WC T20: Afg beat WI by 6 runs; list of non-Test-playing sides causing upsets

Nagpur, March 27: Afghanistan created history by beating the West Indies by 6 runs in their final Super 10 match in the 2016 T20 World Cup. [Afghanistan stun West Indies by 6 runs; ]

Non-Test-playing sides beating Test teams in t20 World Cup:

This is however, not the first time that a non-Test-playing side beat a Test-playing side in the T20 World Cup. Here is a brief look at such matches:

• Ireland beat Bangladesh by 6 wickets in group stage at Nottingham in 2009 [Ban 137/8 in 20 overs; Ire 138/4 in 18.2 overs]
  
  
• The Netherlands beat England by 4 wickets in group stage at the Lord's in 2009 [Eng 162/5 in 20 overs; Net 163/6 in 20 overs]
  
  
• Hong Kong beat Bangladesh by 2 wickets in group stage at Chittagong in 2014 [108 in 16.3 overs; HK 114/8 in 19.4 overs]
  
  
• Ireland beat Zimbabwe by 3 wickets in group stage at Sylhet in 2014 [Zimbabwe 163/5 in 20 overs; Ireland 164/7 in 20 overs]
  
  
• The Netherlands beat England by 45 runs in Super Ten at Chittagong in 2014 [Net 133/5 in 20 overs; Eng 88 in 17.4 overs]
  
  
• Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 59 runs in group stage at Nagpur in 2016 [Afg 186/6 in 20 overs; Zim 127 in 19.4 overs]
  
  

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