Afghanistan win World Cup warm-up against Pakistan

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Afghanistan have beaten Pakistan in a World Cup warm-up match at Bristol.

An unbeaten 74 from Hashmatullah Shahidi helped the Afghanis successfully chase down their target of 263.

In Friday's other World Cup warm-up match, it was South Africa who beat Sri Lanka by 87 runs in Cardiff.

India and New Zealand meet at The Oval on Saturday for their first warm-up match. 

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