T20 World Cup 2024: There was a big change in the T20 World Cup today. Afghanistan has created history by defeating Australia by 21 runs. Afghanistan has defeated a strong team like Australia for the first time in the World Cup. In this match, Afghanistan gave the Kangaroo team a target of 149 runs. Which was initially considered quite easy for Australia but Afghanistan bowled brilliantly and defeated Australia. Australia could not even play the full 20 overs in front of Afghanistan's bowlers.
The turning point of Australia's defeat
Glenn Maxwell was batting well for Australia but Noor Ahmed took a brilliant catch on Gulbadin's ball. The direction of the match changed as soon as Maxwell was out. According to experts, Maxwell's wicket proved to be the turning point for the match. If Maxwell had stayed at the crease till the end, Australia would have won.
Heroes of Afghanistan's victory
Gulbadin, Naveen-ul-Haq, Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran played an important role in Afghanistan's victory. In batting, Gurbaz and Ibrahim scored half centuries and took the team's score to 148. In which Gurbaz scored 60 and Ibrahim scored 51 runs. After this, Gulbadin and Naveen-ul-Haq bowled brilliantly against the Australian batsmen. In which Gulbadin took 4 and Naveen took 3 wickets.