Sydney, Mar 13: Knocked out of the quarterfinal race, the England cricket team ended its World Cup campaign with a consolatory nine-wicket triumph over debutants Afghanistan in a rain-curtailed pool A match here today.
On a stop-start day, Afghanistan failed miserably in putting together a decent batting performance as England romped home without any trouble in a match shortened to 25-overs-a-side owing to frequent rain interruptions.(PTI)