Afghanistan must hope the Kenyans and Dutch lose their remaining two World Cup Qualifier Super 8 matches tomorrow and on Friday, while they defeat title holders Scotland and Namibia.

Net run rate would then decide which countries fill the four places on offer for the quadrennial world cricket showpiece in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

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Manager Sayed Aminzai was pleasantly surprised when told by AFP that his team still had a slim chance of reaching the World Cup as he believed they were out of the running.

"That is great news. Thank you. I have just arrived at the team hotel and have not had time to do any calculations. First, let me congratulate Canada, who performed very well today.

"We needed another 30 or 40 runs and, for once, our fielding was not up to scratch with maybe 30 more runs conceded than was necessary. However, we will learn a lot from this match," he vowed.