| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Brandon King | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.66 |
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1.5 OUT! YOU MISS I HIT! Brilliant stuff from Azmatullah Omarzai and Afghanistan get their first man. Azmatullah Omarzai comes in from over the wicket, and lands it full, and around the fourth stump line with a gentle inswing. Brandon King is drawn forward and closes the bat's face way early to flick it to the leg side but misses. The ball sneaks through the willow and rattles the furniture. 22/1
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| Johnson Charles | 43 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 159.25 |
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8 OUT! TAKEN! A soft dismissal and the local lad goes back now! Naveen-ul-Haq once again takes pace off, fuller and on off, Johnson Charles gets deceived by the lack of pace and is very early into his shot, the ball flies towards extra covers where Gulbadin Naib dives forward to take a fine catch. Charles goes back after a quick-fire knock here! 102/2
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| Nicholas Pooran Wk | 98 | 53 | 6 | 8 | 184.90 |
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19.4 OUT! RUN OUT! Oh..no! That is just unlucky for Nicholas Pooran! This is another full toss, on off, Nicholas Pooran drills it wide of deep point and turns around for the second run to keep the strike, Azmatullah Omarzai picks up and fires in a rocket throw towards the batter's end and hits bullseye, Pooran puts in a desperate dive but that is not good enough to save him. Nicky P has to go back for a smashing 98 and just misses out on a well-deserved ton. 215/5
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| Shai Hope | 25 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 147.05 |
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12.1 OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Gulbadin Naib bowls a slower leg-cutter, and lands it on the fuller length, on the off stump, Shai Hope is early on the shot and slogs it with no real timing, dragging it into the air towards the deep square leg region. Najibullah Zadran patrolling the boundary runs towards his right and stretches his arms to grab the catch successfully. He falls with the running momentum but manages to keep the ball in his hands. 135/3
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| Rovman Powell C | 26 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 173.33 |
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18.3 OUT! TAKEN! Gulbadin Naib has the last laugh here! He takes pace off again, full and on off, Rovman Powell once again tries to slog across the line, but is early through his shot and gets an outside edge, the ball goes in the air, Nangeyalia Kharote (Sub) at cover-point settles under it and takes a good catch. West Indies four down now! 199/4
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| Andre Russell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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| Sherfane Rutherford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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| Extras | 15 Runs (lb: 4, wd: 9, nb: 2) | ||||
| Total | 218/5 20.0 (RR: 10.90) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.66 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 20.50 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 11.25 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.00 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Rahmanullah Gurbaz Wk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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0.3 OUT! TAKEN! Akeal Hosein draws first blood! He gets a wicket in the Powerplay once again. Tosses it up this time, on middle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz uses his feet to loft it away, but hits it from the toe-end of the bat, the ball lobs up towards mid on where Andre Russell takes a dolly. Early blow for the Afghans as Gurbaz walks back for a duck! 0/1
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| Ibrahim Zadran | 38 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 135.71 |
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7.4 OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Obed McCoy celebrates and Afghanistan is in huge trouble now! McCoy serves it full, and tails it into the batter from the middle stump line, Ibrahim Zadran gets underneath it and flicks it taking the aerial route. He gets the timing right but hits it flatly, not getting the requisite distance. Johnson Charles stationed at deep square leg doesn't have to move an inch and takes a good reverse-cup catch. The dangerous Ibrahim Zadran departs now. 59/3
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| Gulbadin Naib | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70 |
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6.2 OUT! LBW! A huge confident shout for LBW and up goes the finger. Gulbadin Naib after a long conversation with his partner, goes upstairs. Gudakesh Motie comes from around the wicket, and lands it right on the seam, on a fullish length, it keeps straight and doesn't turn a bit. Gulbadin Naib is drawn forward and looks to play a defensive stroke anticipating the ball to turn and plays it over the line. The ball sneaks past the inside edge and thuds his front pad. UltraEdge comes up and confirms there's no nick. Ball Tracking shows that it is clipping the leg stump. Afghanistan two down now. Gudakesh Motie strikes gold in his very first over. 45/2
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| Azmatullah Omarzai | 23 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 121.05 |
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12.3 OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! Akeal Hosein floats this up, full and on middle, turns away sharply, Azmatullah Omarzai gets squared up as he tries to work it away, the ball takes the leading edge and loops in the air, Rovman Powell at covers move forward and takes an easy catch. Afghanistan six down now and Akeal Hosein gets his second wicket. 89/6
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| Najibullah Zadran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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8 OUT! TAKEN! Second wicket for Obed McCoy and things are getting more and more precarious for Afghanistan here. Obed McCoy bends his back and bangs this short in length, outside off. Najibullah Zadran stays leg side of the ball, arches his back a bit, and goes for an aerial cut shot. Hits it flat and straight into the hands of Johnson Charles who again makes no mistake by pouching it safely at deep extra covers. The local lad, Charles is on a roll here. 59/4
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| Mohammad Nabi | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
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9.2 OUT! BOWLED'EM! McCoy gets his third and sees the furniture cartwheeling! Totally outfoxed 'The Professor'! Obed McCoy steams in from over the wicket, lands it around off, and tails it sharply back into the batter. Mohammad Nabi is caught off-guard having no clue how to negotiate, the ball skids in quickly, and goes on to uproot the stumps taking a thickish inside edge. Half of the Afghan side is back in the dugout now. 63/5
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| Karim Janat | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 155.55 |
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12.5 OUT! RUN OUT! It is going from bad to worse for Afghanistan! Akeal Hosein flights this up, full and on off, Rashid Khan steers it towards point, Karim Janat sets off for the run and comes a long way but he is sent back, he slips while retreating and falls on the pitch, Brandon King picks up and throws it to the bowler who takes the bails off with the batter nowhere near the crease. West Indies three wickets away from the win now! 89/7
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| Rashid Khan C | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 163.63 |
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16.2 OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! DONE AND DUSTED! A real Caribbean flare! West Indies win in style by a mammoth margin of 104 runs! 8 wins on the trot and the longest winning streak in the T20Is for the Men In Maroon. Fuller-length delivery, in the slot and there to be hit. Rashid Khan clears his front foot to open up the off side and hoist it over and across the line, but slices and swirls it up high in the night sky. West Indian skipper, Rovman Powell from long off runs ahead towards the mid off region and settles underneath it, keeping his eyes on the ball till end, and takes a good catch. West Indies maintain a clean sheet and wrap up the group stage as the table toppers, with four back-to-back commanding victories. 114/10
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| Noor Ahmad | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
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14.1 OUT! TAKEN! Gudakesh Motie gets his second now! Tossed up, full and on middle, turns away a bit, Noor Ahmad tries a variant of the helicopter shot but fails to get any sort of timing on that, the ball goes up in the air towards long on where Sherfane Rutherford pouches it safely. This inning or Afghanistan is going nowhere! 98/8
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| Naveen-ul-Haq | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 |
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15.4 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Sensational bowling this! West Indies just a solitary wicket away from a commanding win. Alzarri Joseph cannons a vicious bumper, angling on the bodyline that comes through very quickly. Naveen-ul-Haq is caught up in an awkward position as he looks to eventually duck it but he keeps the bat in the air and the ball takes off the edge, and flies towards the right of Nicholas Pooran who leaps to his left and tumbles with the momentum but keeps the ball in the gloves. 107/9
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| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Extras | 7 Runs (b: 4, wd: 3) | ||||
| Total | 114/10 16.2 (RR: 6.98) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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| Akeal Hosein | 4 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
| Andre Russell | 2.2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 7.28 |
| Alzarri Joseph | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Gudakesh Motie | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Obed McCoy | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |