The excitement of the T20 World Cup tournament is at its peak. Today, a match is being played between Afghanistan and Bangladesh in the final match of the Super 8 stage. This match between these two is being played at Arnos Vale Ground in Kingston. Afghanistan has given Bangladesh a target of 116 runs to win. The match was halted for a few minutes due to rain, but now Bangladesh's innings has started. But what will happen if the match gets cancelled later?
What happens if the match is washed out?
If Afghanistan wins this match, it will reach the semi-finals. Bangladesh will have to achieve this target in 12.1 overs to reach the semi-finals. Otherwise, Australia will reach the semi-finals. If the match is washed out due to rain, Afghanistan will reach the semi-finals. India has reached the semi-finals from Group 1 and the second team will also be decided today.
After winning the toss and batting first, Afghanistan scored a modest score of 115 runs for five wickets. Afghanistan had a slow start. Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz took the score to 54 runs in 10.4 overs. Gurbaz and Zadran could not take advantage of the power play. Leg spinner Riyaz Hussain stopped this partnership by dismissing Zadran. After the initial partnership broke, Afghanistan's wickets kept falling continuously. Azmatullah Umarzai (10), Gulbadin Naib (4) and Mohammad Nabi (1) could only score runs.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 43 runs in 55 balls. This included 3 fours and a six. While Zadran played a slow innings of 18 runs with the help of 1 four in 29 balls. Captain Rashid Khan scored 19 runs in 10 balls with the help of 3 sixes. Rishad Hussain took the maximum of 3 wickets from Bangladesh. While Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed got one wicket each.