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Afghanistan Can Get Knocked Out Of T20 World Cup Even Without Playing Semi-Final - All Scenarios Explained

Afghanistan will look keep their heartbeats in check on Thursday as they take on South Africa in the semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2024 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The clash is being deemed as the battle of giant killers and perennial chokers since Afghanistan will be making their first semi-final appearance at a major ICC event after beating the likes of New Zealand and Australia. South Africa, on the other hand, are pretty familiar with such platforms, but often seem to crumble in games of this magnitude.

Pat Cummins Tagetted By Crowd After India Loss, Fan Says "Remember Ahmedabad?" - Watch

Australia crashed out of the T20 World Cup 2024 following Afghanistan's thrilling victory over Bangladesh in their last Super 8 match on Tuesday. The Mitchell Marsh-led side slumped to a shocking loss against Afghanistan before losing to India - a result that virtually knocked them out of the tournament. The 24-run victory for India was a huge result for their fans who hailed it as 'revenge' for the Cricket World Cup 2023 final loss in Ahmedabad. During the match between India and Australia, Australia's ODI team captain Pat Cummins also faced sledging from a fan while he was walking back to the pavilion after his dismissal. "Hey Pat! That's for 2023 , that's a revenge for 2023, remember Ahmedabad? And you going home tomorrow," the fan was heard screaming. The video of the incident has surfaced online and it has gone viral on social media.

Watch: Rohit Sharma Smashes Pat Cummins For 100M Six, Leaves Cricket World Awestruck

India captain Rohit Sharma sent fans on social media into a frenzy many times en route to his 92 against Australia in the final Super 8 game of the 2024 T20 World Cup. Be it his onslaught on Mitchell Starc in an over that went for 29 runs, or his catch to dismiss an in-form Travis Head, Rohit had many memorable moments for the Indian fan to remember. But one shot in particular - a 100m six on the bowling of Australia's Test and ODI skipper Pat Cummins - might've been the sweetest.

Gulbadin Naib's 'Fake Injury' Confirmed? Afghanistan Teammate's Post Breaks Internet

Afghanistan scripted history by beating Bangladesh to reach the T20 World Cup 2024 semi-finals on Tuesday. The Rashid Khan-led side emerged victorious in a thrilling encounter and this was the first time ever that they ever reached the semi-finals of an International Cricket Council (ICC) competition. However, the victory was not without its fair share of controversies as Gulbadin Naib was accused of 'faking an injury'. During the 12th over of the Bangladesh innings, Naib fell to the ground holding his hamstring right after head coach Jonathan Trott was seen signaling to the players to slow the game down. Afghanistan were 2 runs ahead on DLS method with the game hanging by a thread.

Ravindra Jadeja's Wife Rivaba Shares Fiery Post As India 'Settle Score' With Australia

The Indian cricket team 'settled score' of some sort as they defeated Australia in the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 clash. The victory for Rohit Sharma's men was deemed by many a revenge for the defeat they faced in the ODI World Cup final against the Aussies, especially as the Super 8 result left Australia on the brink of exit. As Indian cricket fans cherished the much-needed win against Australia, that propelled Rohit's men to the semi-finals, Ravindr Jadeja's wife Rivaba shared a brilliant post in which she also paid tribute to the India captain.

Watch: Hardik Pandya Fumes At Rishabh Pant After Injury Scare, Rohit Sharma Also Frustrated In T20 WC Match

For India, the revenge is complete. After a heart-breaking loss to Australia in the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup, the Rohit Sharma-led side dealt a major blow to the Mitchell Marsh-led side by defeating them in a Super 8 match in St Lucia. That loss ultimately became crucial in Australia's exit from the T20 World Cup as Afghanistan knocked them out on points with a victory over Bangladesh.

Gulbadin Naib Faces Ban For 'Faking Injury' In Afghanistan's T20 World Cup Thriller? ICC Rule Says This

The Afghanistan vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup game saw a controversial moment, when Afghanistan' Gulbadin Naib fell on the ground], apparently due to injury. Naib, who was fielding in the slip cordon, complained of cramps during the 12th over bowled by spinner Noor Ahmad, after Trott was seen on camera asking his players to slow down as Bangladesh had fallen behind on the Duckworth-Lewis par score in the rain-hit Super 8 clash.

Rashid Khan in dreamland as Afghanistan reach T20 World Cup semi-finals ahead of Australia

In May 2003, just after Australia had won the Cricket World Cup for the third time, a trial was held in Kabul with a view to setting up an Afghanistan cricket team for the first time.

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Afghanistan Can Get Knocked Out Of T20 World Cup Even Without Playing Semi-Final - All Scenarios Explained

Pat Cummins Tagetted By Crowd After India Loss, Fan Says "Remember Ahmedabad?" - Watch

Watch: Rohit Sharma Smashes Pat Cummins For 100M Six, Leaves Cricket World Awestruck

Gulbadin Naib's 'Fake Injury' Confirmed? Afghanistan Teammate's Post Breaks Internet

Ravindra Jadeja's Wife Rivaba Shares Fiery Post As India 'Settle Score' With Australia

Watch: Hardik Pandya Fumes At Rishabh Pant After Injury Scare, Rohit Sharma Also Frustrated In T20 WC Match

Gulbadin Naib Faces Ban For 'Faking Injury' In Afghanistan's T20 World Cup Thriller? ICC Rule Says This

Rashid Khan in dreamland as Afghanistan reach T20 World Cup semi-finals ahead of Australia