah, the team’s first target was to qualify for the Super Four.

“We have already qualified. Now we want more," Shah said.

The Afghan team has however stood out for good reason this year – after having won 12 of their 17 ODI’s this year.

"We are confident of playing the big teams and beating them in the big matches," Shah said on Monday night.

"If you see our team combination, it's very good. We have good all-rounders and good spinners. We are not here to give tough time to India and Pakistan, we are here to win these matches," the middle-order batsman added.

Afghanistan will face Bangladesh on Thursday at about 4pm local Kabul time.