T20 World Cup results: Afghanistan shock Australia to keep semi-final hopes alive

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.

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. Rashid Khan's side are now firmly back in contention to reach the semi-finals and face Bangladesh in their last Super 8s game . The first moment of intrigue came at the toss when Australia opted to bowl first at a ground where chasing has historically been difficult.

Afghanistan’s openers battled through some tricky opening overs before accelerating towards the end of the powerplay. When David Warner fell in the last over of the powerplay, Afghanistan were in control but they knew better than to think the job was done against Australia, especially with Maxwell at the crease.

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