Afghanistan defeated Australia by 21 runs in one of the best matches of the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 match which was played at Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown and took their celebrations to the whole next level.
This was the first time Afghanistan defeated Australia across formats and Rashid Khan’s men made sure that they enjoyed the historic to the fullest.
A video went viral on social media after Afghanistan players were seen dancing to their bowling coach Dwayne Bravo’s iconic song, Champion, on the bus. The entire team danced to the beats of the song and also did the iconic “champion” dance step, which has been very popular since the day the song was released.
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Chasing a target of 149 runs, Australia were all out for 127 runs in 19.2 overs. This was the first loss for Australia against Afghanistan in six international matches.
Apart from Glenn Maxwell's 59 runs in 41 balls, it was a sorry batting display from Australia as the second highest scorer in the innings were the extras with 16.
Naveen-ul-Haq claimed figures of 3-20 but the star of the show was Gulbadin Naib, who clinched 4-20 and was declared Player of the Match.
"Thanks to dear Allah. We've waited for a long time. Big moment for our nation and our people. I have no words to say but thanks to the fans who have supported us in our career and cricket journey," Naib said after the match.
"I learnt from the batting innings on how to bowl. Thanks to Rashid for trusting me. It's a whole team effort, Rahmanullah, Zadran, and also Naveen for the momentum. It is a great achievement for Afghanistan, we have achieved many things in last ten years but this is a big achievement.
"In the last World Cup we played well and in this World Cup we beat New Zealand too. Australia are a champion side so for us it is a big tournament. Lucky to have this kind of team and management."
