Afghanistan continued their dominant run in the ICC Menโs T20 World Cup with a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Papua New Guinea at the Brian Lara Stadium. Electing to bowl first, the Afghan bowlers restricted Papua New Guinea (PNG) to 95 in 19.5 overs.
Fazalhaq Farooqi Leads Afghanistan Bowling Charge
Fazalhaq Farooqi spearheaded the Afghan bowling attack, claiming three wickets for just 16 runs in his four overs. Naveen ul Haq (2/4) and Noor Ahmad (1/14) chipped in with crucial wickets as well. The disciplined bowling performance ensured that none of the PNG batters were able to build a significant score. Only Kiplin Doriga (27 runs) showed some resistance for the team.
Afghanistan Reaches the Target with Minimal Fuss
Afghanistan chased down the target with ease, reaching the finish line in 15.1 overs with seven wickets in hand. Gulbadin Naib (49 not out off 36) was the star of the show, anchoring the chase with a well-paced knock that included 4 fours and 2 sixes. Mohammad Nabi (16*) and Azmatullah Omarzai (13 runs) provided valuable support in the middle order.
Player of the Match
Fazalhaq Farooqiโs three-wicket haul in the bowling attack earned him the Player of the Match award.
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With this victory, Afghanistan have qualified for the Super 8 stage of the tournament. PNG, on the other hand, are out of the competition with three successive defeats in the group stage.
Hereโs how Twitter reacted:
Like a Boss, undefeated so far ๐๐ป ๐ฅ Congratulations, Afghanistan. Super 8, here we comeโฆ ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฆ๐ซโฅ๏ธ#AFGvPNG #T20WorldCup24 pic.twitter.com/SQg5WySlSh
โ Wazhma Ayoubi ๐ฆ๐ซ (@WazhmaAyoubi) June 14, 2024
Everything happens under the king ๐ @rashidkhan_19 as for the very first time Afghanistan ๐ฆ๐ซ registers it place in the super 8 of the T20I World Cup. #T20WorldCup24 #AFGvPNG pic.twitter.com/BbdwiC384r
โ M.Ibrahim Momand (@IbrahimReporter) June 14, 2024
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๐๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฌ: ๐
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Yet another ๐ class bowling performance by @FazalFarooqi10! ๐คฉโก#AfghanAtalan | #T20WorldCup | #AFGvPNG | #GloriousNationVictoriousTeam pic.twitter.com/i0exC5u2Y2
โ Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) June 14, 2024
The Hawk is in ๐ซ๐๐-๐ก๐จ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ฅ@fazalfarooqi10 picks a 3๏ธโฃ-fer in #AFGvPNG to take his wickets tally of this #T20WorldCup to 1๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ ๐๐งก pic.twitter.com/sycmjx48vC
โ SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) June 14, 2024
Afghanistan have qualified into the Super 8 of the T20 World Cup 2024โฆ.!!!! ๐ฆ๐ซ
A historic moment for Afghanistan cricket and the fans โค๏ธ
Congratulations @ACBofficials ๐#AFGvPNG #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/DBQRII29hK
โ Saabir Zafar (@Saabir_Saabu01) June 14, 2024
Itโs now official and confirmed, no if and buts, Afghanistan are through to the super 8 stage.
Congrats @ACBofficials #T20WorldCup #AFGvPNG pic.twitter.com/YdvVods64d
โ Bashir Gharwal ุบุฑูุงู (@bashir_gharwall) June 14, 2024
Afghanistan thrash Papua New Guinea by 7 wickets: https://t.co/5xilejbysi #cricket #AFGvPNG #T20WorldCup #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/RulU8qkkDr
โ CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) June 14, 2024
Afghanistan defeats PNG in the 16th over, with Gulbadin Naib leading the charge, scoring 49 off 36 balls.#AfgvsPNG #AFGvPNG #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/a2fHQPrOeV
โ Muhammad Saeed (@saeedmalik91) June 14, 2024
No stopping Fazalhaq Farooqi ๐ฅ
For the second time in this #T20WorldCup, he is the @aramco POTM ๐ฅ pic.twitter.com/EKvJEhINpe
โ ICC (@ICC) June 14, 2024
โ 6th in the Points Table in ODI World Cup 2023.
โ Qualified into the Super 8 in T20I World Cup 2024.
Jonathan Trott is creating history as a Coach of Afghanistan ๐ pic.twitter.com/nCfgWHSmqY
โ Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 14, 2024
AFGHANISTAN QUALIFIED INTO THE SUPER 8โฆ!!!
โ A historic moment for Rashid Khan & whole Afghanistan โค๏ธ
Afghanistan is looking better than Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/dD58PSR4hC
โ Khizar Ali Khan (@Khizar_Alig) June 14, 2024
โ AFG Beat UGA by 125 runs.
โ AFG Beat NZ by 84 runs.
โ AFG Beat PNG by 7 wickets.
โ AFG Qualified for Super 8s.
The Domination of Afghanistan Team under Rashid Khan โ Historic Moments for themโฆ!!!! ๐ฆ๐ซ๐ pic.twitter.com/OCCzlAi4F9
โ Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) June 14, 2024
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