AUS vs AFG: Afghanistan's performance in the T20 World Cup 2024 was excellent. On June 22, Afghanistan defeated 7-time champion Australia. Before this match, no one would have thought that Australia, adorned with star players, would have to lose to a small team like Afghanistan, but not only Australia, Afghanistan has also defeated two world champion teams in the last 8 months.

AUS vs AFG: Australia suffered a crushing defeat

• Afghanistan revived its hopes of reaching the semi-finals by defeating Australia in the Super 8. In this match, Afghanistan had scored only 147 runs after 20 overs.
• But with their fierce bowling the team made Australia kneel down.
  Gulbadin Naib took 4 wickets in the match and Naveen ul Haq took 3 wickets. Due to the excellent bowling of both of them Australia was bowled out for 127 runs.

Afghan has also defeated these two world champions

• However, not only Australia, Afghanistan has also defeated two more world champion countries. Afghanistan also defeated England by 69 runs in the World Cup 2023.
• In this match, Afghanistan scored 284 runs and restricted England to 215 runs in 40.3 overs.
  Later, Afghanistan also defeated Pakistan in this event. On 23 October, Afghanistan won a spectacular victory against Pakistan by 8 wickets.
• Chasing the target of 283 runs, Afghanistan won the match with 6 balls and 8 wickets remaining. Afghanistan also almost defeated Australia in the World Cup 2023.
• But Maxwell's double century took victory away from Afghanistan. But now this team has settled its old accounts.

Reasons for excellent performance

• Afghanistan is one such cricket team in the world which does not have a proper home ground yet.
  Afghanistan plays its home series in other countries.
• But all the players of this team work very hard and always try to learn. Many players from Afghanistan also participate in IPL and learn from coaches from around the world, and they get results for it.