In a video posted on his ‘X’ deal with, Akhtar used a vivid analogy as an instance Afghanistan’s exceptional achievement. He stated, “Woh kehete hain na hathi sher se 100x badha hota hain aur 80x samajhadaar hota hain (They are saying an elephant is 100 instances greater than a lion and 80 instances smarter, however in the case of Afghan lions), they took the elephant as their lunch.They ate them. So, angle issues quite a bit. Right this moment, Afghanistan not solely acquired their revenge but in addition confirmed nice intent. And what glorious management was displayed by Rashid Khan. They are saying management is 80 % mentality, 20 % talent. That’s the explanation they had been capable of take down such an enormous elephant for lunch.”
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“And as for the mighty Australia, whom nobody can defeat, who performs one of the best World Cup cricket – agreed, nobody can play the World Cup higher than you, however you had been up towards one of many hardest opponents whose angle was like lions,” the previous pacer added.
Gulbadin Naib emerged as Afghanistan’s hero, claiming 4 wickets for 20 runs in his 4 overs of medium tempo. His essential spell, which included the dismissal of Glenn Maxwell, who had scored 59 off 41 balls, turned the match in Afghanistan’s favour. Australia, chasing a goal of 149, had been finally bowled out for 127, struggling their first-ever defeat to Afghanistan in a senior worldwide match.
Earlier within the match, Afghanistan’s opening pair of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran had laid a stable basis with a century stand. Gurbaz top-scored with 60 off 49 balls, whereas Zadran contributed 51 off 48 balls. Nevertheless, Pat Cummins claimed his second hat-trick in consecutive matches, serving to to limit Afghanistan to a complete of 148 for six.
Regardless of the late collapse, Afghanistan’s bowlers, led by Gulbadin, defended the full efficiently, conserving their hopes of a semi-final spot alive within the match.
