Afghanistan registered a historic win over Australia in their T20 World Cup 2024, Super 8 match.
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Asked to bat first, Afghanistan posted a total of 148/6. Later, they bundled out Australia for 127 and won the match 21 runs.
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This was Afghanistan's first-ever win over Australia in international cricket.
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Despite being on the losing side, it was a memorable day for Australia pacer Pat Cummins as he registered a hattrick.
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Cummins dismissed Rashid Khan on the final ball of the 18th over. Later, he dismissed Karim Janat and Gulbadin Naib on the first two deliveries of the 20th over.
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In the previous match against Bangladesh, Cummins claimed his maiden hattrick. He now became the 1st player to claim consecutive hattricks in T20Is.
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Talking about the overall stats, Lasith Malinga, Tim Southee, Mark Pavlovic, and Waseem Abbas have also taken two hattricks in T20Is.