T20 World Cup: Afghanistan fans took to the streets to celebrate their side's first-ever qualification to the semi-final of the T20 World Cup after clinching a close-call win against Bangladesh on June 25. The win saw Afghanistan secure their first-ever semi-final spot in an senior men's ICC tournament.
Afghanistan fans celebrate their team's victory against Bangladesh in T20 World Cup. (AP Photo/Saifullah Zahir)
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jun 25, 2024 13:27 IST
Afghanistan fans took to the streets to carry out celebrations after their side secured their historic first-ever qualification to the semi-finals of the ongoing T20 World Cup, on top of their thrilling win over Bangladesh on June 25. The Rashid Khan-led side defeated Najmul Shanto's Bangladesh by 8 runs via DLS method, which meant that they knocked out one of the favourites, Australia, from the race for the semi-final. After their emphatic victories against T20I cricket giants like New Zealand and Australia in what has been a dream T20 World Cup run for the side, Rashid's Afghanistan strived through to the final four of the tournament.
Having opted to bat first, the end-to-end thriller saw Afghanistan batters face a risky start after managing to set a target of just 115 runs against a considerably strong Bangladesh bowling attack. However, the likes of skipper Rashid and Naveen ul Haq redeemed themselves with their bowling brilliance in their 4/23 and 4/26 spells respectively. After multiple rain delays, it was Naveen who bagged the final two Bangladesh wickets to secure the side's crucial win in an emphatic fashion on Tuesday.
ð‡ðˆð’ð“ðŽð‘ð˜ - ð€ð…ðÆð‡ð€ððˆð’ð“ð€ð ð’ð“ðŽð‘ðŒ ðˆðð“ðŽ ð“ð‡ðÄ ð’ðÄðŒðˆðÄð’!!! 🙌#AfghanAtalan have successfully defended their total and have won the game by 8 runs (DLS) to make it to the Semi-Finals of the #T20WorldCup for the 1st time in their history. 👊ðŸäé#AFGvBAN pic.twitter.com/isn1j9zub9 — Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) June 25, 2024
The massive nature of this win has been equally recognised by the Afghanistan fans, who have gone viral on social media after gathering in huge numbers on the streets of the country for their celebration parades.
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Bagging up some crucial winning touch and confidence from their last two wins in the Super 8, Afghanistan head to Trinadad, where they will lock horns with South Africa for their semi-final clash of the T20 World Cup on June 26 (Thursday, June 27 in India).
Published By:
Debodinna Chakraborty
Published On:
Jun 25, 2024
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