The Afghanistan cricket team scripted history in T20 World Cup 2024, as they defeated former champions Australia by 21 runs in a Super 8 match. Afghanistan stunned Australia by 21 runs in a Super 8 encounter of the ongoing T20 World Cup on Saturday at Kingstown, St. Vincent.After the Black Caps were beaten by Afghanistan to begin the tournament, Australia joined their neighbours in suffering their first defeat in any format to the Asian nation.Afghanistan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz (60) and Ibrahim Zadran (51) defied a fiendish St Vincent wicket to set up victory with a 118-run stand in the first innings of the Super Eight match.
Afghanistan bury the demons of 2023
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) June 23, 2024
A historic #T20WorldCup victory for Afghanistan
#AFGvAUS: https://t.co/FKURxuqBD1 pic.twitter.com/BBPJG7TpTH
With his second hat-trick in as many games, Pat Cummins (3-28) helped Australia claw back following some poor fielding and restrict Afghanistan to 148-6 across their 20 overs.But Australia fell to 32-3 in the powerplay amid the tough conditions, with Glenn Maxwell (59 off 41 balls) left to pick up the pieces.The loss means Australia may need to rely on net run-rate to make the final four even if they are able to beat India in their last Super Eight game on Wednesday.
History for Afghanistan, who record a memorable win over Australia and keep their #T20WorldCup semi-final hopes alive
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) June 23, 2024
Don't miss the epic match highlights https://t.co/UcMNxCJlUM pic.twitter.com/VvvRbUI9p4
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