2024-06-25 19:28:07
By profitable this match, Australia had an opportunity to safe the semi-finals. Glenn Maxwell appeared as a ray of hope. However in the long run, the hope was not fulfilled. Azid needed to concede defeat to Afghanistan’s glorious bowling-fielding. Afghanistan’s dream of a semi was saved alive with a 21-run victory. With that, the look ahead to the semi-finals of Mitchell Marsh’s group elevated.
On Sunday (June 23) on the Arns Vale Stadium in Kingstown, Afghanistan scored 148 runs for the lack of 6 wickets within the scheduled 20 overs after shedding the toss and going into bat. In response, Australia was bowled out for 127 runs in 19.2 overs by Afghanistan’s bowling cannons and glorious fielding.
Australia misplaced wickets early within the run chase. Naveen-ul-Haq’s third ball of the primary over of the innings noticed Travis Head return for a run. Head didn’t perceive the total size pitched ball. With a lethal swing, the hole between the bat-pads and the ball enters, the stumps are tousled.
Mitchell Marsh got here to the crease in Head’s departure. Marsh tried to lighten the ambiance with two fours within the second over bowled by Fazal Haque Farooqui. Nevertheless, Naveen needed to return to the dressing room whereas attacking within the subsequent over. The Afghan pacer’s slower supply was thrown into the sky by the Auji skipper who scored 3 runs from 12 balls. Mohammad Nabi, standing within the mid-off, simply palmed the ball.
Then David Warner tried to take the group ahead with Maxwell. Nevertheless, within the final over of the Powerplay, the issue got here. Warner, who scored 3 runs, misplaced his stumps whereas sweeping the slog to Noor Ahmed’s leg spin. Australia’s rating in Powerplay is 33-3!
Marcus Stoinis paired with Maxwell after Warner’s departure. The 2 continued to advance the group. On one facet, Stoinis was taking part in, whereas on the opposite facet, Maxwell batted violently. Ajid’s assortment stands at 70 runs after shedding 3 wickets in 10 overs. Stoinis got here up with a wicket within the subsequent over.
Stoinis’ innings ended when he was caught by Rahmanullah Gurbaz whereas pulling Gulbadin Naib’s brief ball. Stoinis performed an innings of 11 runs from 17 balls after losing the ball earlier than getting out. Then Tim David got here to the crease. Nevertheless, Gulbadin didn’t permit the Auji onerous hitter to outlive. David took the wicket of the Afghan pacer after scoring 4 runs off 2 balls.
Maxwell made a private fifty within the midst of a procession of teammates. After hitting Gulbadin for a six, Auji Starr reached his 35-ball fifty. With that, Australia crossed the group hundred. However Maxi couldn’t pull the innings. His innings of 59 runs from 41 balls ended when Gulbadin was caught at backward level within the fourth ball of the fifteenth over. There have been 6 fours and three sixes.
As quickly as Maxwell received out, it was as if Saturn was filling the fortunes of the batters. Karim Janat was caught by Rashid Khan and Matthew Wade scored 5 runs. Then Gulbadin despatched Cummins again for 3 runs. Return alongside the identical path to run 2 agar. Gulbadin returned him with an awesome catch. The trail turns into harder for Ajid. The ache of loss needs to be embraced.
Gulbadin took the utmost 4 wickets at the price of 20 runs in 4 overs for Afghanistan. Naveen took 3 wickets with 20 runs in 4 overs. Aside from this, Omarzai, Nabi and Rashid have taken 1 wicket every. The remaining additionally bowled measuredly.
Earlier, Gurbaz began by hitting Aston Agar for 4 within the first over after shedding the toss to bat. After that, Gurbaz and Ibrahim began taking part in. The 2 scored 40 runs within the Powerplay with out shedding any wicket. With this, for the second time within the present World Cup, Australia did not take the wicket of any group within the Powerplay. Earlier, England scored 54 runs for no wicket within the opening pair towards them.
Even after the tip of the powerplay, Gurbaz and Ibrahim saved the wheel of runs going. Australia crossed the group’s fifty within the eighth over within the pair of the 2. In that, Gurbaz-Ibrahim shared the highest spot within the historical past of T20 World Cup for making the best partnership of fifty or extra runs in a single occasion. The 2 have scored 3 fifties within the present World Cup. 5 different pairs have this feat earlier than them.
Afghanistan scored 64 runs with no wicket in 10 overs. After that, the 2 began going uphill. Ibrahim hit Josh Hazlewood for 4 within the second ball of the fourteenth over to take the group to the century mark. On the similar time, Gurbaz-Ibrahim occupied the highest spot within the historical past of T20 World Cup by creating the best century pair in a single occasion. Each of them have made three centuries on this season.
Gurbaz accomplished his fifty with 1 run by pushing Agar within the third ball of the fifteenth over on the way in which to take the group forward with a document. His 44-ball innings had 4 fours and three sixes. Within the subsequent over alongside the identical path, Ibrahim additionally reached his private fifty. He reached fifty off 45 balls with 6 fours.
On the fifth ball of the sixteenth over, Gurbaz was caught by David Warner at deep sq. leg as he bowled Marcus Stoinis down the wicket. He scored 60 off 49 balls with 4 fours and 4 sixes earlier than getting out. Azmatullah Omarzai got here to the crease on the departure of Gurbaz. However Zampa didn’t permit him to outlive. Omarzai returned with 2 runs off 3 balls.
Then Zampa despatched off Ibrahim too. The leg spinner returned Ibrahim after making a catch to Mitchell Marsh. Ibrahim scored 51 runs in 6 fours off 48 balls earlier than the out. After that, Afghanistan began shedding wickets at common intervals. Rashid Khan additionally departed after scoring 2 runs within the stream. Pat Cummins returns as Afghanistan captain.
After returning Rashid, Cummins got here to the bowling and noticed Velki once more. This time his victims had been Karim Janat (13) and Gulbadin Naib for no runs. Together with that, Cummins collected the second hat trick of the season. This Auji pacer is the one bowler to take two consecutive hat-tricks in a T20 World Cup with three consecutive wickets.