In AUS Vs AFG, Australia beat Afghanistan by four runs in their final Super 12 match to keep their semi-finals wish alive at the T20 World Cup on Friday.
Asked to bat, Mitchell Marsh (45 off 30 balls) and Glenn Maxwell (54 not out of 32 balls) did the mass of the scoring as Australia put up 168/8. In answer, Afghanistan managed 164/7 in the specified 20 overs. With that Rashid khan’s marvelous and unbeaten 48 off 23 balls.
It has been the most exciting and entertaining ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2022. No team has gone beaten, mentioning it’s been a tournament of equals. At the same time, that has added delight to it all. There started a few controversial umpiring calls have been a topic of debate.
However, the teams are into the final round of the Super 12 stages. They are playing their best shot to get a place in the semi-finals. An umpiring decision that requires no debate and will go down as a significant error in a tournament of this caliber. Especially when it can all go down to the Net Run Rate to decide the semi-final group has come to forward.
AUS vs AFG: Umpiring Error between the Match
AUS vs AFG: Australia coped up the match 168/8 in their innings, while Afghanistan frightened to come close at one stage. Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood headed four wickets in 2 overs to inch closer to 2 points. Well, more than that may be necessary because if England defeats Srilanka on Saturday. Then they would be the second team to seal qualification from this group after New Zealand.
In Australia’s got-to-beat Afghanistan match, on-field umpires failed to point out that the 4th over of the Australian innings had just five deliveries. In other words, the umpires called it “over” only after five balls which meant the hosts got only 119 legal deliveries in their innings and opposed to a legal ball.
The over was being bowled by Naveen-ul-Haq of Afghanistan while Mitchell Marsh and David Warner of Australia were facing. What is astonishing is that not the other officials nor the third umpire rectify the error then and there.
AUS vs AFG: Aussies requires progression
AUS vs AFG: Fighting champions Australia are in need of to contain their rival 106 runs or fewer to rebuild England’s Net Run Rate. Even before England plays Sri Lanka in their final game on Saturday. The hosts put up 168 for eight from their 20 overs on the back of Maxwell’s hit. After Naveen-ul-Haq and Fazal Haq Farooqi took five wickets between them to limit their opponents to a total that seemed competitive for the game. But more is require to secure progression.
Maxwell Marsh plays their part
Mitchell Marsh found himself in the fold in the third over after Cameron Green fell just 3, devastating Farooqi to Gulbadin at slip. David Warner had helped himself to hit four-fours by this time and was rushing for everything. But it did not help. Marsh had seen Smith and Warner exit in the same Naveen over. Before he has put down at point by Najibullah Zadran off Gulbadin with 19 to his name. Marsh goes on to secure 45 off 30, slog-sweeping Mujeeb Ur Rahman over the square leg boundary and dispatching Gulbadin’s leg cutter into the stands straight down the ground. But he knocks down top edging Mujeeb straight above his head for Gurbaz to grasp the catch behind the stumps.
AUS vs AFG: Aussies to be Hopeful in their Fate
AUS vs AFG: It needed a win to keep itself alive, which it finally did by four runs. Getting through an Afghanistan fright, but since they ended their innings on 168. The Aussies fell just little behind and now have to wait for the outcome of the England Vs Sri Lanka match on Saturday to know their fate.
Australia’s win has also construct sure that Sri Lanka is cut off. As another win will take them to six points at max. In contrast, Australia is already on 7.
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