Afghanistan defeats Australia to win Hong Kong Super Sixes 2026 trophy for the first time

According to a TV9 Gujarati report, the Afghanistan cricket team has created history by defeating Australia in the final match. The final match of the Hong Kong Super Sixes 2026 tournament was played on November 1 at the Mission Road Ground located in Mong Kok. In this tournament, Afghanistan defeated Australia by 4 wickets to achieve the glory of becoming 'champion' for the first time. The entire Afghanistan team remained undefeated in this tournament from the group stage to the final.

In this decisive encounter, the Australian team batted first. In the stipulated 6 overs, Australia scored 115 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Coming out to chase this target, Afghanistan had a weak start and lost their first wicket in the form of Karim Janat at the score of 15 runs. Apart from this, captain Gulbadin Naib scored 17 runs and returned to the pavilion at the score of 32 runs. Afghanistan played this match under the captaincy of Gulbadin Naib.

There was a brilliant comeback made by the team from a difficult situation. Playing a special role in the final match, Imran Nazir smashed an unbeaten 53 runs off 14 balls with the help of 7 sixes and 2 fours. He received excellent support from Farmanullah Safi, who played an important innings of 26 runs. A partnership of 87 runs off just 21 balls was recorded between these two players for the third wicket, due to which Afghanistan crossed the winning target in 5.1 overs losing just 2 wickets.

In the previous rounds too, the team's performance was outstanding. In the group stage match, Afghanistan secured a 3-wicket victory against South Africa. Thereafter, defeating Oman by 4 wickets, they entered the semi-finals. In the semi-final encounter, they secured victory by a margin of 21 runs against Scotland to make a place in the final. Regarding this grand victory, posts were shared on social media by the Afghanistan Cricket Board and Cricket Hong Kong, China on November 1, 2026.