On Tuesday, I wrote about Afghanistan’s Cinderella run in the ongoing Cricket World Cup. The Afghan national team defeated defending World Cup champion England as its first upset. Then, it defeated cricket powerhouse and national rival Pakistan and followed that up by beating Sri Lanka as well. Today, Afghanistan soundly defeated the Netherlands to continue its impressive run and stay alive for a possible semifinals appearance.
The Cricket World Cup is played in the one-day international (ODI) format. Test cricket, the highest form of the game, can take up to five days. Cricket matches are divided into overs, each containing six balls. In ODI, each side is limited to 50 overs. That ensures a winner is decided in one day. The World Cup includes ten teams in a round-robin format, with the top four teams advancing to the semifinals.
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