In Pics: Clinical Afghanistan keep alive WC semifinal hopes

MAGNIFICENT WIN

Afghanistan swept past the Netherlands by seven wickets on Friday to boost their chances of reaching the World Cup semi-finals.

JOB DONE

Chasing 180 to win, Afghanistan reached their target with 111 balls to spare

FOURTH WIN

Afghanistan clinched their fourth win at the tournament to add to victories over defending champions England, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

EYEING SEMIS

They now have eight points, the same as Australia and New Zealand, who currently occupy two of the semi-final qualifying places.

SET FOR AUS CLASH

Next up for Afghanistan on Tuesday is a potential grudge match against five-time champions Australia.

BOWLED OUT

Afghanistan restricted error-plagued Netherlands to 179 all out.

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SOLID FIFTIES

Rahmat Shah hit his third successive half-century for Afghanistan while Hashmatullah made an undefeated 56, also his third fifty in a row. Rahmat had scored 77 against Pakistan and 62 in the win over Sri Lanka.

SOLID PARTNERSHIP

Rahmat, on Friday, hit a 54-ball 52 with eight fours and shared a 74-run third wicket partnership with Hashmatullah after openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz (10) and Ibrahim Zadran (20) had departed cheaply.

RAHMAT-MADE KNOCK

Rahmat fell, caught and bowled by Saqib Zulfiqar with 129 on the board and his team well set for victory.

CAPTAIN'S KNOCK

Hashmatullah's 56 came off 64 balls and followed his 80 against India and 58 in the match with Sri Lanka.

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