{"id":81653,"date":"2024-06-26T12:13:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T12:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/26\/watch-rashid-khans-special-message-as-afghanistan-set-to-play-their-first-ever-world-cup-semifinal-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T12:13:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T12:13:04","slug":"watch-rashid-khans-special-message-as-afghanistan-set-to-play-their-first-ever-world-cup-semifinal-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/26\/watch-rashid-khans-special-message-as-afghanistan-set-to-play-their-first-ever-world-cup-semifinal-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Rashid Khan&#8217;s special message as Afghanistan set to play their first-ever World Cup semifinal | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-111286474,imgsize-35992.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"WATCH: Rashid Khan&#8217;s special message as Afghanistan set to play their first-ever World Cup semifinal | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"WATCH: Rashid Khan&#8217;s special message as Afghanistan set to play their first-ever World Cup semifinal | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Afghanistan captain <!-- -->Rashid Khan<!-- --> on Wednesday took to social media to address his supporters before the highly anticipated <!-- -->ICC T20 World Cup 2024<!-- --> semifinal match against South Africa. The game, which will be held on Thursday at Tarouba in Trinidad and Tobago, presents a significant opportunity for Afghanistan to make history by reaching the final of a Cricket World Cup in either of the white-ball formats.<br \/>Afghanistan&#8217;s journey to the semi-finals of the World Cup has been an extraordinary and heartwarming narrative for a team that has been steadily improving in this format for quite some time.<!-- -->They have faced and overcome challenges posed by top-ranked teams such as New Zealand and multiple-time world champions Australia during their impressive campaign.<br \/>As they prepare to face South Africa, the Afghan team is determined to seize this moment and create a new chapter in their cricketing history. <\/p>\n<p>The match promises to be an exciting and closely contested affair, with both teams eager to secure a place in the final.<br \/>Afghanistan Cricket Board&#8217;s social media handle posted Rashid&#8217;s video message and wrote: &#8220;The skipper Rashid Khan calls on the #AfghanAtalan&#8217;s fans to support the team as they prepare to play their first-ever #T20WorldCup Semi-Final, starting tomorrow morning in Trinidad&#8221;.<br \/><span class=\"strong\">WATCH:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"strong\">Afghanistan&#8217;s road to semifinals:<\/span><br \/>vs Uganda: Won by 125 runs<br \/>vs New Zealand: Won by 84 runs<br \/>vs Papua New Guinea: Won by 7 wickets<br \/>vs West Indies: Lost by 104 runs<br \/>vs India: Lost by 47 runs<br \/>vs Australia: Won by 21 runs<br \/>vs Bangladesh: Won by 8 runs (Match reduced to 19 Ovs due to rain, DLS Target 114)<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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