Afghanistan created history, did this big feat for the first time by defeating Bangladesh by 8 runs

The final match was played between Afghanistan and Bangladesh today 25 June in the T20 World Cup 2024. Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, the Afghan team scored 115 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Rain interrupted Bangladesh's batting several times and under the Duckworth Lewis rule, Bangladesh got a target of 114 runs in 19 overs. In response, Bangladesh's team was reduced to 105 runs in 17.5 overs. In this way, Afghanistan won by 8 runs and made history by making it to the semi-finals of an ICC event for the first time. Now Afghanistan will face South Africa in the semi-finals.

Afghanistan got off to a nice but slow start after winning the toss and batting first. Throughout the match, the Afghan squad appeared eager for runs and eventually scored 115 runs for a loss of five wickets. Rahmanullah batted for Afghanistan, scoring 43 runs off 55 balls, including three fours and one six. During the same period, Rishad Hussain took three wickets for Bangladesh.

At the same time, rain-delayed Bangladesh's batting multiple times, therefore the Duckworth Lewis rule set Bangladesh a target of 114 runs in 19 overs. In response, Bangladesh was limited to 105 runs in 17.5 overs. In this way, Afghanistan won by 8 runs and made history by making it to the semi-finals of an ICC event for the first time. Now Afghanistan will face South Africa in the semi-finals.

If Bangladesh's team had achieved the target in 12.1 overs, it could have made it to the semi-finals. In such a situation, both Australia and Afghanistan would have been out of the tournament.