NEW DELHI: With a seven-wicket victory against Papua New Guinea on Thursday, Afghanistan demonstrated their increasing reputation as the dark horses of the 2024 T20 World Cup, moving on to the Super Eight stage of the competition and eliminating New Zealand.
In the Group C encounter at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad, Fazalhaq Farooqi added three more victims to his tournament-leading wicket tally as PNG were bowled out for 95 off 19.5 overs batting first.