New York: Afghanistan have achieved a great feat. Afghanistan has created history by defeating Bangladesh by 8 runs and reaching the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024. With this, Australia’s journey in the T20 World Cup 2024 has ended.
In the match, Bangladesh stopped Afghanistan at 115 for five. The target was small, but amid incessant rain, the Afghan fighters did wonders after Rashid Khan’s charismatic captaincy. Afghanistan has entered the knockout stage of an ICC tournament for the first time. Now Afghanistan will face South Africa in the semi-finals.
Reportedly, Afghanistan, Australia and Bangladesh all three had a chance to reach the semi-finals, but everything depended on this match. Bangladesh defeated Australia, while India defeated the Kangaroos by 24 runs the night before.
Will clash with South Africa in the semi-finals
India won the sixth consecutive match in the T20 World Cup (T20 World Cup 2024) and reached the semi-finals. With this win, India is at the top of its group. India will now face England in the semi-finals on June 27. At the same time, Afghanistan has entered the knockout semi-finals of an ICC tournament for the first time by defeating Bangladesh. The team will face South Africa in the semi-finals.
Afghanistan immersed in celebration, tears of joy flowed
As soon as Naveen Ul Haq dismissed Mustafizur Rahman, the Afghan players started celebrating. At the other end, Liton Das kept fighting till the last breath and remained unbeaten after scoring 54 runs in 48 balls and kept watching his team lose. At the same time, the Afghans could not control their emotions and some players were seen crying. These were tears of joy, which the Afghan team had dreamed of. After the victory, the players walked around the stadium and thanked the fans. This is the first time that the Afghanistan team has reached the semi-finals of an ICC tournament.
