Thursday , December 26 2024

Afghanistan in the semi-finals of T20 World Cup, Australia out

T20 World Cup: AFG vs BAN The Afghanistan team has created history in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. Afghanistan has entered the semi-finals by defeating Bangladesh by eight wickets in the Super-8 match. With this, Australia's hopes of playing the semi-finals have also been dashed.

Afghanistan wins in a thrilling match

In the last match of Super-8 in ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, a thrilling match was seen between Bangladesh and Afghanistan. This match between the two teams was played at Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown. In this match, the Afghanistan team defeated Bangladesh by 8 runs and made it to the semi-finals. Afghanistan will face South Africa in the semi-finals in Trinidad on the 27th. Bangladesh had got a target of 114 (DLS) to win this match. But Naveen Ul Haq turned the match in favor of the Afghan team by taking 2 consecutive wickets. In the same match, captain Rashid Khan broke the back of Bangladesh by taking 4 wickets.

Afghanistan made 115 runs

After winning the toss and batting first, Afghanistan scored 115 runs for the loss of five wickets. The Afghan team had a slow start. Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz shared a 54-run partnership in 10.4 overs. In the match, Gurbaz and Zadran could not take advantage of the powerplay. Leg spinner Rishhad Hussain broke this partnership by dismissing Zadran. After this, Afghanistan lost wickets at regular intervals.