Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup Warm-Up Match - Pakistan v Afghanistan - County Ground, Bristol, Britain - May 24, 2019 Afghanistan's Hashmatullah Shahidi celebrates victory Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's victory over Pakistan in a warmup match for the Cricket World Cup on Friday was greeted with prolonged volleys of celebratory gunfire and prompted a rare show of unity in a country split by increasingly bitter political divisions.
Lifted by a controlled 74 not out by Hashmatullah Shahidi and a quickfire 49 from Hazratullah Zazai, the Blue Tigers chased down Pakistan's total of 262 to win by three wickets in a timely boost before the World Cup starts on Thursday.
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