T20 World Cup: Afghanistan Players Sing and Dance Along to DJ Bravo's Champions After Beating Australia | WATCH

Afghanistan defeated Australia by 21 runs in a thrilling encounter in their Group 1 clash to keep their 2024 T20 World Cup semi-finals alive. The celebration that began on the ground spilt over onto the team bus as Rashid Khan and Co. made their way from the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown to their team hotel.

Mohammad Nabi took to social media to share a glimpse of the celebrations as the Afghanistan team was seen singing and dancing along to their bowling coach Dwayne Bravo’s song – ‘Champions’.

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On Sunday, despite a second successive hat-trick by Australian bowler Pat Cummins, Afghanistan posted 148/6 after being asked to bat first on a tricky pitch.

Afghanistan pair Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran put on 118 for the highest opening partnership against Australia in a T20 match before Australia’s bowlers rallied late, including Cummins’ second career hat-trick — just two days after his first.

Australia then stumbled with the bat and were all out for 127, with only Glenn Maxwell (59 off 41 balls) coming to grips with the superb Afghanistan bowling attack and the turning wicket.

Guldabin Naib took four wickets in an inspired spell in the middle overs to stall Australia’s chase before Azmatullah Omarzai had final wicket Adam Zampa caught in the deep in the final over to complete a stunning win amid jubilant celebrations among the Afghan players and team management.

“It’s a massive win for us as a team and as a nation in the World Cup beating (the) champions,” captain Rashid Khan said.

The victory moves Afghanistan to two points in Group 1 and level with Australia, but behind on net run rate. India leads the group on four points. Bangladesh are bottom after two losses but still have a chance of qualifying for the semifinals.

The final group standings will be decided on Monday when Afghanistan plays Bangladesh at St. Vincent and Australia take on India at St. Lucia.

(With inputs from Agencies)

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