T20 World Cup: Afghanistan celebrates after defeating two big countries

The Afghanistan team, which performed historically by defeating first Australia and then Bangladesh, has created history by reaching the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. In the rain-affected match of the Super Eight stage against Bangladesh, Afghanistan won by eight runs and made it to the semi-finals. With this, it also eliminated a giant like Australia. Earlier, it had defeated New Zealand in the group stage. The Afghanistan team has reached the semi-finals of this global tournament for the first time. Now the team will face South Africa.

Celebrations in Afghanistan

As soon as Naveen Ul Haq dismissed Mustafizur Rahman LBW, a large number of cricket lovers started gathering in Khost, Paktia and Kabul. This achievement of the Afghanistan cricket team immersed the whole country in celebration and people came out on the streets to share happiness. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has posted pictures of these cities on social media. Sharing the post, ACB wrote in the caption, ‘Look what success means to us.’ In another post, thousands of fans were seen celebrating on the streets, on the balconies of their homes and on the roofs of shops. The caption read, They know how to celebrate the victory of Afghanistan’s heroes in the T20 World Cup.