- 53 runs from Imran's 14 balls
- Afghanistan are undefeated in the tournament
- Powerful batting by Farmanullah Safi
Afghanistan won their first Hong Kong Sixes title with a 4-wicket win over Australia. Afghanistan cruised to victory in 5.1 overs after restricting Australia to 115/4 in the final at the Mission Road Ground on Sunday.
Under the leadership of Gulbadin Naib, Afghanistan also became the eighth country to win the prestigious trophy. Before that, Pakistan, England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, India, Australia and West Indies have also won this cup.
Australia's best batting
Batting first, Australia scored 115/4 in the stipulated 6 overs. Max Bryant scored a smoky 44 off 14 balls. Apart from him, Alex Rhys' unbeaten 29 and Nick Hobson's knock of 23 took Australia to a challenging score. Karim Janat and Nangelia Kharot got one wicket each for Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan's claim to victory
Meanwhile, Afghanistan chased down the target with ease and cruised to victory with a score of 119/2 with five balls to spare. For Afghanistan, Imran Mir got off to a strong start with an unbeaten 53 off just 14 balls. His innings included 7 sixes and 2 fours, which completely dominated the match for Afghanistan.
Farmanullah Safi then scored an unbeaten 26 off 7 balls with 4 sixes. Captain Gulbadin Naib also played an important role in chasing the target and scored 17 runs in 6 balls with 2 sixes.
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Afghanistan started this successful journey with their first match in Group 'A'. Here they won against South Africa by 3 wickets. In this match, they successfully chased the target of 108 runs. Afghanistan then registered a four-wicket win against Oman. They had restricted Oman to 120 and chased down the target in 5.23 overs.
Afghanistan won the semi-final against Scotland by 21 runs. After scoring 121 runs, they restricted Scotland to 100 runs. This is how they secured a place in the finals. They ended the tournament sweetly by defeating a strong team like Australia in the title match.