Afghanistan's Dream Run in World Cup 2023 Comes to an End

Producer: Amar Sunil Panicker

End of a Great Run

Afghanistan brought an end to their WC campaign with a loss by five wickets against South Africa. 

Entertaining AFGhanistan

Afghanistan however, have produced a stellar campaign in the tournament racking up wins against tough opposition. 

Beating Defending Champions

The side managed to produce a victory over the defending champions England by a big margin of 69 runs which was a huge upset.

Defeating Asian Rivals

They also went on to win against Pakistan by a massive an eight-wicket making it another upset.

Consecutive Wins

They made it back-to-back victories with another win over Sri Lanka that too by seven wickets.

Three in a Row

Afghanistan made it three wins in a row after defeating the Netherlands by seven wickets to put them in the race for the semi-finals.

Heartbreak

Despite their heartbreaking loss to Australia and now South Africa, Afghanistan have produced their best World Cup campaign so far in their history while also entertaining the crowds. 

Highest Wicket-Taker

Rashid Khan finishes as the highest wicket-taker for Afghanistan having picked 11 wickets in his nine games. 

Highest Run-Scorer

Ibrahim Zadran finished as the highest run-scorer for Afghanistan having scored 376 runs in his nine games in the WC 2023 campaign.