ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Afghanistan lost their final group stage match against West Indies and the winning streak ended. Afghanistan had a deplorable loss with a huge margin of 104 runs. They were unbeaten in the tournament and had topped the table.
West Indies had put a mammoth total of 219 onboard, also they scored the highest score of powerplay of the T20 World Cup which is 92. Nicholas Pooran smashed 98 runs including 8 sixes which was the highlight of the match.
Jonathan Trott is upset with Afghanistan’s batting
After a shameful loss against West Indies Afghanistan’s head coach Jonathan Trott is not happy with the batting performance as they got all-out on 114 none of the batsmen was able to contribute well so they suffered a big loss, The first three games Afghanistan produced some great performance in their whole career. They thrashed New Zealand which was one of the upsets in this World Cup. Jonathan Trott said:
“All right, areas we need to work on, and just being able to pull-overs back. If we don’t start an over well, being able to get out of an over and try and stop that,” Trott said during the post-match press conference.
“Today we had two overs in total that went for 60 runs, and that swings the game massively. That takes a lot of pressure off the next 18 overs, so though that’s the reality, that’s the black and white of the game. And yeah, with batting, I’m disappointed, and we couldn’t have got a bit closer,” he said.
Afghanistan is roped in Group 1 for Super 8 with India, Bangladesh, and Australia and will face India in their encounter. This World Cup will be remembered for its heroic performances.