Revealed on: Jun 25, 2024
In an exhilarating match on the T20 World Cup 2024 Tremendous 8 stage, Afghanistan secured a historic victory over Bangladesh, advancing to their first-ever T20 World Cup semi-final. The match, held at Arnos Vale Stadium in St Vincent, was marked by a number of rain interruptions, resulting in a revised goal for Bangladesh.
Afghanistan, after setting a modest complete of 115 for 5 of their innings, defended their rating valiantly on a difficult pitch. Captain Rashid Khan performed a pivotal position, taking 4 wickets for 23 runs to dismantle Bangladesh’s batting lineup. Regardless of a powerful effort from Litton Das, who scored an unbeaten 54, Bangladesh fell in need of the revised goal of 114 runs from 19 overs, managing solely 105 runs earlier than being dismissed in 17.5 overs.
The decisive second got here within the penultimate over when Afghan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq claimed the final two wickets of Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman off consecutive deliveries. This breakthrough sealed Afghanistan’s victory and sparked celebrations among the many Afghan workforce.
With this win, Afghanistan secured their spot within the semi-finals, the place they may face South Africa in Trinidad. The end result additionally had implications for Australia and Bangladesh, because it eradicated each groups from advancing additional within the match.
In the meantime, in one other match essential for the standings, India’s win over Australia confirmed India’s place within the second semi-final in opposition to England in Guyana. This consequence solidified Afghanistan’s place because the second workforce from Group 1 to progress to the semi-finals, organising an thrilling conflict in opposition to South Africa.
Rashid Khan Afghanistan captain: It is one thing like a dream for us as a workforce being within the semifinal. It is all about the way in which now we have began the match. The assumption got here whereas we beat New Zealand. It is unbelievable, I haven’t got any phrases to explain my emotions. Again house, everyone seems to be so comfortable for this large achievement. The one man who put us within the semifinal was Brian Lara and we proved that proper. Earlier than the competitors on the welcome occasion, I instructed him, ‘We can’t allow you to down. We’ll make it by way of and show you are proper.’ I’m happy with this workforce. We thought 130-135 was complete on this wicket. We have been 15-20 runs brief. It was all in regards to the mindset. We knew they might come onerous at us to chase that in 12 overs to get into the semifinal. That is the place we may take benefit. If we bowled into the stumps, we had a greater likelihood to getting them out. We did not must do something further. We simply needed to be clear with our plans. We put within the effort, that is in our fingers. Rain, end result isn’t in our fingers. That 100% effort is at all times in our fingers. Everybody did an exquisite job. In T20s, now we have a powerful base, particularly in bowling. The standard of quick bowling now we have obtained, it isn’t as quick however they’re extra skillful. In T20s, if in case you have expertise, you might be more practical. They’ve given nice begins on this World Cup competitors to date and it turns into simple for us (spinners) within the center the place we will go onerous on the batsmen. So comfortable the way in which they’ve delivered. They have been very clear with their thoughts, that is very pleasing. Rain was on and off, however mentally we have been at all times there. We needed to play 20 overs and we needed to take 10 wickets, that is the one technique to get to the semifinal, there is not any different means. Gulbadin had some cramps I feel, hopefully he’ll be alright. That wicket he took was large for us. It is a large celebration again house now. It is a large achievement for us. We have now accomplished that within the Below-19 stage, being within the semifinal. However on this World Cup … I haven’t got any phrases the best way to describe the sensation. The nation shall be very proud. I’m so comfortable the way in which now we have delivered as a workforce. We took the duty. Being within the semis is large, now now we have to go along with a transparent thoughts. We’ll must preserve issues easy and ensure we benefit from the large event.
Najmul Hossain Shanto Bangladesh captain: I feel we bowled very well, we did a lot of good issues however as a batting unit, we made poor resolution particularly within the center overs and that is what price us right now. The plan was to go onerous within the first six overs, if we misplaced early wickets, the plan was to bat usually, however that did not occur and the middle-order could not execute. The entire match now we have bowled very well, each the pacers and the spinners, particularly Rishad was nice, the quick bowlers additionally did very well. Additionally, as a fielding group, we did properly. The batting wants to enhance, our top-order did not carry out properly. It may well occur, the ball obtained moist and that is factor. As I stated, we did not execute properly with the bat and made plenty of mistaken choices.
