Afghanistan create history in Dunedin, edge Scotland in first-ever World Cup win 7 Photos . Updated: 19 Mar 2015, 12:05 AM IST Livemint Just when all hopes were lost, Afghanistan made a stunning comeback with the help of Samiullah Shenwari's impressive batting, and registered their first World Cup victory over Scotland on Thursday. 1/7Afghanistan fans watch as their team plays against Scotland in their 2015 Cricket World Cup Group A match in Dunedin. AFP 2/7Afghanistan’s Hamid Hassan performs a hand-stand after taking a catch to dismiss Scotland’s Josh Davey. Scotland ended their innings at 210. AP 3/7Scotland bowler Richie Berrington celebrates after dismissing Afsar Zazai. Berrington and Josh Davey ripped through Afghanistan’s middle-order to reduce them from 85 for two in the 19th over to 97 for seven in the 24th. AFP 4/7Enter Samiullah Shenwari. He led a phenomenal rearguard action to take Afghanistan within touching distance of the target before falling for a heart-breaking 96. AFP 5/7Shenwari managed to farm most of the strike in a 35-run partnership with Dawlat Zadran. He belted three sixes off Majid Haq before holing out to Josh Davey in the same over, the 47th. AP 6/7The last-wicket pair of Shapoor Zadran and Hamid Hassan managed to score the remaining 19 runs with three balls to spare. AFP 7/7Shapoor Zadran (Centre) celebrates with teammate Hamid Hassan (Right) and Usman Ghani after hitting the winning runs. AFP