Kingstown [Saint Vincent], after his team's 21-run defeat against Afghanistan in the Super Eight of the 2024 T20 World Cup, Australia captain Mitchell Marsh praised his opponents and said they were good and outplayed them .
Marsh showed a sloppy performance against Afghanistan at the Arnos Vale Ground. The Australian captain scored 12 runs off nine balls at a strike rate of 133.33. He hit two fours during his time at the crease. Naveen-ul-Haq dismissed him in the third over of the second innings.
In the post-match press conference, Marsh said Afghanistan deserved to win the match. The Australian captain also gave credit to the Afghan team for their victory on Sunday.
"Afghanistan were really good and outplayed us and deserved to win that game. There are a lot of things you can look at, the reality is that there are small margins here. When the scores are low, we had an offside on the field. "But yes, there are We have to give credit where credit is due and Afghanistan was pretty good," Marsh said.
He added that they believe a lot in his team. The 32-year-old praised the Australian team and said that they are a very good team.
"The first thing is to recover. We have a lot of confidence in our group. We are a very good cricket team. Yes, we had a bad night tonight, but I suppose there is also something positive in the fact that in 36 hours we are playing again." It's an important game, obviously it will be against India and I think if you look back at the short history of this team, I know for a fact that it brings out the best in our guys. The boys will surely be up for it," he added.
Recapping the match, Australia won the toss and decided to bowl against Afghanistan.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (60 runs off 49 balls, 4 fours and 4 sixes) and Ibrahim Zadran (51 runs off 48 balls, 6 fours) led the Afghan batting team and propelled them to 148/6 after the end of 20 overs. Karim Janat (13 runs off 9 balls, 1 six) and Mohammad Nabi (10 runs off 4 balls, 2 fours) also played a crucial role in the first innings death overs.
Pat Cummins led the Australian bowling attack after picking up three wickets and giving 28 runs in his four-over spell. Adam Zampa also got two wickets and 28 runs in his four-over spell.
During the run chase, Glenn Maxwell (59 runs off 41 balls, 6 fours and 3 sixes) was the only outstanding batsman among his Australian teammates. However, his knock had to come to an end in the 15th over after Gulbadin Naib picked up his wicket.
The Australian batting line-up could not withstand the attack of the Afghan bowling and collapsed on 127.
Gulbadin Naib led the Afghan bowling attack after taking four wickets and 20 runs in his four-over spell at an economy rate of 5.00. His stupendous performance helped Afghanistan to a 21-run victory over Australia.
Marsh showed a sloppy performance against Afghanistan at the Arnos Vale Ground. The Australian captain scored 12 runs off nine balls at a strike rate of 133.33. He hit two fours during his time at the crease. Naveen-ul-Haq dismissed him in the third over of the second innings.
In the post-match press conference, Marsh said Afghanistan deserved to win the match. The Australian captain also gave credit to the Afghan team for their victory on Sunday.
"Afghanistan were really good and outplayed us and deserved to win that game. There are a lot of things you can look at, the reality is that there are small margins here. When the scores are low, we had an offside on the field. "But yes, there are We have to give credit where credit is due and Afghanistan was pretty good," Marsh said.
He added that they believe a lot in his team. The 32-year-old praised the Australian team and said that they are a very good team.
"The first thing is to recover. We have a lot of confidence in our group. We are a very good cricket team. Yes, we had a bad night tonight, but I suppose there is also something positive in the fact that in 36 hours we are playing again." It's an important game, obviously it will be against India and I think if you look back at the short history of this team, I know for a fact that it brings out the best in our guys. The boys will surely be up for it," he added.
Recapping the match, Australia won the toss and decided to bowl against Afghanistan.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (60 runs off 49 balls, 4 fours and 4 sixes) and Ibrahim Zadran (51 runs off 48 balls, 6 fours) led the Afghan batting team and propelled them to 148/6 after the end of 20 overs. Karim Janat (13 runs off 9 balls, 1 six) and Mohammad Nabi (10 runs off 4 balls, 2 fours) also played a crucial role in the first innings death overs.
Pat Cummins led the Australian bowling attack after picking up three wickets and giving 28 runs in his four-over spell. Adam Zampa also got two wickets and 28 runs in his four-over spell.
During the run chase, Glenn Maxwell (59 runs off 41 balls, 6 fours and 3 sixes) was the only outstanding batsman among his Australian teammates. However, his knock had to come to an end in the 15th over after Gulbadin Naib picked up his wicket.
The Australian batting line-up could not withstand the attack of the Afghan bowling and collapsed on 127.
Gulbadin Naib led the Afghan bowling attack after taking four wickets and 20 runs in his four-over spell at an economy rate of 5.00. His stupendous performance helped Afghanistan to a 21-run victory over Australia.
