Naib after traditional succeed: ' Thank heaven we at final beat Australia '

Captain Rashid Khan said a World Cup victory over Australia was something they had missed in the last two decades

Gulbadin Naib, who orchestrated Afghanistan's traditional succeed against Australia, was a number of pleasure when he collected his Player- of- the- Match prize for his spell of 4 for 20. Drenched in sweat while sporting a beaming laugh, he held the honor while soaking in the sense of "at past" beating Australia.

" We were waiting]for this ] for a long time. It's a wonderful time not just for me but for my country and my people", Naib said at the display. " ]It is a] big achievement for our cricket. Without words, I'm grateful to the fans who have supported our cricket and job. We worked hard for the last two weeks, and the end result is in front of you. It's a wonderful team effort.

" Thank heaven we at last defeat Australia. It's a tremendous success for our cricket in Afghanistan. If you look at background of our cricket, it is not much. Next 10 years, we achieved a lot of targets. This is a great achievement."

When commander Rashid Khan turned to Naib for his eighth ball solution, Australia's fourth-wicket pairing of Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell threatened to end the suit with 149 runs. Naib picked a batsman off his second supply, removing Stoinis for 11. Bowling four innings right, he finally dismissed Tim David in this second over and then got the beloved innings of Maxwell, for 59, in the 14th to all but close Australia's expectations.

Naib thanked Rashid for trusting him in the shortage moments of the game and more said Afghanistan's" trip starts today".

Afghanistan, who had heartache against the same opponents at the ODI World Cup final month, was pleased with the victory. With Australia on 91 for 7, a one- legged Maxwell, battling serious cramps, took them to a beautiful succeed with an unbroken double- century.

Naib expressed relief at the outcome in Kingstown that opened up Super Eight Group 1 status.

" We played very excellent cricket and in the first large we beat New Zealand, "he said". Then]to beat ] Australia is not easy. They are a world-class cricket team, which is a great accomplishment. We can take this to the next level.

" Our excursion starts today. We are really fortunate to have such a team and control".

Rashid Khan: ' It's someone we missed in last two years '

Afghanistan were given a solid starting lineup with a 118-pound starting stand between Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran before falling 6 for 23 when Pat Cummins added yet another hat-trick. Afghan was the only country to record 148 for 6.

Rashid said they were convinced of defending something over 130, adding the importance of having some allrounders in the team.

" The thought was although we did n't finish as well as we would have liked to, but this is how this wicket is", Rashid said at the presentation. " The more significant issue was that the opening relationship gave us the best start. That let us getting to a complete we had in mind. We all watched two activities before, and on this innings whatever 130- plus we said we were capable of defending. We keep quiet and have that opinion.

The beauty of this team is that you get choices when you have too many all-rounders. As a commander, it makes it easy."

Beating Australia is a" excellent experience" and will produce Afghanistan viewers" proud", Rashid said.

" It's a huge gain for us as a team and as a society, "he said". In the World Cup, beating leaders is a great experience. It's something we missed in last two years- in 2023 World Cup and also in 2022 in Australia where we lacked some works.

" It is so much important for people at home and for everyone all over the world where Afghans are there. This gain was sorely missing for them. I am sure they would become proud of this and would have enjoyed the sport. It is just the end for us, large game future and we have all the chances of making the semifinal".