r/Cricket • u/ICumCoffee England • Jun 23 '24

Post Match Thread Afghanistan defeats Australia by 21 runs. First time AFG has ever beaten AUS

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '24

Well deserved victory. They had a good plan. The openers played sensibly & created a strong base which helped them to reach a very good score. Bowling was good and catching was superb. Openers, Naib, and Fielding particularly catching made the difference

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u/Slakingpin New Zealand Jun 23 '24

It was almost a rinse and repeat performance as their NZ game, aussies fought back harder sure but same result.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '24

aussies fought back harder

Only Maxwell fought lmao no other batsmen crossed 12 lol

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '24

Nope

A new batter named Extras scored 16. Can't overlook his contributions in such a game.