Afghanistan vs South Africa: The two months of August and September 2024 are proving to be very important for international cricket. During this period, two such major upheavals occurred within about a month (August 21 to September 21). This revolutionized international cricket, especially Asian cricket.
During this time, there were two major upsets that excited fans. These include Bangladesh’s sweep of Pakistan in two Tests at home and Afghanistan’s victory over South Africa in the ODI series.
Another big result is expected today (September 23). The first Test of the series will be played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand and the result will be announced today. Sri Lanka needed 2 wickets to win while New Zealand needed 68 runs. If Sri Lanka wins this match, it can also be considered an upset. Let’s learn more about two great upheavals…
Pakistan cleans up at home
ोIn fact, the Bangladesh team visited Pakistan in August. At that time, fans all over the world, including Pakistan, expected Bangladesh to play a tough game, but it was almost impossible for them to win the series. But the result not only shocked the fans, but even surprised them.
Bangladesh proved everyone wrong, not only beating Pakistan but also sweeping the Test series 2-0. These results also raise a lot of big questions for the Pakistan team. The praise for Bangladesh doesn’t stop there. Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 10 wickets in the first Test and by 6 wickets in the second match.
Afghanistan chokes African suffocator
Next, it was the Afghan team’s turn to surprise the fans. The team suffered heavy losses to England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Netherlands in the 2023 ODI World Cup. Since then, teams such as New Zealand and Australia suffered heavy losses in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Now the team has surprised fans again, beating South Africa 2-1 in the three-match ODI series. The team was defeated by 6 wickets in the first two games of the series before winning by a huge margin of 177 runs. However, in the third ODI, the African team saved the honor with a 7-wicket win. The series is played in the UAE. In this way, the international cricket world experienced two major upheavals in about a month (August 21 to September 21).
