- Afghanistan 180-3 beat Netherlands 179, by seven wickets
- Australia and South Africa await in final pool games
Afghanistan kept their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup semi-finals alive after beating the Netherlands by seven wickets in a low-scoring group game on Friday.
Afghanistan climbed to fifth in the standings with eight points, behind New Zealand on net run rate. The top four teams advance to the semi-finals. Afghanistan had won only one game in two previous World Cups, but now have four wins in the tournament in India having also beaten the defending champions, England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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