Afghanistan stun Australia to shake up race to T20 World Cup semi-finals
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AFGHANISTAN stunned Australia to shake up the battle for the T20 World Cup semi-finals, despite Pat Cummins grabbing a hat-trick for the second successive match.
Gulbadin Naib claimed four for 20, including the crucial scalp of Australia’s Glenn Maxwell, to complete a 21-run victory and set up a tense final round of matches in the Super Eight pool stage.
Openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the tournament’s leading run scorer, and Ibrahim Zadran got Afghanistan off to a good start in St Vincent as they put on 118 for the first wicket.
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