T20 World Cup 2024: Afghanistan team won against Bangladesh.BAN vs AFG) has made its place in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup (T20 World Cup 2024). For the first time, Afghanistan team is going to play the semi-final match of T-20 World Cup. This is a historic moment for Afghanistan cricket. Let us tell you that Afghanistan got a spectacular victory in the important match against Bangladesh and the team reached the semi-finals. Now Afghanistan team will face South Africa in the semi-finals. The semi-final match will be played on June 27 at 6 am. Let us tell you that the journey of the Afghan team till the semi-finals has been wonderful.
Defeated New Zealand in group stage
The Afghanistan team had performed brilliantly in the group stage, out of the 4 matches it played, it won 3 matches and got the ticket for Super 8. Afghanistan created a stir by defeating a big team like New Zealand in the Super 8. From here the Afghanistan team started showing charismatic play.
Defeated Australia in Super 8
Afghanistan shocked world cricket by defeating the Australian team in the Super 8. By defeating a team like Australia, Afghanistan has proved that it is no longer an underdog team. Afghanistan had put itself ahead in the race for the semi-finals by defeating Australia.
These players were heroes for Afghanistan
The performance of the Afghanistan team in the T-20 World Cup has included the excellent performance of their players. Especially fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqui kept wreaking havoc with his bowling throughout this campaign. Fazalhaq Farooqui took 15 wickets and played an important role in putting the team on the front foot.
Rashid Khan
Captain Rashid Khan kept the team united. The captain plays an important role in the success of the team. Rashid also did wonders with his bowling and took 10 wickets. Rashid’s captaincy has been excellent in this World Cup. As captain, he had full faith in the team players, due to which today the Afghanistan team has reached the semi-finals.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz thrashed the opposition bowlers with his explosive batting. Coming from the front, the way this batsman batted in a stormy style, it completely upset the strategies of the opposing team. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored a total of 281 runs in 7 matches. Gurbaz is the highest run-scorer in the T20 World Cup 2024.
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ibrahim zadran
Ibrahim Zadran, who opened with Gurbaz, also played an important role in the Afghanistan team reaching the semi-finals. Both the opens gave a flying start to the Afghanistan team which flopped every strategy of the opposing team. Ibrahim Zadran has scored 229 runs in 7 matches. The charismatic play of both the batsmen took the Afghanistan team to the top in this tournament.
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Naveen-ul-Haq
Bowler Naveen-ul-Haq also played an important role for the team by bowling brilliantly at crucial times. Naveen took 11 wickets in his name. On the basis of Afghanistan’s bowling department as well as its opening batting, the team has succeeded in reaching the semi-finals.
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Gulabdin Naib
Gulabdin Naib was also a player who gave historic performance for Afghanistan. Especially in the Super 8 match against Australia, Gulabdin Naib broke the back of Australia by taking 4 wickets, while the charisma he did by taking wickets in the important match against Afghanistan was amazing.
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Former mentor’s courage boosted the team’s prestige
Ajay Jadeja, who was the mentor of the team in the ODI World Cup 2023, helped the Afghanistan team a lot. Created hunger for victory in the Afghanistan team. Jadeja had said during the ODI World Cup, the day this team defeats a big team, this team will become big. Today what Ajay Jadeja said has been proved true.
Jonathan Trott’s coaching and Bravo advice
Afghanistan team is playing aggressive cricket under the coaching of Jonathan Trott. The team’s performance has come a long way under Jonathan’s coaching. Under the guidance of Jonathan Trott, this team has learned the courage to defeat even the biggest teams. Dwayne Bravo is working as a bowling consultant in the team.
With Bravo joining the team, especially fast bowling has reached a different level. These former cricketers have played an important role in where the Afghanistan team is today.