WC 2015 – Game 38 – Afghanistan vs England at Sydney on 13.03.15 – England won by nine wickets on DLM
England won this game by nine wickets to provide the 19th occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by exact nine wickets margin. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | West Indies | won | 9 wickets | v Sri Lanka | Manchester | 07.06.75 |
| 2 | New Zealand | won | 9 wickets | v Sri Lanka | Nottingham | 09.06.79 |
| 3 | West Indies | won | 9 wickets | v India | Birmingham | 0 9.06.79 |
| 4 | England | won | 9 wickets | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 20.06.83 |
| 5 | India | won | 9 wickets | v New Zealand | Nagpur | 31.10.87 |
| 6 | South Africa | won | 9 wickets | v Australia | Sydney | 26.02.92 |
| 7 | Pakistan | won | 9 wickets | v UAE | Gujranwala | 24.02.96 |
| 8 | England | won | 9 wickets | v Kenya | Canterbury | 18.05.99 |
| 9 | Pakistan | won | 9 wickets | v New Zealand | Manchester | 16.06.99 |
| 10 | Australia | won | 9 wickets | v India | Centurion | 15.02.03 |
| 11 | New Zealand | won | 9 wickets | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 16.02.03 |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | won | 9 wickets | v Canada | Paarl | 19.02.03 |
| 13 | New Zealand | won | 9 wickets | v Bangladesh | North Sound | 02.04.07 |
| 14 | Australia | won | 9 wickets | v Ireland | Bridgetown | 13.04.07 |
| 15 | South Africa | won | 9 wickets | v England | Bridgetown | 17.04.07 |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | won | 9 wickets | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 01.03.11 |
| 17 | India | won | 9 wickets | v UAE | Perth | 28.02.15 |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | won | 9 wickets | v England | Wellington | 01.03.15 |
| 19 | England | won | 9 wickets | v Afghanistan | Sydney | 13.03.15 |
England won this game by nine wickets to provide the third occasion of England winning a World Cup game by exact nine wickets margin. England became the third team to win a World Cup game by exact nine wickets on three occasions. Other teams are New Zealand and Sri Lanka. The performance of the three teams are listed below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | England | won | 9 wickets | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 20.06.83 |
| 2 | England | won | 9 wickets | v Kenya | Canterbury | 18.05.99 |
| 3 | England | won | 9 wickets | v Afghanistan | Sydney | 13.03.15 |
| 1 | New Zealand | won | 9 wickets | v Sri Lanka | Nottingham | 09.06.79 |
| 2 | New Zealand | won | 9 wickets | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 16.02.03 |
| 3 | New Zealand | won | 9 wickets | v Bangladesh | North Sound | 02.04.07 |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | won | 9 wickets | v Canada | Paarl | 19.02.03 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | won | 9 wickets | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 01.03.11 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | won | 9 wickets | v England | Wellington | 01.03.15 |
Afghanistan scored 111 for 7 in 36.2 overs. England scored the revised target of 100 runs in 18.1 overs. This was a rain affected game and was decided on DLM