The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

NEW DELHI: In the Super Eights stage of the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup, Afghanistan defeated Australia by a 21-run margin. Pace all-rounder Gulbadin Naib, who won Player-of-the-Match, expressed his relief and happiness at his team's victory over their highly anticipated opponents in international cricket.

Afghanistan wrote a historic chapter in its cricket history with first ever victory over Australia that has also kept alive the team's hopes of reaching the T20 World Cup semifinals, and the celebrations in the Afghan camp are expected to go deep into the night in Kingstown, St Vincent.

If there was one occasion when Australia would not want to face India, it's in their next match at the T20 World Cup that could turn out to be Australia's last game in the tournament, thanks to their upset defeat against Afghanistan in St Vincent on Sunday (IST).

Australia lost despite bowler Pat Cummins taking his second hat-trick in successive games

Afghanistan beat Australia for the first time in history and boost their chances of qualifying for the semifinals.

Fast bowler Gulbadin Naib's career-best figures along with Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran's opening partnership of 118 runs scripted one of the most memorable days in Afghanistan's cricket history as the Asian entertainers registered their first ever victory over Australia across formats to stay alive in the race to semifinals…

NEW DELHI: Australia pace spearhead Pat Cummins became the first bowler to take back-to-back hat-tricks in T20Is to ensure the Afghanistan innings ended on a dud after a superb start from the openers in their T20 World Cup Super Eights clash at Kingstown, St Vincent on Sunday.

Australia's Twenty20 World Cup hopes have been hit by an upset Super Eight loss to Afghanistan in St Vincent.

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