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Afghanistan and Bangladesh (Source: X)
The Afghanistan vs Bangladesh match was a low-scoring thriller, with the Afghans winning the game by just eight runs in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. With this win, Afghanistan have qualified for the semi-finals, knocking Australia out of the tournament. While Australia's all hopes were on Bangladesh, they did try to win the match but failed miserably. Afghanistan's incredible bowling helped them win the game and qualify.
They have created history by qualifying for the semis for the first time in the nine editions of the game. The team will never forget this achievement for a long time. Their next target will be South Africa, against whom they will be playing the semifinal 1. Afghanistan's tournament has been quite memorable since they defeated two giants in cricket, New Zealand and Australia.
Beating Australia is one of the most significant achievements in Afghanistan, and they have done it gracefully. They have played some good quality cricket recently, which helped them win the matches and qualify for the semifinals. If Afghanistan continues to play quality cricket, they might be able to beat the Proteas as well. After winning the game, their celebration was quite emotional and satisfying for all the cricket lovers.
'That 100% effort is always in our hands' - Skipper Rashid Khan after beating Bangladesh
Even though the game was low-scoring, skipper Rashid Khan and his boys played some quality cricket, which helped them qualify for the semifinals. At the post-match presentation, Rashid talked about how efforts are essential, and in the T20 format, bowling is extremely important, and they had some good bowlers who helped them clinch victory.
"We put in the effort, that's in our hands. Rain, result is not in our hands. That 100% effort is always in our hands. Everyone did a wonderful job. In T20s, we have a strong base, especially in bowling. The quality of fast bowling we have got, it's not as fast but they are more skillful," said Rashid Khan at the post-match presentation.
Here are the top 10 memes from the match:
Jos Buttler to Josh Hazelwood pic.twitter.com/5DaNcK5nIR
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) June 25, 2024
Ricky Ponting watching Australia's condition in world cup pic.twitter.com/6XMNNp5hpM
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) June 25, 2024
Australia right now pic.twitter.com/RJv11bJjaS
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) June 25, 2024
Rashid Khan right now pic.twitter.com/IoxQuObRIU
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) June 25, 2024
Virat Kohli to Naveen Ul Haq pic.twitter.com/EvZgWwAsQI
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) June 25, 2024
When the director says "Action" pic.twitter.com/F9iCKNAxUx
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) June 25, 2024
Rashid Khan Team India pic.twitter.com/Q0U16tGVRc
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) June 25, 2024
Gulbadin Naib 😭#AfgvsBan pic.twitter.com/TOlDTB3vkH
— Gagan🇮🇳 (@1no_aalsi_) June 25, 2024
Match referee noticing Gulbadin Naib with faster spirit than Usain Bolt after win. pic.twitter.com/hbnC8gNrlC
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) June 25, 2024
Gulbadin Naib 😂 pic.twitter.com/7eFkhipUKa
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) June 25, 2024