T20 World Cup: Afghanistan kill two birds with one stone with win over Bangladesh; knock Australia out of showpiece event

Rashid Khan and his males scripted historical past as they reached the semifinals of the continued ICC T20 World Cup by beating Bangladesh. Afghanistan’s win additionally ended Australia’s run within the ICC showpiece event.

This was an ideal revenge for what the Aussies did to Afghanistan within the ODI World Cup in 2023. Poised to win, Afghanistan did not hold their nerves, as Glenn Maxwell performed one of essentially the most outlandish innings in cricket’s historical past to take the Aussies house. The match not solely galvasined the Australians, they ended up because the eventual winners of the match, upsetting over a billion Indian followers within the finals.

Khan and his staff appeared to have learnt from the previous errors, as they saved their composure to stun Australia on June 23, selecting up their first win in opposition to the Aussies. On Monday, they received in opposition to Bangladesh by eight runs in a low-scoring thriller.

Winning the toss and batting first, Afghanistan scored 115 runs for the loss of 5 wickets, on the again of Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s 43. Skipper Rashid chipped in with an unbeaten knock of 19 off 10 balls.

For Bangladesh, leggie Rishad Hossain picked up three wickets, whereas the opposite two had been shared by Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman.

Bangladesh faltered early within the chase, even whereas the batters scored briskly. At the two.5-over mark, Bangladesh had scored 23 runs, however had additionally misplaced three wickets, together with that of former skipper Shakib Al Hasan, whose innings lasted simply one ball.

Though Liton Das scored a half century, 54, he ran out of companions, because the Tigers had been bowled out for 105 runs. As rain interrupted, the goal for Bangladesh was adjusted to 114 runs in 19 overs.

Afghan pacer Naveen-ul-haq and captain Khan picked up 4 wickets every, as they entered the semis. Naveen was adjudged the participant of the match for his figures of 4-26 in 3.5 overs.

Afghanistan will now play South Africa, who’re but to lose a match on this match. In the opposite semifinal, unbeaten India will tackle England.