Afghanistan defeated Australia by 21 runs.
The 48th match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 between Afghanistan and Australia was played at Arnos Vale Ground Kingstown St. Vincent. Let us tell you that in this match, Afghanistan made a big upset and won against Australia by 21 runs.
This is Afghanistan’s first win against Australia in any format. After this victory in the match, the happiness of the Afghan players knew no bounds. This victory of Afghanistan was discussed a lot in the cricket world including among former cricketers.
So now former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer has also reacted to this victory of the Afghan team. Jaffer says that on its day, the Afghanistan cricket team can beat any team in the world.
Wasim Jaffer reacted to Afghanistan’s victory
Let us tell you that after Afghanistan defeated the Kangaroo team in the Super 8 of the ongoing T20 World Cup, Wasim Jaffer has posted a post from his official x account. In this post, Jaffer wrote – Do not insult Afghanistan by calling this victory an upset. Afghanistan can beat any team on its day. They played to their potential today and defeated a very good Australian team. This is a fact that should be celebrated. Congratulations Afghanistan, well played.
See this tweet of Wasim Jaffer
Do not disrespect Afghanistan by calling this an upset. Afg are good enough to beat any team on their day. They played to their potential today and defeated a very good Aus team. A fact that should be celebrated. Congratulations and well played @ACBofficials #AUSvAFG pic.twitter.com/e3Ydxap3kC
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) June 23, 2024
If we tell you about the situation of this match, Afghanistan batted first and scored 148 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs with the help of Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s 60-run innings. But when Australia came out to chase this target given by the Afghan team, it was all out for just 127 runs in 19.2 overs and had to face defeat by 21 runs in the match.