Afghanistan vs Bangladesh Highlights Today
The last Super-8 match of the T20 World Cup was played between Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Afghanistan created history in this match. The team made it to the semi-finals by defeating Bangladesh by 8 runs.
Australia was waiting for the result of this match more than Bangladesh and Afghanistan. And the result that came was disappointing for Australia. Let us tell you that Australia is out of the tournament.
Afghanistan in the semi-finals for the first time
Afghanistan has created history by winning this match played at Arnos Vale Ground in St. Vincent. For the first time in the history of T20 World Cup, Afghanistan has reached the semi-finals. Now the match is to be played against South Africa. Let us tell you that in today’s match, Afghanistan, who won the toss and came to bat first, had a good start. Opener batsmen Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran batted brilliantly and took the team to 59 runs. The first blow came in the form of Zadran (18). Opener batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored the most runs for the team. Gurbaz played an innings of 43 runs in 55 balls. Apart from these, captain Rashid Khan remained unbeaten after scoring 19 runs. The team scored 115 runs in the stipulated 20 overs.
Liton’s brilliant innings went in vain
Rain started after Afghanistan’s batting. After the rain stopped, Bangladesh came out to bat, but the start was not good. The team suffered the first blow in the form of Tanjid Hasan (16). Although opener Liton Das remained firm, but the rest of the batsmen kept coming and losing wickets. You can guess Liton’s brilliant batting by the fact that he came to bat as an opener and remained unbeaten after scoring 54 runs. Apart from Liton, no batsman except two could even cross the double-digit mark. 4 batsmen returned to the pavilion without even opening their account. Rain also kept becoming an obstacle in between and due to this the match was reduced to 19 overs.
Australia was out
After losing to India in the Super-8, Australia’s hope was that Bangladesh should score 150 runs and defeat Afghanistan by at least 62 runs. And if this had happened, Australia would have reached the semi-finals on the basis of run rate. But this could not happen. Let us tell you that Afghanistan has performed brilliantly in this tournament. By defeating big teams like Australia and New Zealand, it has proved that it is no less than anyone.
Australia is out
After losing to India in the Super-8, Australia’s hope was that Bangladesh would score 150 runs and defeat Afghanistan by at least 62 runs. And if this had happened, Australia would have reached the semi-finals on the basis of run rate. But this could not happen. Let us tell you that Afghanistan has performed brilliantly in this tournament. By defeating big teams like Australia and New Zealand, it has proved that it is no less than anyone.
Playing XI of both teams
Bangladesh: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Liton Das (wicketkeeper), Tanjid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Rishad Hussain, Tauheed Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Ibrahim Zadran, Nangeyalia Kharote, Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Gulbadin Naib, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Azmatullah Omarzai.