Naveen-Ul-Haq Wins Man Of the Match in AFG vs BAN T20 World Cup
Following an eight-run victory over the Bangladesh in the Super 8 stage, Afghanistan has advanced to the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Rashid Khan’s eleventh over changed the course of the match, but Naveen-ul-Haq, a medium pacer, handled everything by himself in the end, taking four wickets while only conceding 26 runs.
Out Lbw, Naveen-ul-Haq to Mustafizur! Afghanistan has accomplished it. Their sporting history’s greatest day is now. They are going to the World Cup semifinals. You can interpret it based on your feelings. Numerous athletes are crying. Gurbaz couldn’t contain his tears as he watched the game from the sidelines due to a knee injury. Tears were already streaming down Rashid’s face. Regarding the ball, Naveen plays it straightforward: full and straight for the stumps, Mustafizur glued to the crease, struck on the back pad, and the ball slamming into the middle stump. Naveen-ul-Haq 0 Mustafizur lbw b
Naveen-ul-Haq was the star of the show as he completed a four-wicket a haul for which he got the Man of the Match award
Player of the match is Naveen-ul-Haq: “We have worked so hard over the past few years and we were dreaming and working for this day. I’m lost for words. We always knew that they were going hard in the powerplay to chase the total down in 12.1 overs so we knew we were in the game as long as we kept picking wickets. We had confidence that these wickets are not high-scoring wickets. As long as we don’t give easy runs we knew we would have a chance.”
Naveen-ul-Haq departs for Shanto Nabi managed to catch it! The slower ball combined with the field shift is flawless! Shanto’s lengthier frame allows him to shape himself for a wide shot, but the slow play kills him. Ultimately pulls it away from the inner half and toward the deep square leg. Nabi shifts to his left slightly and hangs onto a deft catch. Shanto c Nabi b 5(5) Naveen-ul-Haq [4s-1]
Four swings and connections from Naveen-ul-Haq to Shanto! With a full-length ball coming at him from behind the wicket, Shanto hits a wide shot that goes through square leg. The fielder can’t cut it off to his right because he’s in the deep.
The final Bangladeshi wicket was taken by Naveen-ul-Haq, and his departure was the one moment that captured the intensely emotional evening in Kingstown. Afghanistan qualified for its first-ever men’s senior World Cup semifinal thanks to that.
Afghanistan, spearheaded by four wickets apiece from Naveen and Rashid, defeated Bangladesh by just eight runs in a match marred by repeated rain-related interruptions. In the process, Afghanistan eliminated Australia from the T20 World Cup.
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