AFG vs AUS: Afghanistan made The biggest upset of T20 World Cup, defeated 7-time champion Australia

T20 World Cup 2024: Perhaps the biggest upset in the history of ICC T20 World Cup has been witnessed this time. Afghanistan team won a very thrilling match against Australia. Batting first, the team scored 148 runs for 6 wickets on the basis of fifties by Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran. The Kangaroo team, which came out to achieve this, faltered badly and the Afghan team caused an upset.

The Afghanistan team pulled off the biggest upset in the ICC T20 World Cup and forced a strong team like Australia to kneel down. After losing the toss, the Afghan team came in to bat first and the century partnership of openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran gave them a solid start. Both the batsmen were out after scoring fifties. With Gurbaz’s 60 and Zadran’s 51 runs, the Afghan team put up a fighting score.

Gulbadin turned the match around

Afghanistan’s fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq gave Australia early blows and completely opened up the match. Captain Rashid Khan handed over the ball to Gulbadin Naib and everything changed. By taking four wickets one after the other, this experienced player dashed Australia’s hopes. He took 4 big wickets by giving away 20 runs in 4 overs. Gulbadin took the big wickets of Marcus Stoinis who was in top form and Glenn Maxwell who was playing after scoring a half-century. He also dismissed Tim David and then Pat Cummins.

Afghanistan managed to score 148 runs after losing the toss 

After losing the toss in St. Vincent, Afghanistan managed to score 148 runs for the loss of 6 wickets while batting first. Opening the innings for the team, Rahmanullah Gurbaz was once again in form. He scored the highest half-century of 60 runs in 49 balls with the help of 4 fours and 4 sixes for the team.

Apart from Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran also managed to score a half-century. He faced a total of 48 balls against the Kangaroo team today. Meanwhile, he managed to score 51 runs at a strike rate of 106.25. Meanwhile, 6 fours came off his bat.
 

Afghanistan (Playing XI): 

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Nangeyalia Kharote, Rashid Khan (captain), Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Australia (Playing XI): 

David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (captain), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood