The primary main upset of the Tremendous 8 stage of the continued ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2024 in America and West Indies, the place Afghanistan made historical past by defeating Australia by 21 runs for the primary time within the historical past of cricket.
The Afghan cricket crew had given Australia a goal of 149 runs to win whereas batting first, in response to which the Australian crew couldn’t play the complete 20 overs and ended up on 127 runs.
The 2 groups in Group One of many Tremendous 8 stage of the T20 World Cup have been competing in Kingston the place Australia gained the toss and elected to area.
Afghanistan’s innings
Batting first on Australia’s invitation, the Afghanistan crew scored 148 runs for the lack of 6 wickets within the allotted 20 overs.
Batting first, Afghan openers Rahmanullah Garbaz and Ibrahim Zadran placed on a 118-run partnership to offer their crew an excellent begin.
In opposition to the Australian bowlers, Rahmanullah Garbaz scored 60 runs off 49 balls with the assistance of 4 sixes and 4 fours, whereas Ibrahim Zadran scored 51 runs off 48 balls with the assistance of 6 fours.
On behalf of Afghanistan, Karim Jannat was dismissed by scoring 13 runs whereas Muhammad Nabi remained not out by scoring 10 runs.