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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 25, 2024, 05:23:50 IST
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, Super 8 T20 World Cup 2024: The Afghanistan team has a clear path to the T20 World Cup semifinals: defeating Bangladesh in their final Super Eights match will secure their spot. Following India's 24-run win over Australia, India have already secured the top position in Group 1 and advanced to the semifinals. The remaining semifinal spot from Group 1 will be contested among Afghanistan, Australia, and Bangladesh, who each have two points. Here's the scenario for Afghanistan: - If Afghanistan win against Bangladesh, they will move to four points, surpassing Australia and securing their place in the semifinals regardless of their net run rate (NRR), which is currently -0.650. For Bangladesh: - Bangladesh need a significant win to advance. They must defeat Afghanistan by 62 or more runs if they bat first or chase the target set by Afghanistan quickly enough (exact overs will depend on the target). This scenario will boost their NRR past Australia's -0.331 and qualify them for the semifinals. Afghanistan come into this match with high confidence, having recently defeated Australia, and will look to capitalize on their momentum against a less formidable Bangladesh team. Teams (From): Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti,Hazratullah Zazai , Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik. Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman, Jaker Ali, Tanvir Islam, Shoriful Islam, Soumya Sarkar. Match starts at 6:00 am IST.
- Even if the match ends with no result, Afghanistan will advance with three points, enough to edge out both Australia and Bangladesh.
- Any other victory margin for Bangladesh will not suffice, and Australia will advance due to a superior NRR.
With the race for the final T20 World Cup semi-final spot in Group 1 going down to the wire, all eyes are on the last Super 8 stage match of the tournament between Afghanistan and Bangladesh scheduled for Tuesday at the Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown in Saint Vincent. After India beat Australia by 24 runs in St Lucia on Monday to seal the semis spot, the Afghanistan-Bangladesh encounter becomes a virtual quarter-final for the Afghans as they need to beat Bangla Tigers to set up semis with Group 2 toppers South Africa. India will now play defending champions England in Thursday's semi-final in Guyana.
AFG vs BAN Live Score: Advantage Afghanistan in St Vincent
That Afghanistan have the skills and mindset to excel in the format is not up for debate. They have proved that they are no longer a side reliant on just their bowling unit to eke out victories. Openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the leading run-getter, and Ibrahim Zadran have set the tournament ablaze with their sensational hitting. Additionally, the Afghans are enjoying the conditions that the Caribbean pitches are offering. Having a plethora of quality all-rounders has only helped their cause. They will take on Bangladesh at the same venue where they defeated Australia and the spin-friendly conditions will aide them.
AFG vs BAN Live Score: Afghanistan are high on confidence
Afghanistan had augmented their chances of making their first-ever World Cup semifinal when they downed the mighty Australians on Saturday. Afghanistan will be high on confidence having exacted revenge from Australia for their ODI World Cup loss last year in Mumbai. The Afghans would fancy their chances against a down-and-out Bangladesh, who seemed happy just to progress to the Super Eights.
AFG vs BAN Live Score: Bangladesh are also still in contention for semis
At the same time, Bangladesh, who lost both their matches in the Super Eights stage, hold the fate of former champions Australia in their hands. A win by 62 or more runs for Bangladesh, batting first, or getting over the line quickly — number of overs to do that would be determined by the target Afghanistan set — would propel the Najmul Hosain Shanto-led side into the semifinals. But a victory for Bangladesh by any lesser margin would see Australia, who have a NRR of -0.331, make it to the last four as Afghanistan would not be able to improve their NRR.
AFG vs BAN Live Score: A win or no-result will take Afghanistan to semis
The equation is simple for Rashid Khan's Afghanistan, who have a negative net run rate of -0.650. The Afghans will topple Australia from the second place in Group 1 if they beat Bangladesh and advance to the final four, irrespective of what their NRR is, since they will end up with four points. Even a no-result finish in the contest today would see Afghanistan qualifying for the semifinals, for they would get one point which would take their tally to three.
AFG vs BAN Live Score: Virtual quarter-final in St Vincent
The sprightly Afghanistan team will simply need to defeat Bangladesh in their last Super Eights match to qualify for the T20 World Cup semifinals today, following India's 24-run win over Australia. With India sealing the top spot on way to the semifinals, the other three teams can qualify as the second side from Group 1 since Afghanistan, Australia and Bangladesh have two points each.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the final Super 8 match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup between Afghanistan and Bangladesh at Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown in St Vincent.
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