Akram Khan, the former Bangladesh captain, has said that Afghanistan's achievement at qualifying for the 2015 World Cup is akin to when his side won the 1997 ICC Trophy to seal a 1999 World Cup berth
result
Final, Kuala Lumpur, Apr 12 1997, Carlsberg ICC Trophy
KENYA
241/7
BDESH
(25/25 ov)166/8
Bangladesh won by 2 wickets (D/L method)
result
3rd PPO, Kuala Lumpur, Apr 10 1997, Carlsberg ICC Trophy
SCOT
187/8
IRE
(39/45 ov, target 192)141
Scotland won by 51 runs (D/L method)
result
2nd SF, Kuala Lumpur, Apr 8 1997, Carlsberg ICC Trophy
BDESH
243/7
SCOT
(44.5/50 ov, target 244)171
Bangladesh won by 72 runs
result
1st SF, Kuala Lumpur, Apr 6 1997, Carlsberg ICC Trophy
KENYA
215/8
IRE
(50 ov, target 216)208/9
Kenya won by 7 runs
result
11th PPO, Kuala Lumpur, Apr 5 1997, Carlsberg ICC Trophy
USA
193
Fiji
(47/50 ov, target 194)197/5
Fiji won by 5 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
result
13th PPO, Kuala Lumpur, Apr 5 1997, Carlsberg ICC Trophy
PNG
166
SGP
(41.4/50 ov, target 167)96
P.N.G. won by 70 runs
result
5th PPO, Kuala Lumpur, Apr 5 1997, Carlsberg ICC Trophy
NL
198/8
DEN
(49.4/50 ov, target 199)200/7
Denmark won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
result
7th PPO, Kuala Lumpur, Apr 5 1997, Carlsberg ICC Trophy
HKG
125
CAN
(41.5/50 ov)126/6
Canada won by 4 wickets (with 49 balls remaining)
result
Plate, Kuala Lumpur, Apr 5 1997, Carlsberg ICC Trophy
BMUDA
214/8
UAE
(40.2/50 ov, target 215)156
Bermuda won by 58 runs
result
Kuala Lumpur, Apr 4 1997, Carlsberg ICC Trophy
DEN
126
CAN
(27.2/50 ov, target 127)119
Denmark won by 7 runs