Gulbadin Naib’s devastating performance led Afghanistan to a historic 21-run victory over Australia.
In their T20 World Cup 2024, Super 8 encounter on Sunday (IST), Afghanistan defeated Australia with a record 21-run victory thanks to Gulbadin Naib’s lethal spell. Australia lost wickets quickly in their 149-run chase until Glenn Maxwell came to the fore and outclassed the Afghan bowling. Australia was back in the game when Maxwell struck 59 off 41 balls. Nevertheless, the Afghan bowlers recovered magnificently, dismissing Australia for 127 runs and claiming an exciting victory. While Naveen-ul-Haq took three wickets, Naib claimed four. In addition to them, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, and Muhammad Nabi each claimed one wicket. In the history of international cricket, Afghanistan had never defeated Australia.
