The Afghanistan player Celebrates on DJ Bravo Champion song after their famous victory against Australia at at Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown. Afghanistan defeated Australia by 21 runs in one of the best matches of the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8.
The Energy level and celebration of the team were at their peak, the Afghan Players danced to a very famous song by DJ Bravo Champion on the bus.
This was the first time Afghanistan defeated Australia across formats and Rashid Khan’s men made sure that they enjoyed the historic to the fullest.
A video went viral on social media after Afghanistan players were seen dancing to their bowling coach Dwayne Bravo’s iconic song, Champion, on the bus. The entire team danced to the beats of the song and also did the iconic “champion” dance step, which has been very popular since the day the song was released.
WATCH: Afghan Players Dance on DJ Bravo Champion
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In the AFG vs AUS, the Pathans posted a total of 146 runs on the board with a loss of 6 wickets. Where the Australian team was all-out on just 127 runs.
This was Australia’s first defeat in World Cup 2024 and their upcoming game is against India which they must have to win for semi-finals qualification in T20 World Cup 2024.
The extras scored sixteen runs in the innings, which was the second-highest score in the innings aside from Glenn Maxwell’s 59 runs in 41 balls. Notwithstanding, Naveen-ul-Haq claimed figures of 3-20, but Gulbadin Naib stole the show with a 4-20 and a declaration of Player of the Match.
“Thanks to dear Allah. We’ve waited for a long time. Big moment for our nation and our people. I have no words to say but thanks to the fans who have supported us in our career and cricket journey,” Naib said following the game.
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“I learned from the batting innings how to bowl. Thanks to Rashid for trusting me. It’s a whole team effort, Rahmanullah, Zadran, and also Naveen for the momentum. It is a great achievement for Afghanistan, we have achieved many things in the last ten years but this is a big achievement.
“In the last World Cup, we played well and in this World Cup, we beat New Zealand too. Australia is a champion side so for us it is a big tournament. Lucky to have this kind of team and management.”
In the history of the World Cup (ODI and T20 combined), Naib is the first player to collect four wickets as an eighth bowler. Naib was the final bowler Afghanistan used tonight, totaling eight.
AUS vs AFG Teams:
Afghanistan Playing XI:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Nangeyalia Kharote, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Australia Playing XI:
David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
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