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| West Indies complete a dominating win over the Afghan Atalans to stay unbeaten in the Group stages! // IMAGE - ICC |
Gros Islet, St Lucia: West Indies continued their dominant run inside the T20 World Cup, thrashing Afghanistan with the aid of a big 104 runs right here on Tuesday.
Electing to bat first, the Windies piled up a colossal 218/5 on the board, courtesy of a blistering knock from Nicholas Pooran. The left-hander smashed a quickfire 98 off just 53 deliveries earlier than being run out. Johnson Charles (43) additionally played a valuable knock at the top of the order. Openers Shai Hope (25) and Rovman Powell (26) supplied reachable contributions as well.
For Afghanistan, Gulbadin Naib picked up two wickets, at the same time as Azmatullah Omarzai and Naveen-ul-Haq chipped in with one wicket each.
Chasing a stiff goal, Afghanistan faltered from the outset. They lost Rahmanullah Gurbaz for a duck in the first actual over and in no way recovered. The batting order crumbled beneath stress, with none of the batsmen managing to construct a considerable partnership. The Afghan innings folded for a paltry 114 runs in 16.2 overs.
Obed McCoy, gambling his first fit of the tournament, became the wrecker-in-leader for the Windies. The left-arm pacer picked up a critical 3-wicket haul within a span of just eight deliveries. Ibrahim Zadran pinnacle-scored for Afghanistan with a knock of 38 runs. Azmatullah Omarzai (23), Karim Janat (14), and Rashid Khan (18) had been the handiest different batsmen to attain double digits.
Akeal Hosein and Gudakesh Motie bagged wickets apiece for the Windies, at the same time as Andre Russell and Alzarri Joseph took one wicket each.
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This clinical victory keeps West Indies unbeaten inside the institution stage. They will now set their attractions on the knockout ranges of the match.