The Afghanistan cricket staff persisted their lavish run of method within the ongoing T20 International Cup 2024 as they defeated Bangladesh in a mystery to store their spot within the semi-finals on Tuesday. This used to be the primary generation that Afghanistan certified for the semi-finals of any Global Cricket Council (ICC) tournament. The Rashid Khan-led facet has been on a giant-killing spree with a win over Pristine Zealand within the team degree and a sensational victory over Australia within the Tremendous 8. Afghanistan wanted a win over Bangladesh to store their semi-final berth and the outcome additionally intended that Australia had been eradicated. Following the victory, Rashid won a decision from Taliban Overseas Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
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In a video posted by way of the Afghanistan Cricket Board on social media platform X (previously Twitter), Muttaqi used to be revealed congratulating Rashid for the sensational victory. Muttaqi started the dialog with “Mubarak” and he had a different message for Rashid and the left-overs of the Afghanistan staff.
Afghanistan will now face South Africa within the first T20 International Cup 2024 semi-final on Thursday.
“It’s something like a dream for us as a team being in the semifinal. It’s all about the way we have started the tournament. The belief came while we beat New Zealand. It’s unbelievable.”
“I don’t have any words to describe my feelings. Back home, everyone is so happy for this big achievement. The only guy who put us in the semifinal was Brian Lara and we proved that right. Before the competition at the welcome party, I told him, ‘We won’t let you down. We’ll make it through and prove you’re right.’ I am proud of this team. We thought 130-135 was a good total on this wicket.”
“We were 15-20 runs short. It was all about the mindset. We knew they would come hard at us to chase that in 12 overs to get into the semifinal. That’s where we could take advantage. If we bowled into the stumps, we had a better chance to getting them out. We didn’t have to do anything extra. We just had to be clear with our plans. We put in the effort, that’s in our hands,” Rashid Khan mentioned.
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