Afghan giant slavers

Gulbadin Naib was Afghanistan's man with the golden arm, bowling his team to a surprise 21-run victory over previously unbeaten Australia in their Group One Super Eight encounter in the T20 World Cup at the Arnos Vale Stadium early yesterday morning (SA time).

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Set a target of 149, Glenn Maxwell (59 off 41 balls, six fours, three sixes) had the Test and OneDay champions on course until he became Gulbadin's third wicket in the 15th over, opened the door to a result which keept the duel for semifinal spots alive going into the final two fixtures in the group.

Gulbadin finished with 4/20 from his four overs of medium pace to turn the match as Australia suffered their first-ever defeat to the Afghans in a senior international encounter, being dismissed for 127 with four balls left in the match.