Meme fest on as Afghanistan knockout Australia for T20 World Cup semi-final spot
T20 World Cup: Social media platforms are buzzing with memes after Afghanistan clinched a thrilling win over Bangladesh to secure their first-ever T20 World Cup semi-final spot by knocking Australia out of the competition. The memes have majorly seen India fans heap praise on Afghanistan for toppling their long-time rivals.
Social media platforms are getting flooded with memes after Afghanistan clinched a historic win over Bangladesh in their crucial T20 World Cup Super 8 clash on June 25. The win saw the Rashid Khan-led side secure their first-ever semi-final spot in a senior men's ICC tournament. Afghanistan's victory by 8 runs via DLS method at the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown, Saint Vincent also meant that the side knocked out the heavyweights Australia from the semi-final race.
Having already beaten the T20I cricket giants like New Zealand and Australia in what has been a dream T20 World Cup run for the side, Rashid's Afghanistan made sure to extend that in a certain style after this win. After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Afghanistan had a risky start after managing to post a total of only 115 runs on the board, but some brilliant bowling by the likes of their skipper Rashid in his 4/23 spell saw the side get their most important win of the tournament.
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One of the key highlights of the game was Gulbadin Naib controversially going down on the ground due to a likely cramp, just a few seconds before a rain delay. This was quickly picked up by the netizens in their humorous and congratulatory meme-fest, while India fans also lauded Afghanistan for knocking out their long-term rivals, Australia
Taking immense pride and confidence from this win, Afghanistan will now gear up for their ever-crucial semi-final against an unbeaten South Africa in their T20 World Cup semi-final clash on June 27 at the Brain Lara Cricket stadium in Tarouba, Trinadad.
Social media platforms are getting flooded with memes after Afghanistan clinched a historic win over Bangladesh in their crucial T20 World Cup Super 8 clash on June 25. The win saw the Rashid Khan-led side secure their first-ever semi-final spot in a senior men's ICC tournament. Afghanistan's victory by 8 runs via DLS method at the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown, Saint Vincent also meant that the side knocked out the heavyweights Australia from the semi-final race.
Having already beaten the T20I cricket giants like New Zealand and Australia in what has been a dream T20 World Cup run for the side, Rashid's Afghanistan made sure to extend that in a certain style after this win. After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Afghanistan had a risky start after managing to post a total of only 115 runs on the board, but some brilliant bowling by the likes of their skipper Rashid in his 4/23 spell saw the side get their most important win of the tournament.
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One of the key highlights of the game was Gulbadin Naib controversially going down on the ground due to a likely cramp, just a few seconds before a rain delay. This was quickly picked up by the netizens in their humorous and congratulatory meme-fest, while India fans also lauded Afghanistan for knocking out their long-term rivals, Australia
Taking immense pride and confidence from this win, Afghanistan will now gear up for their ever-crucial semi-final against an unbeaten South Africa in their T20 World Cup semi-final clash on June 27 at the Brain Lara Cricket stadium in Tarouba, Trinadad.
