Mohammad Nabi quits Afghanistan captaincy

Online Desk

Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi steps down from his role after the T20 World Cup 2022 defeat against Australia on Friday at the Adelaide Oval.

After resigning Nabi said that the journey of T20 World Cup is about to end for us. We could not live up to the expectations of the fans. The Afghan all-rounder has also expressed his disappointment about the performance of the team.

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell hit an unbeaten half-century to keep Australia in the hunt for the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup with a tense four-run win over Afghanistan.

The hosts and defending champions now need arch-rivals England to lose their final Super 12 match against Sri Lanka on Saturday to confirm the spot in the semis.

Maxwell's 32-ball 54 lifted Australia to 168-8, a total their bowlers defended by restricting the Afghans to 164-7.

Rashid Khan hit an unbeaten 48 off 23 balls to make a fist of the chase and he smashed 16 runs off the final over from Marcus Stoinis to keep the home crowd on edge almost right to the end.

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