Key occasions
Australia’s T20 World Cup marketing campaign had been purring alongside till Afghanistan pulled out a shocking all-round efficiency that clinched their first win over their bogey aspect in World Cups.
The shock outcome leaves all 4 groups in group 1 with various levels of hope of progressing to the semi-finals.
Australia must beat India to spice up their very own possibilities whereas needing to be cautious of their web run-rate with Afghanistan additionally capable of end on two victories once they face Bangladesh.
Even winless Bangladesh can nonetheless qualify for the knockout phases, in the event that they thump Afghanistan and India do a lot the identical to Australia.
All that’s to return, however for now right here is the total report of Afghanistan’s 21-run victory over Australia:
Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan seems to be proud as punch after his aspect saved their T20 World Cup hopes alive with a shock win over Australia.
“It’s an enormous win for us as a staff and a nation. Beating Australia is a good feeling, it’s one thing we missed out on within the 2023 ODI World Cup and in addition the 2022 World Cup in Australia.”
Australia captain Mitch Marsh is already wanting ahead to what now looms as a do-or-die conflict with outdated foes India to spherical out group 1 of the Tremendous Eight stage, whereas giving Afghanistan due respect for his or her efficiency in St Vincent.
“They in all probability received 20 too many, and to be trustworthy they simply performed a extremely good recreation of cricket. We had been outplayed tonight,” Marsh stated.
“I don’t assume it was gained or misplaced on the toss tonight, I used to be definitely completely satisfied to bowl first.
“It was an off evening for us within the area, and we personal that.
“It wasn’t the best of wickets [to bat on], however each groups should play on it.
“It turns into actually clear now, we simply must win. There is no such thing as a higher staff to do it in opposition to [than India], one of many largest challenges in world cricket. We’ll stay constructive, we simply had an off evening. However full credit score to Afghanistan, I believed they had been good.
Afghanistan defeat Australia by 21 runs
Rashid Khan’s aspect have saved their T20 World Cup hopes alive with a pulsating 21-run victory over the beforehand undefeated Australia.
Afghanistan’s openers Gurbaz and Ibrahim arrange the shock win with a century partnership as their aspect went on to compile 148-6 after being despatched in to bat.
Pat Cummins took a hat-trick for a second time in two matches however Australia paid the worth for some sloppy fielding together with a bunch of missed catches.
The 2021 champions would nonetheless have been assured of chasing down their goal, a minimum of till dropping three wickets earlier than they had been out of the powerplay.
Glenn Maxwell has damaged Afghanistan hearts in World Cups a few occasions earlier than, and threatened to do the identical once more till dismissed for 59.
Gulbadin Naib completed with 4-20 and a participant of the match award, whereas Naveen-ul-Haq claimed 3-20 as Australia had been skittled for 127 of their final over to go away their T20 World Cup marketing campaign on the ropes.
“Because of expensive Allah,” Naib stated. “We’ve waited for a very long time [to beat Australia]. Massive second for our nation and our folks.”
Listed here are the match highlights:
nineteenth over: Australia 125-9 (Zampa 7, Hazlewood 5) Zampa picks up an important boundary and Afghanistan are penalised for having too few fielders contained in the circle, however Australia nonetheless want 24 runs from the ultimate over.
18th over: Australia 116-9 (Zampa 2, Hazlewood 2) Naveen-ul-Haq finishes with 3-20 after including the wicket of Ashton Agar. Zampa and Hazlewood attempt to discover some gaps nevertheless it all appears inevitable from right here, after Afghanistan have outclassed Australia within the area and with the ball.
WICKET! Australia 113-9 (Agar c Naib b Naveen-ul-Haq 2)
Agar smacks a large ball to cowl however the man of the second Gulbadin Naib intercepts its flight with a diving low catch.
seventeenth over: Australia 113-8 (Agar 2, Zampa 1) Gulbadin Naib finishes with 4-20 after including the wicket of Pat Cummins and Australia are in dire hassle. Panic has set in and Agar is sort of run out whereas giving up on a run mid-pitch, however the throw sails broad of the stumps earlier than the keeper could make up the bottom.
WICKET! Australia 111-8 (Cummins b Naib 3)
Gulbadin Naib claims a fourth wicket with a slower ball that has Cummins in all types. The Australian swings wildly at a fuller ball nevertheless it crashes into his stumps.
sixteenth over: Australia 111-7 (Cummins 3, Agar 1) Rashid Khan ensures Afghanistan are into the Australia bowlers and with victory of their sights. The skipper finishes with 1-23 and will hardly be extra disillusioned when a misfield off the final ball of the over permits Cummins a fast single.
WICKET! Australia 108-7 (Wade c Janat b Rashid 5)
One other cracking catch has put Afghanistan in command. Rashid Khan goes for the jugular as he brings himself on for his fourth and remaining over and instantly will get his reward. Wade sweeps at a full ball and it takes a high edge to brief superb leg the place Karim Janat will get fingers beneath it as he dives ahead.
fifteenth over: Australia 108-6 (Wade 5, Cummins 2) Gulbadin Naib now has three wickets together with the essential scalp of Glenn Maxwell. Australia will want a brand new hero to information them previous Afghanistan this time as Pat Cummins involves the crease using a wave of momentum from his hat-trick with the ball.
WICKET! Australia 106-6 (Maxwell c Noor Ahmad b Naib 59)
Afghanistan get the wicket they desperately wished and it got here from a shocking catch!
Maxwell blazed away at a large ball however might solely slice it to backward level, the place Noor Ahmad was fast sufficient to react and dive low to his left and take what looms as a match-defining catch.
14th over: Australia 105-5 (Maxwell 59, Wade 4) Matthew Wade has assumed the help function and Afghanistan let him off the leash with a pair of straightforward singles that every hand Maxwell the strike. The precise-hander punishes a large supply previous level to the boundary, and provides a few twos on both aspect of the wicket.
Fifty for Glenn Maxwell
thirteenth over: Australia 94-5 (Maxwell 50, Wade 2) Tim David is gone however Australia’s hopes keep alive with Glenn Maxwell nonetheless on the crease and looking out in ominous contact. Hearts would have been in his teammates’ mouths although when a straight drive solely simply cut up two Afghanistan fielders and edged over the rope.
WICKET! Australia 85-5 (David lbw b Naib 2)
Gulbadin Naib will get the ball to maneuver from exterior off then crash into Tim David’s pads because the batter strikes throughout the road. The finger goes up after a second of consideration however David evaluations to seek out out if the ball had truly accomplished an excessive amount of. Replays present it was clipping leg-stump and the choice goes with the umpire’s name.
twelfth over: Australia 84-4 (Maxwell 43, David 2) SIX! Maxwell sends Rashid over the fence at lengthy on, barely shifting his ft or his head whereas swiping at a fuller ball. It feels prefer it may very well be The Massive Present or bust for Australia in the meanwhile.
eleventh over: Australia 76-4 (Maxwell 36, David 1) A key partnership has been damaged to maintain this contest on a knife’s edge. Tim David is the brand new batter to affix Maxwell on the crease after restricted alternatives to date at this T20 World Cup. Maxwell sends Afghanistan yet one more reminder of the risk that he poses with a pull shot for 4 that makes it six from the over regardless that it was a high-quality one from Naib.
WICKET! Australia 71-4 (Stoinis c Gurbaz b Naib 11)
The drinks break has been the undoing of one other partnership and this time it’s Marcus Stoinis who’s on his approach. Naib digs in a shorter ball and Stoinis can solely get a high edge, three Afghanistan fielders racing to get beneath it however it’s rightly the keeper Gurbaz that takes it with the gloves.
tenth over: Australia 70-3 (Maxwell 31, Stoinis 11) That’s drinks and the match might hardly be extra evenly poised! Rashid Khan hasn’t fairly received his line proper as Australia simply choose up extra ones and twos, whereas Maxwell doesn’t want a lot room to slice a ball that pitches exterior leg by means of cowl for 4.
ninth over: Australia 61-3 (Maxwell 24, Stoinis 9) After a horrible loosener that flies down leg for 5 wides, Noor Ahmad throws the subsequent ball up and nearly finds the breakthrough. Stoinis will get onto one knee however this time utterly misses the ball, Afghanistan interesting arduous then sending it for a assessment which rapidly confirms that it pitched exterior off. Stoinis doesn’t let two of these get away, sending the subsequent fuller supply racing away with a sweep.
eighth over: Australia 50-3 (Maxwell 23, Stoinis 4) Rashid Khan comes into the assault for the primary time with Afghanistan determined to cease a minimum of one in all Australia’s power-hitters earlier than they make their mark. Rashid will get the ball to grip from the beginning however it’s an excessive amount of to seek out Stoinis’ bat, then crashes the subsequent one into the entrance pad for an overly-exuberant lbw attraction that’s waved away.
seventh over: Australia 46-3 (Maxwell 22, Stoinis 3) Afghanistan may really feel like they’ve already seen this film earlier than, as Australia must rebuild their innings however Glenn Maxwell someway continues to seek out runs. He begins with a reverse sweep for 4, taking the ball away from off center stump. Maxwell then ends the over with a blast from the not so distant previous, bending down onto one knee to slog a six over midwicket. Maxwell couldn’t do it once more, might he?
sixth over: Australia 33-3 (Maxwell 11, Stoinis 1) Afghanistan have continued with their tempo assault to devastating impact, however lastly flip to spin within the remaining over of the powerplay. Nabi picks up Warner and Marcus Stoinis involves the crease, the all-rounder given a rousing reception from the Afghanistan fielders who clearly keep in mind his antics with the ball.
WICKET! Australia 32-3 (Warner c Noor Ahmad b Nabi 3)
Australia are in hassle now as David Warner tries to get his innings shifting after solely scoring three runs from seven balls, however sweeps at a supply that was too broad of off-stump and catches a high edge.
fifth over: Australia 32-2 (Warner 3, Maxwell 11) Maxwell is displaying indicators that he may very well be about to return to hang-out Afghanistan as Australia look to rebuild their innings. The precise-handed dynamo flicks a boundary down the leg-side, then punishes a fuller supply with a swipe to sq. leg for an additional 4.
4th over: Australia 23-2 (Warner 3, Maxwell 3) Australia want to discover their approach again into the competition now because the skilled pair choose up ones and twos with out taking any dangers.
third over: Australia 18-2 (Warner 1, Maxwell 0) Naveen-ul-Haq has two wickets with Head and Marsh already again within the sheds. The Australia skipper had raced to 12 runs from seven balls with a elegant cowl drive to the boundary however in a snapshot of his event to date was out a few balls later. That brings Afghanistan’s chief tormenter Glenn Maxwell to the crease however they may like the place they stand in the meanwhile with Australia already two down.
WICKET! Australia 16-2 (Marsh c Nabi b Naveen-ul-Haq 12)
The Australia captain was simply getting going however has now given his wicket away. Marsh fails to select up a leg-cutter and is thru his drive too early as he skies it to mid-off.
2nd over: Australia 12-1 (Warner 0, Marsh 8) Fazalhaq Farooqi has probably the most wickets within the event however Mitch Marsh seems to be comfy in opposition to him. A loosener down the leg-side touches solely a pad on the best way to the boundary, then the Australia skipper dispatches an in-swinger straight down the bottom for 4. Loads of swing for Farooqi may fear Australia although.
1st over: Australia 1-1 (Warner 0, Marsh 1) Naveen-ul-Haq will get the early breakthrough and it’s dangerman Travis Head that’s on his approach after taking simply two balls to learn the situations then disregard something that he had discovered. The Afghanistan fast is shifting the ball within the air and off the pitch for an excellent begin.
WICKET! Australia 0-1 (Head b Naveen-ul-Haq 0)
It’s an absolute cracker from Naveen-ul-Haq as he offers Afghanistan the perfect begin. Head opened up his entrance leg at a straight one however the left-hander was in all types as quickly because the ball began to float away. Center stump is skittled and Australia are 0-1.
Travis Head will face the primary ball with David Warner on the non-striker’s finish and Naveen-ul-Haq on the high of his run up.
Australia let Afghanistan off the hook there with some sloppy fielding, however they is perhaps completely satisfied to solely be chasing 149 after Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran’s opening stand handed 100.
Afghanistan set a goal of 149 runs
Afghanistan end on 148-6 as Pat Cummins takes two early wickets for an additional hat-trick, then nearly claims one other scalp with the very subsequent ball. David Warner of all fielders was the one to grass this opportunity, charging in from deep level after Nangeyalia Kharote skied a minimize. It was a troublesome one although after Warner can’t fairly make up sufficient floor, and solely received fingertips to the ball. Nabi finishes the innings with a slog 4 to cow nook as Afghanistan set the highly-fancied Australia a aggressive whole to chase.
HAT-TRICK! Pat Cummins has accomplished it once more
Cummins makes it a hat-trick in back-to-back matches and similar to the primary time round this has coming throughout two overs.
Gulbadin Naib slogs his first ball straight to Glenn Maxwell and Cummins this time appears very effectively conscious of what the wicket means.