Afghanistan created a history by beating Australia for the first time! None of us here in the forum might have expected a big upset like the one we witnessed today. Australian team were the favourite to win against Afghanistan but the Afghan bowlers were able to defend their target of 149 runs. They won by 21 runs difference and now the match between India and Australia will become important for Australia. If Australian team doesn't win then the NRR between Australia and Afghanistan will decide who goes to the semifinals. If Australia beats India then the calculation will be simple.
Yes, I didn't think Afghanistan would beat a strong team like Australia today. Afghanistan set a target of 149 which was not a tough target but the Australian batsmen were all out before the allotted overs. Australia's bowling line was good, but Australia's batting was very poor. Australia's opening batting David Warner and Travis Head both batted badly, except for Glenn Maxwell, no other batsman could bat well.
Afghanistan take a step forward in the race for the semi-finals after defeating Australia. If India can beat Australia and Afghanistan can beat Bangladesh then Afghanistan will qualify for the semi finals. It may be difficult for Afghanistan to beat the Bangladesh team. Let's see in the end which 2 teams from Super 8 Group 1 can reach the semi-finals.