Afghanistan vs Australia Live, T20 World Cup 2024 Match Today: AFG beat AUS for the 1st time!

It is a moment of silence for the Aussie fans as the Afghans have defeated them in the T20 World Cup. In a major upset, it is AFG's first-ever win against the cricketing giants.

The Aussies are in some real real trouble as they lose out most of their wickets and re relying on Zampa and Hazlewood now | AUS at 114/9

Australia is in a lot of trouble as they lose 7 wickets against Afghanistan. They need to gain the momentum to avoid an upset

Despite the ups and downs, Australia have reached 50 runs as they continue their batting, with Maxwell & Stoinis on strike. 

It looks like the Australians are having a hard time against the Afghans as opener David Warner has departed. AUS has lost three wickets now | AUS at 36/3

Afghanistan has opened their wicket-taking account with two wickets | AUS at 21/2

Neveen-ul-Haq scalps Travis Head's wicket as he gives a major jolt to Australia | AUS at 5/1

Australia pulled off a turnaround with the ball as they took six wickets before they ended the first innings. Afghanistan score 148/6 and Australia will target 149.

Pat Cummins goes HARD against the Afghans as he scalps another hat-trick! 

Rashid Khan had to depart after Tim David took the catch, but the Afghans still look strong | AFG at 141/4

Azmatullah Omarzai fails to connect and make an impact as he departs early.

After a strong showcase, Gurbaz and Zadran lost their wickets. Australia were able to open their wicket tab

Gurbaz has secured a 50 against Australia and Zadran is also closing in as Afghanistan reach 100 runs | AFG at 109/0

Afghanistan show no vulnerability as Zadran and Gurbaz continue to power through. Both are also closing in on their respective half centuries | AFG at 96/0

Australia are finding it tricky to scalp a wicket as the Afghans maintain a strong stance | AFG at 66/0

The Afghans are off to a strong start against the Aussies as they have amassed 50+ runs on the board with no loss of wickets. 

Afghanistan vs Australia live: Here is the pitch report for the game. 

In the first game between Bangladesh and the Netherlands, the pitch appeared to offer opportunities for both batters and bowlers. However, in the subsequent matches, the true nature of the surface emerged, making it increasingly difficult for teams to chase.

T20 World Cup live: Here is the team for Afghanistan for the clash against Australia. 

Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik. 

T20 World Cup live: Here is the team for Australia vs Afghanistan for T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 clash.

Australia: Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa.