Watch the highlights of Australia vs Afghanistan 48th Match ICC T20 World Cup 2024 - ICC World Twenty20 International tournament of the 48th T20I match played between Afghanistan and Australia at Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent in 22nd June 2024.
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| Gulbadin Naib and his team-mates celebrate a review going their way © ICC/Getty Images |
Openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran's fifties before Gulbadin Naib's career-best 4 for 20 gives Afghanistan registered their historic first T20I win against Australia by a shocking 21-runs, despite a Pat Cummins' second consecutive hat-trick and Glenn Maxwell's fighting fifty in the 48th match of a T20 World Cup.
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- This is the Afghanistan's first T20I win against Australia in the second T20I meeting between these sides.
- Afghanistan's 148 was their second lowest score against Australia in T20 international, previously they have scored 164 at Adelaide in the 2022 T20 World Cup and It is their 16th lowest total in a completed innings in T20 World Cups.
- Gulbadin Naib's 4 for 20 was his best bowling performance for Afghanistan in T20 international, It is the best-bowling-figures by an Afghanistan bowler against Australia in T20Is and the joint sixth best bowling figures by an Afghanistan bowler in T20Is.
- Naveen-ul-Haq's 3 for 20 was his third best bowling performance for Afghanistan in T20 international and the second best-bowling-figures by an Afghanistan bowler against Australia in T20Is after Gulbadin Naib's 4 for 20 at same venue earlier in this match.
- 118 : Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran set up the record first-wicket partnership for Afghanistan in T20 international, previously held by the 15-run stand between Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Usman Ghani at Adelaide in the 2022 T20 World Cup, It is the Afghanistan's third highest opening stand in T20Is and the Afghanistan's second highest opening partnership in T20 World Cups, The highest is 154-run stand between these same pair against Uganda at Providence earlier in this tournament.
- Australia's 127 was their joint 14th lowest score in a completed innings in T20 international, It is their worst-total against Afghanistan in T20Is, previously they have scored 168 at Adelaide in the 2022 T20 World Cup and the Australia's fifth lowest total in a completed innings in T20 World Cups.
- Pat Cummins became the first player to take two hat-tricks in T20 World Cup history. He claimed a his previous hat-trick against Bangladesh in Antigua.
- Pat Cummins became the fifth bowler to take two hat-tricks in T20 internationals after Lasith Malinga, Tim Southee, Mark Pavlovic and Waseem Abbas.
- Pat Cummins became the first player to claimed hat-tricks in consecutive T20I matches.
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* Afghanistan win by comprehensive 21 runs against Australia, The third upset of the 2024 T20 World Cup after USA beat Pakistan and Afghanistan best New Zealand.
Afghanistan scored 148-6 in 20 overs with top scorer by Rahmanullah Gurbaz struck 60 off 49-balls including 4-sixes & 4-fours with strike rate of 122.44.
Ibrahim Zadran cracked a 51 off 48-balls including 6-fours, Karim Janat scored 13 off 9-balls included a six and Mohammad Nabi hit a unbeaten 10 off 4-balls contained 2-fours with strike rate of 250.
Australia best bowler by Pat Cummins picked up 3-wickets for 28-runs in 4-overs including a hat-trick, Adam Zampa took 2-wickets and one for Marcus Stoinis.
Australia bundled out for 127 in 19.2 overs with top scorer by Glenn Maxwell hammered a 59 off 41-balls including 6-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 143.90.
Mitchell Marsh hit 12 off 9-balls including two boundaries, Marcus Stoinis scored 11 off 17-balls included a boundary and Adam Zampa 9.
Afghanistan best bowler by Gulbadin Naib 4-20, Naveen-ul-Haq picked up 3-wickets for 20-runs in 4-overs, Mohammad Nabi took 1-wicket for 1-run in an over, Azmatullah Omarzai and Rashid Khan both took one-wickets.
Gulbadin Naib named Player of the match for his stunning bowling performance to claimed a career-best 4-wickets for 20-runs in 4-overs.
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