World Cup 2015: Afghanistan Vs Scotland

Top-order batsman Samiullah Shenwari struck a gritty 96 to pave the way for spirited Afghanistan's historic one-wicket win against Scotland in a nail-bitting Pool A match of the cricket World Cup.

News Nation Bureau | Updated : 26 February 2015, 02:50:56 PM

Afghanistan created history, beat Scotland by 1 wicket in a thrilling match

Afghanistan skipper won the toss, elected to bowl on a bouncy track

Dawlat Zadran removed Scottish top order with first 11 overs to boost Afghanistan

Kyle Coetzer tried to gather the innings but failed

Scotland lost wickets in regular intervals

Shapoor Zadran cleaned up the tail, Scotland bundled out for 210

Javed Ahmadi gave a blistering start to the Afghan innings

Berrington, Davey rattled the middle order with pace and bounce

Afghanistan were looking down the barrel at 107 for 7 in 30 overs

Samiullah Shenwari fought hard to score 96 runs in the winning course