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Match No. 48 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 turned out to be an unexpected contest between Australia and Afghanistan. This match took place at Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown. Australia won the toss and restricted Afghanistan to a par score of 148 runs. But they were not able to chase down the total, and Afghanistan registered one of the greatest upsets of all time.
They registered a win by a margin of 21 runs, which helped them register their first win in the Super 8 stage, and they are back in the semi-final race of the T20 World Cup 2024. This match also ended Australia’s eight-match winning streak in the T20 World Cups. The star of the game was all-rounder Gulabadin Naib, who bowled an exceptional spell of 4/20 and bagged the Man of the Match award.
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Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz gave Afghanistan a great start and added 118 runs for the first wicket in 15.5 overs. Both batters also scored a fifty each. Notably, this was the third 100-run opening partnership between this pair in this tournament. Gurbaz was the first man to go as he got out for 60 runs off 49 balls, with four maximums and four boundaries. Ibrahim Zadran scored a 48-ball 51, which had six fours in it.
Afghanistan managed a total of 148/6, and Pat Cummins, who took a hat-trick against Bangladesh, registered another hat-trick in this game. It was not a big score to chase, but the Australian openers managed 3 runs between them. Glenn Maxwell tried hard with his 59 off 41 balls, but he didn’t get any support from any other batter. The second highest score in Australian innings came in extra (16). Australia ended up with 127 all-out, and Afghanistan registered a famous win.
Afghanistan bury the demons of 2023 💥
— ICC (@ICC) June 23, 2024
A historic #T20WorldCup victory for Afghanistan 🤩
📝 #AFGvAUS: https://t.co/wXEyJ9HIRY pic.twitter.com/iIuoGTdyf6
With this, their hopes to qualify for the semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2024 are still alive. In Group 1, only India have four points, while Australia and Afghanistan have two each. Australia will face India, while Afghanistan will face Bangladesh in their last Super 8 games. If India beat Australia and Afghanistan can sneak past Bangladesh, then India and Afghanistan will qualify for the semis from Group 1 of the T20 World Cup 2024. And it looks pretty good for Afghanistan.
