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GEORGETOWN :Afghanistan beat Papua New Guinea by seven wickets in Trinidad on Thursday to reach the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup with a game to spare and end New Zealand's slim hopes of progressing.
The first leg of the T20 World Cup 2024 league games have thrown up some upsets and a few rain-hit spoilers, leaving a few of the favourites from each group with plenty to do to qualify for the Super 8 stage. So far, five teams -- Australia, India, South Africa, West Indies and Afghanistan -- have already qualified for the Super 8 stage. Meanwhile, former champions - England and Pakistan - aren't enjoying the best of tournaments as they need a lot of other results to go their way apart from winning their games to qualify for the Super 8 stage.
Afghanistan underlined their growing status as the dark horses of the 2024 T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket victory over Papua New Guinea on Thursday to advance to the Super Eight phase of the competition and send New Zealand crashing out. Fazalhaq Farooqi added another three victims to his tournament-leading wicket tally as PNG were bundled out for 95 off 19.5 overs batting first in the Group C match at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. Afghanistan stumbled early in reply, losing both openers cheaply for the first time in the tournament but eventually reached the target for the loss of three wickets in the 16th over for a third win in a row.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland : Afghanistan will field a gender equal team at the Paris Olympics with three women and three men in a largely symbolic move, while no Taliban official will be allowed at the Games, the International Olympic Committee said on Thursday.
Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea, T20 World Cup 2024, LIVE Updates: A win for Afghanistan against Papua New Guinea would send them through to the Super 8 of the 2024 T20 World Cup, and crush New Zealand hopes in the process. After thumping wins over New Zealand and Uganda, Afghanistan will regain top spot in Group C with a win. Afghanistan currently boast the top run-scorer and the top wicket-taker of the tournament - Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Fazalhaq Farooqi. Papua New Guinea are yet to win, losing narrowly against co-hosts West Indies, and then to Uganda. (Live Scorecard | Points Table)
Following his side's disappointing 13-run loss against West Indies in the T20 World Cup 2024, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson said that they need to get better. Kane Williamson displayed a sloppy performance during the run chase. He could score just 1 run from 2 balls until he was dismissed in the seventh over by Gudakesh Motie. Speaking after the match, Williamson said that they can't make excuses about the pitch conditions at the Brian Lara Stadium. He added that they need to find a way and need to bounce back.
PORT OF SPAIN: West Indies batsman Sherfane Rutherford transformed a match his team appeared doomed to lose to New Zealand on Wednesday (Jun 12) with a scintillating unbeaten 68 from 39 balls to propel the home side into the T20 World Cup Super Eight stage.
Sherfane Rutherford smashed a career-best unbeaten half-century before pacer Alzarri Joseph and left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie ripped through the New Zealand line-up to steer West Indies into the T20 World Cup's Super Eight stage with a 13-run win in Tarouba. Rutherford came up with the innings of his life, smashing half a dozen sixes and two fours for his 39-ball 68 to lift West Indies to 149 for 9 from 76 for 7 in 12.3 overs after New Zealand opted to bowl in a virtual knock-out Group C fixture.