Minty is disappointed his side will not face Afghanistan
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Jersey cricket boss Chris Minty says he is disappointed his side will not play Afghanistan in the World Cricket League Division Five tournament.
Rain has caused the island side's final group match against the strong Afghan side to be called off.
"It is a game we wanted to play given the fact that they're seen as one of the top teams here," Minty told BBC Radio Jersey.
The island side will play either Nepal or the USA in Friday's semi-final.
"We know that Nepal and the US both play good cricket," said Minty.
"Afghanistan's results have been a bit mixed in the way they've won their games, so we were looking forward to that challenge to get us ready for the semi-finals.
"Having said that we're now in the semi-finals so we've achieved our first objective and we look forward to that," Minty added.
Jersey cannot be overtaken at the top of Group B, and following rain on Wednesday it has been decided to call off all the games in the group except the outstanding match between Japan and Singapore to ensure all sides have played four matches.
It is hoped that the entire Group A fixture list will be completed on Thursday with the big game being the decider at the top of the table between Nepal and the USA at the Farmer's Field.
The winners will play the second placed team in Jersey's group with the losers facing Jersey.
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