Marlon Samuels' highest score in T20Is, an unbeaten 66-ball 89, steered West Indies to a whitewash-sealing seven-wicket win at Warner Park. Afghanistan, who were bowled out for 110 and 93 in the first two T20Is, put up their best batting display of the series, but a total of 146 wasn't quite enough to challenge West Indies' line-up.

The hit-and-miss start

Jerome Taylor bowled the first over of the match from around the wicket, and his angle across the right-handed Noor Ali Zadran produced four straight plays and misses. A cover-driven boundary at the end of the over settled Noor's nerves, though, and his next 12 balls produced two sixes and four more fours, including three in a row in Taylor's second over.

Afghanistan raced to 40 for 1 by the end of the fourth over, but Noor's departure in the fifth - bowled by Kesrick Williams after moving too far across his stumps, and too early - slowed them down considerably. Williams, Carlos Brathwaite and Samuel Badree sent down tight post-Powerplay overs, making a clear effort to bowl straight and deny hitting room, and by the end of the 10th over Afghanistan were only 61 for 3.

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Marlon I am your biggest critique, why, you may ask. Because you have failed to fulfil your potential. You should be averaging high 40s in all formats.

In reply to natty_forever

Am also of the opinion that he has not done justice to his talent. After the way he performed in England when he carried the batting, i was convinced that he was going to take off and become the consistent senior player to lead our batting. Only he knows why that has not happened. I expected performances like yesterday to be the norm.

In reply to natty_forever He seems like the only windian who can score in all 3 formats...

In reply to natty_forever

As a cricket critique with over forty-two thousand posts, it would be good if you were to post better critics.






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In reply to Ewart

There is no doubt that he should be added to the ODI team, right now he is WI best ODI batsman, although Chase has recently been the most prolific.

That 89* was ugly. Even Marlon might admit that it was ugly. Regardless, it was a "carry your bat" to a win 89. Marlon, Jason Mo & Chase would make our best ODI middle order right now.

Afghanistan has 1 good bowler.