Jonathan Trott first kicked a bag within the dressing room. He then signaled to Afghanistan to gradual the sport down. Rashid Khan had his arms on his head at varied moments within the chase. Mohammad Nabi had a continuing smile on his face.

However the one second that encapsulated the emotionally-charged evening in Kingstown was Naveen-ul-Haq working off after trapping Mustafizur Rahman, the final man, lbw. That sealed Afghanistan’s maiden spot within the semi-final of any males’s senior World Cup.

In a match that was start-stop owing to a number of rain interventions, Afghanistan – led by four-fors from Naveen and Rashid Khan – edged out Bangladesh by a mere eight runs and within the course of, additionally knocked Australia out of the T20 World Cup 2024.

Three groups had been in rivalry for one semi-final spot from Group 1 of Tremendous Eight, and the rain solely added to the drama. For the perfect a part of the final hour, a cat-and-mouse sport went on, with Bangladesh edging Afghanistan out on the DLS par scores, just for the latter to come back again to grab again the benefit.

Litton Das, with a better of 36 earlier than Monday, stayed by way of all of it, however could not take Bangladesh over the road together with his first fifty of the match. Rashid and Co. danced their hearts out after knocking two groups with a single blow, and the celebrations are more likely to go on for longer.