Afghanistan edge Scotland in thriller

Afghanistan posted their first-ever victory at the World Cup on Thursday with a nail-biting one-wicket win over Scotland in Dunedin on Thursday.

Afghanistan posted their first-ever victory at the World Cup on Thursday with a nail-biting one-wicket win over Scotland in Dunedin on Thursday. Afghanistan chased down their target of 211 with just three balls to spare, bringing up a remarkable win for the minnows, appearing in their first World Cup. Samiullah Shenwari who like many of the Afghan players learned his cricket in refugee camps after fleeing civil strife back home, rescued the side with a defiant 96 after they had collapsed to 97 for seven. Javed Ahmadi contributed 51, while tail-ender Shapoor Zadran scored the winning runs, courtesy of a last-over boundary off Scotland paceman Iain Wardlaw. Shapoor, who had earlier excelled with the ball, fell face down on the ground with relief after seeing Afghanistan home as the gutted Scots looked on.