The history has been made in the T20 World Cup 2024. Afghanistan, which was considered a “minnow” team a few years ago, has now qualified for the semifinals of the T20 World Cup.
By beating Bangladesh by 8 runs in a must-win game, Afghanistan has qualified for a semifinal in an ICC tournament for the first time.
What made this victory special was Afghanistan also kicked out Australia right in the super-8 stage and took sweet revenge for their heartbreaking 2021 ODI World Cup defeat.
A few days ago, Afghanistan defeated Australia and dented its chances of qualifying for the semifinals. Australia needed to win against India to cement its semifinal berth.
However, Rohit Sharma and his men took revenge for the 2023 World Cup final loss and defeated Australia by 24 runs last night.
After this loss, Australia’s fate depended on the result of the final super-8 game between Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Afghanistan needed a simple victory to qualify for the semifinals. On the other side, Bangladesh needed to win within 12.5 overs to qualify for the semifinals. Meanwhile, Australia needed Bangaldesh’s win after 13 overs to secure a semis berth.
Batting first, Afghanistan managed to score 115 on a tricky surface. Their fate depended on their bowlers and they rose to the occasion.
Led by skipper Rashid Khan, Afghan bowlers bundled Bangladesh for just 105 runs and won this low-scoring thriller. Rashid and Naveen-ul-Haq picked up two wickets each.
In the 2023 World Cup, Australia defeated Afghanistan in a group game and crushed the latter’s semifinal chances. In the final, it defeated India and broke a billion hearts.
Now, both India and Afghanistan took revenge against the mighty Aussies by kicking them out in the group stage and ending their dominance.
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