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Afghanistan shocked Australia to keep their T20 World Cup hopes alive with a historic 21-run win in St Vincent.<\/b><\/p>\n
Needing a victory to avoid elimination, Afghanistan posted 148-6 on a challenging surface on the back of a superb opening stand of 118 between Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran.<\/p>\n
They quickly reduced Australia to 32-3 in the chase before Glenn Maxwell\u2019s 35-ball half-century recovered the situation for the 2021 champions.<\/p>\n
But just when Australia seemed to have the advantage, Gulbadin Naib removed Marcus Stoinis and Tim David before taking the prize wicket of Maxwell.<\/p>\n
From there, Australia collapsed from 106-6 to 113-9 and Afghanistan sealed the win – their first over Australia in any form of cricket – in the final over.<\/p>\n
“We’ve been waiting for a long time, it’s a great moment for me, my nation, my people,” said player of the match Gulbadin.<\/p>\n
Pat Cummins had earlier taken his second hat-trick in as many games – the first player to achieve the feat in T20 internationals – but despite Australia’s fightback with the ball, Afghanistan’s total proved to be beyond them.<\/p>\n
Rashid Khan’s side are now firmly back in contention to reach the semi-finals and face Bangladesh in their last Super 8s game (Tuesday, 01:30 BST).<\/p>\n
“It’s a massive win for us as a team and as a nation,” added Rashid. “In a World Cup, to beat champions [Australia are 50-over world champions] is a great feeling and it is something we have missed.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s just the beginning for us and we have every chance of making the semis.”<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Australia take on India in St Lucia (Monday, 15:30 BST) and will likely need to win to progress to the last four.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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