New Zealand have edged a close encounter with Bangladesh, winning the match by three wickets with only seven balls left.
Bangladesh originally set a target of 289 to win, which was achieved by the Black Caps in 49 overs.
Martin Guptill was the star player in New Zealand's innings, hitting a ton from as many balls.
Ross Taylor added his half-century to the total, while putting on a 128 partnership with Guptill.
Runs began to become scarce as the Black Caps slowly approached their target.
The final few overs provided a tense finish but a massive six and a boundary from Daniel Vettori saw a grandstand finish, as New Zealand clinch their sixth victory from as many games.
The win puts them top of Pool A with 12 points, four in front of Sri Lanka and seven ahead of Bangladesh, who make up the top four.
Despite the loss, Bangladesh still progress to the quarter-finals alongside New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Australia in the group.
ENG bt AFG by 9 wickets (D/L)
England have ended their disappointing World Cup tournament with a nine-wicket victory over Afghanistan in their final Pool A clash in Sydney.
Rain played a major role in the contest as Afghanistan wererestricted to 111-7 in 36.2 overs.
Once the rain cleared, England's innings were dropped to 25 overs with a target of 101 to win, and they started off strongly with openers Alex Hales and Ian Bell.
The pair managed to reach a half-century stand following two lucky escapes for Hales, who was dropped twice by Najibullah Zadran in the first and fifth overs.
The England duo reached a combined 83 runs in 13 overs before Hales (37) was caught behind after edging toHamid Hassan at outside off-stump.
Moores's side needed 18 more runs to win, which they managed to reach with Bell (52 not out) and James Taylor (8 not out), with seven overs remaining.
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