Afghanistan advances to the semifinals of the T20 World Cup.
Afghanistan defeated Australia, the 2021 champions, by 8 runs to go to the last four, and captain Rashid Khan shines both at bat and with the ball.
Afghanistan trounced Bangladesh by right runs in the final Super Eight match of the 2018 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, riding high on an all-around performance by captain Rashid Khan. With the victory, Afghanistan advanced to the semifinals and eliminated Australia from the competition. For the first time ever, Afghanistan has advanced to the T20 World Cup semifinals.
Before, Afghanistan reached 115 for 5 in their 20 overs thanks in large part to Rashid Khan's 19-ball effort, which included three sixes towards the close of the game. Afghanistan chose to bat first and got off to a slow and cautious start, with openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran failing to repeat their heroics against Australia in the powerplay. But Gurbaz continued to be his team's
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