Dunedin, New Zealand: The Afghanistan cricket team brought tremendous joy to its far-flung fans when it beat Scotland by one wicket in the last over to claim its first win at the Cricket World Cup.
Samuillah Shenwari scored 96 to bat Afghanistan to the threshold of victory Thursday as it chased Scotland's 210 - its highest-ever score in a World Cup match - but was out with 19 runs needed, 19 balls remaining and one wicket standing. The last-wicket pair of Hamid Hassan (15 not out) and Shapoor Zadran (12 not out) combined in a nerveless partnership which completed the famous win with three balls to spare.
Here is the scoreboard
Scotland
| Kyle Coetzer | b Dawlat | 25 |
| Calum MacLeon | c Najibullah b Dawlat | 0 |
| Hamish Gardiner | lbw b Hamid Hassan | 5 |
| Matt Machan | b Nabi | 31 |
| Preston Mommsen | c Zazai b Gulbadin Naib | 23 |
| Richie Berrington | c Zazai b Dawlat | 25 |
| Matt Cross | c Zazai b Shapoor | 15 |
| Josh Davey | c Hamid Hassan b Shapoor | 1 |
| Majid Haq | c Gulbadin Naib b Shapoor | 31 |
| Alasdair Evans | c Nabi b Shapoor | 28 |
| Iain Wardlaw | not out | 1 |
| Extras | 12lb,12w,1nb | 25 |
| Total | all out | 210 |
| Overs | 50 | |
| Fall of wickets | 1-7, 2-38, 3-40, 4-93, 5-95, 6-132, 7-134, 8-144, 9-206, 10-210. |
Bowling
| Bowler | Over | Maiden | Run | Wckts |
| Shapoor Zadra | 10 | 1 | 38 | 4 |
| Dawlat Zadran | 10 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| Hamid Hassan | 10 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 9 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 10 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Javed Ahmadi | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Afghanistan
| Javed Ahmadi | c Machan b Berrington | 51 |
| Asghar Stanikzai | c Cross b Evans | 4 |
| Samiullah Shenwari | c Davey b Haq | 96 |
| Mohammad Nabi | lbw b Davey | 1 |
| Afsar Zazai | lbw b Berrington | 0 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c Haq b Berrington | 4 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c Haq b Davey | 0 |
| Dawlat Zadran | c Mommsen b Berrington | 9 |
| Hamid Hassan | not out | 15 |
| Shapoor Zadran | not out | 12 |
| Extras | 1lb,10w,1nb | 12 |
| Total | for nine wickets | 211 |
| Overs | 49.3 | |
| Fall of wickets
| 1-42, 2-46, 3-85, 4-88, 5-89, 6-96, 7-97, 8-132, 9-192.
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Bowling
| Bowler | Over | Maiden | Run | Wckts |
| Iain Wardlaw | 9.3 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| Josh Davey | 10 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| Alasdair Evans | 10 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| Majid Haq | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Richie Berrington | 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
