Venue: Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
In reply to Narper
I thought you posted Rains in your first word there. WI making a statement tonight!
Afghanistan have won the toss and have opted to field
Leh we go my side
In reply to Narper
No Sheppy tonight birth of child!!!
Hope and McCoy in - Shep gawn home fi di baby’s birth. Chase out
In reply to WIfan26
Obed McCoy is in
In reply to Narper
ICYMI, we have a new T20I record for fastest century, Estonia's Sahil Chauhan smashed a 27-ball century yesterday to break the previous record by six(!) deliveries.
Toss: Afghanistan choose to bowl. "Just about how we do in a run chase," Rashid says. "Also as a bowling unit and the opposition, best to bowl first. Beauty of our team has been to adjust according to conditions. We've seen a couple of games here. Have to go with the right mindset. Should be a bouncy wicket, most of the guys know this wicket from the CPL.
(Toss an advantage?) Not on these pitches, and more about playing the right cricket and taking the right decisions. Same team.
Rovman Powell says "there's more to gain than to lose" on this potential dead rubber. "We want to tighten the batting, bowling and fielding. It's a matter of us keeping our foot on the pedal and bring confidence in the group moving into the Super Eight. Today is an opportunity for both individuals and teams to shine. McCoy replaces Shepherd. Chase replaces Shai Hope. Tactical but also Romario is welcoming his child. That's what we embrace as a team, to let him go, since family is very important."
No hetty
JUST IN: "Romario Shepherd has left the West Indies camp to be present for the birth of his second child, Romaire Shepherd. He will return to the squad tomorrow, Tuesday, June 18."
...........
Sammy, WI coach: Good feeling. St Lucia is always special. We know what we are going to get. It is a great feeling and to do that with the team already qualifying, even better. I think this group has a level of focus and a desire to win every game. We've been tested but we've been finding a way, something we haven't done in last couple of years."
The stadium named after the Head Coach. Where have you seen that before in international cricket?
A tonight $ammy gwine nuff inna Captain Rovman ears/face.
Gwaan $ammy!
In reply to Narper
Ok Narps
Pick the winner...
In reply to Drapsey
In reply to WestDem
In reply to sgtdjones
How come you not picking your winner?
8:25pm Hello, hello! Should be a cracker this. The teams have lined up for the anthems.
Manu Ajmani: "As an Indian fan, it would be disappointing to see either of the teams lose today. We love watching both teams play. Although my coin toss has West Indies winning today." What's the success rate of your toss?
In reply to googley
I did Canada...
As has been the case, Brandon King to take first strike. No surprises, Fazalhaq Farooqi with the new ball. The wind is blowing from left to right as he runs in. Both King and Johnson Charles will have to protect their front pads. A slip and short third in place
8:28pm A "sizeable crowd" in Gros Islet, in words of Ian Bishop on air. The weather forecast looks clear, i am interested to see how the teams adapt to the wind factor that has been a regular presence in St. Lucia this T20 World Cup. We saw a superb catch from Sybrand Engelbrecht, who later announced his international retirement yesterday. A bit more of that today?
Off and running four finBrandon
Four fi Charles now
0.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Brandon King, 1 run, brilliant yorker swinging in on middle, Brandon King clears his front leg and can only jam it towards mid-on for a brisk single
0.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Brandon King, no ball, a yorker length ball well outside off, King looks to carve it square of the wicket but misses. Fazalhaq Farooqi has overstepped so a Free Hit is coming up.
0.3
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Charles, FOUR, fullish ball on middle and leg, Charles says thank you very much and clips it past the left side
13/0 from 1
0.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Brandon King, 2 runs, good length ball swinging towards the pads, Brandon King tucks it through mid-wicket. Bigger side of the ground and some good running between the wickets allows the batters to take a couple
END OF OVER 1
13 runs
WI: 13/0
CRR: 13.00
Brandon King
7 (5b 1x4)
Johnson Charles
5 (2b 1x4)
Fazalhaq Farooqi
1-0-13-0
WI 13/0 (1) CRR: 13
Brandon King 7(5)
Johnson Charles 5(2)
Fazalhaq Farooqi
1-0-13-0
Fourrrrr Charles
1.1
Azmatullah to Charles, FOUR, to third man
Great start
Four more
1.3
Azmatullah to Charles, FOUR, Charles is riding his luck! Charles backs away and Azmatullah bowls it in line
Azmatullah to King, OUT
Knocked him over, Omarzai the King!
Such a beauty to bowl early in the spell. Bowls it on a length with a wobble seam, King is unsure of coming forward or staying back. The ball goes straight on, King's half-stride works against him. He is still on the move as the ball ricochets off the inside edge to peg back middle. Afghanistan on the board early and Omarzai has his arms stretches as he runs in celebration
Brandon King b Azmatullah Omarzai 7 (6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 116.66
West Indies....(1.5/20 ov) 22/1
1.5
Azmatullah to Brandon King, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! Brilliant stuff from Azmatullah. Fuller length ball around off, hits the deck and seams in just enough to induce a false stroke. Brandon King pushes
Brandon King b Azmatullah 7(6) [4s-1]
Claraaaax
King gawn fi fi 7
22/1
In reply to Narper
Why king, why???
In reply to googley
King nah give me no points
dammit man
In reply to googley
One of yuh lame horseys?
Wach my Poo Poo horsey come in
WI 26/1 (2.2) CRR:
2.2
full ball wide outside off, allows Charles to free his arms and he does so. Ends up slicing it towards third man. The fielder in the deep moves to his left
Four fi Charles
Four more fi Charles
2.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Charles, FOUR, unlucky for Fazalhaq Farooqi! Slower length ball well outside off, Charles once again throws his bat at it and gets it off the outer half. The fielder at backward point dives to his left but is beaten and the ball races to the fence
END OF OVER 3
15 runs
WI: 37/1
CRR: 12.33
Johnson Charles
27 (11b 6x4)
Nicholas Pooran
1 (2b)
Fazalhaq Farooqi
2-0-28-0
Azmatullah Omarzai
1-0-9-1
And four more
37/1 from 3
2.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Charles, FOUR,fractionally overpitched outside off, Charles hammers it past mid-on and the ball reaches the fence at the rate of knots.
Yes Charles!!!!!
beat Bad Bravo Bowlin!!!
Six fi Nicky Poo
66666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666
3.1
Azmatullah to Pooran, SIX, to third man
In reply to Halliwell
Charles can retire now...he make enough to maintain his place for the rest of the games
3.2
Azmatullah to Pooran, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket
Four more
No ballot boot
I thought AFG bowling would give us trouble.
Boy this is a beating
3.2
Azmatullah to Pooran, no ball, FOUR, back of a length ball outside off, this surface is so true that you can stand
Wow this is terrible
3.2
Azmatullah to Pooran, 5 widesbonus runs these! 50 up for WI in a jiffy! A short ball and
Five wides and another free hit
52/1
In reply to Halliwell
Bravo looking good..
Four leg byes
3.2
Azmatullah to Pooran, no run, bowled but it was a Free Hit! A yorker length
3.3
Azmatullah to Pooran, leg byes, FOUR, to fine leg the runs continue to flow! The Afghani bowlers look jaded due to the onslaught. Full ball shaping down leg, Pooran swings at it and it flies off his pads and beats the keeper
Free wicket
3.4
Azmatullah to Pooran, FOUR, to deep backward point
61/0 from 3,4
See what happens when you put a team that hasn't been under fire for the tourney
them forget how to bowl
Christ
In reply to positiveg
Call the police
WC now start
.5
Azmatullah to Pooran, SIX, to deep mid-wicket
Siiiiix
73/1 from 4
Murdah
Oh gawd Nikki
Build ah innings nah
END OF OVER 4
36 runs
WI: 73/1
CRR: 18.25
Nicholas Pooran
27 (9b 2x4 3x6)
Johnson Charles
27 (11b 6x4)
Azmatullah Omarzai
2-0-41-1
Fazalhaq Farooqi
2-0-28-0
Raining boundaries
36 runs in that over
Record ?
In reply to Narper
What you horseys eating?
3.6
Azmatullah to Pooran, SIX, the onslaught continues!
Partnership 51 from 16
Murder someone call de undertaker.
Bush:’ lovely’
WI 73/1 (4) CRR: 18.25
Nicholas Pooran 27(9)
Johnson Charles 27(11)
Azmatullah Omarzai
2-0-41-1
In reply to Halliwell
Here comes trouble...
END OF OVER 5
12 runs
WI: 85/1
CRR: 17.00
Johnson Charles
29 (13b 6x4)
Nicholas Pooran
36 (13b 4x4 3x6)
Rashid Khan
1-0-12-0
Azmatullah Omarzai
2-0-41-1
In reply to googley
Murderaion by Nicky Poo
Mi boy Rashid enter
4.2
Rashid Khan to Pooran, FOUR, tossed up in line of the stumps, Pooran clears his front leg
In reply to Narper
Bravo is ah true Caribbean man
4.4
Rashid Khan to Pooran, FOUR, quick and flat
85/1 from 5
Massacre
In reply to Halliwell
Loving this WARRIOR POO!
His facial expression reminding me of a certain gum chewing fella against the Ozzies.
just saying
WI 85/1 (5) CRR: 17
Johnson Charles 29(13)
Nicholas Pooran 36(13)
Rashid Khan
1-0-12-0
....
Afeef: "West Indies have forced Rashid to bowl himself in the powerplay, should consider that a win" Also enabled by the fact that Afg don't have Mujeeb
In reply to powen001
Murderation indeed
Who made this IPL lickit wicket
5.2
Naveen-ul-Haq to Charles, FOUR, to fine leg
5.2
Naveen-ul-Haq to Charles, FOUR, shortish delivery seaming towards the hips, easy pickings for Charles
WI 92/1 (6) CRR: 15.33
Johnson Charles 35(19)
Nicholas Pooran 36(13)
92/1 from 6
Highest poweplay in T20 WC history
End of power play
In reply to Chrissy
Need highest score in power play history...
Most runs in T20I Power ply
In reply to Halliwell
In reply to Halliwell
Revues
Not out
6.3
Noor Ahmad to Pooran, no run, Afghanistan review for a caught behind. Gurbaz and Noor Ahmad had a long discussion and convinced their skipper to challenge the decision. Was a back of a length ball around off, Pooran looked to tuck it across but it seemed to have deflected off his pads. Gurbaz fumbled but managed to grab it on the second attempt. The replay rolls in and there's clear daylight between bat and ball. It clearly came off the pads. Afghanistan lose a review
In reply to LBW375
Yuh too greedy
WI 96/1 (7) CRR: 13.71
Nicholas Pooran 38(17)
Johnson Charles 37(21)
Noor Ahmad
1-0-4-0
In reply to Chrissy
Naveen-ul-Haq to Charles, 2 runs, dropped! A length ball wide outside off, Charles reaches out to it and toe-ends his expansive stroke towards mid-off. Nabi doesn't time his jump that well. He gets a hand to it but it bursts through, How costly will this prove? Naveen-ul-Haq is not happy
7.4
Naveen-ul-Haq to Charles, FOUR, shortish delivery angled in, Charles backs away a bit and hammers the pull over mid-wicket for a one-bounce boundary. Targetted the smaller side
Four fi Charles
100 up
102/1
Men look tired
Yup tired
7.6
Naveen-ul-Haq to Charles, out Caught by Gulbadin!! Naveen-ul-Haq strikes and brings some respite to his side! A length ball angling in from well outside off, Charles checks his shot and ends up hitting it on the up. No real momentum behind the shot as it lobs
Charles c Gulbadin b Naveen-ul-Haq 43(27) [4s-8]
WI 102/2 ( CRR: 12.75
Charles gawn fi 43
Good knock
102/2
Good knock Johnho
Hope you rotate the strike till you hit you groove. Pooran continue de proceeding
Shai Hope, right handed bat, comes to the crease
8.1
Noor Ahmad to Pooran, 2 runs, to deep extra cover
WI 108/2 (9) CRR: 12
Shai Hope 2(2)
Nicholas Pooran 42(21)
Noor Ahmad
2-0-10-0
113/2 from 10
Last 5 overs. Run rate 5.60
WI 113/2 (10) CRR: 11.3
Shai Hope 5 (6)
Nicholas Pooran 44(23)
Rashid Khan
2-0-17-0
Fazalhaq Farooqi 2 0 28 0
Azmatullah Omarzai 2 0 41 1
Rashid Khan 2 0 17 0
Naveen-ul-Haq 2 0 13 1
Noor Ahmad 2 0 10 0
MB IBRAHIMI : "Gulbadin Nain will be very handy in such situations, his slow leg and off cutter will stop batters from such big hitting. Nabi is purposely not coming to bowling, I guess!" Wouldn't be a bad idea to try Nabi on against Hope and Pooran. Here's Rashid though
Mohammad Nabi, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
10.1
Nabi to Shai Hope, no run
Six fi Hope
10.2
Nabi to Shai Hope, SIX, shot! In the slot around off, Shai Hope kneels down on one knee and nails the slog-sweep over
Six more
Hope ticks off
Back to back 6
10.3
Nabi to Shai Hope, SIX, Nabi switches to round the wicket but the result is the same. It's on a length on off, Shai Hope slogs it
15 runs from that over
WI 128/2 (11) CRR: 11.64
Shai Hope 20(12)
Nicholas Pooran 44(23)
Mohammad Nabi
1-0-15-0
WDA?
Why dem man rotatin de strike every ball? They are not proper batsmen! 
WI 135/2 (12) CRR: 11.25
Shai Hope 25(16)
Nicholas Pooran 46(25)
Noor Ahmad
3-0-17-0
In reply to sgtdjones
Hope nope
12.1
Gulbadin to Shai Hope, out Caught by Najibullah!! Gulbadin strikes off his first ball! A slower leg-cutter outside off, Shai Hope kneels down on one knee and goes for the slog sweep. Gets it more off the toe-end as the ball flies towards deep mid-wicket. Zadran covers good ground to his right and dives to take a really good catch
Shai Hope c Najibullah b Gulbadin 25(17) [6s-2]
WI 135/3 (12.1) CRR: 11.1
Good catch dat -Hope gawn
12.2
Gulbadin to Powell, 1 run, to long-on
141/3 from 13
WI 141/3 (13) CRR: 10.85
Rovman Powell 4(3)
Nicholas Pooran 48(27)
Gulbadin Naib
1-0-6-1
50 fi Nicky Poo
Big up - bat on
Congrats
First in a WC
13.5
Rashid Khan to Pooran, 1 run, nudged into the leg-side off the back foot for a single which brings up Pooran's half-century!
Siiiiix fi Rovman
15.1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Powell, SIX, 129.4kph, overpitched marginally outside off and Powell pounces. Gets under this half-volley and pumps it downtown for an 87m six. The sightscreen has to bear the brunt
158/3 from 16
Can't score like this in the middle overs and beat Australia
Batting to come, time to move on
WI 158/3 (16) CRR: 9.88
Nicholas Pooran5 4(39)
Rovman Powell 15(9)
Fazalhaq Farooqi
3-0-38-0
In reply to LBW375
Four NickyPoo
16.3
Naveen-ul-Haq to Pooran, FOUR, full toss outside off, flayed away in front of square on the off-side. Deep cover sprints to his right and puts in a dive.
Four Rovman
16.5
Naveen-ul-Haq to Powell, FOUR, pace on, dug in short, Powell swivels to pull and gets a top-edge
169/3 from 17
Come allyuh 200* I want
WI 169/3 (17) CRR: 9.94
Rovman Powell 20(12)
Pooran 60(42)
Naveen-ul-Haq
3-0-24-1
In reply to Narper
Practice makes perfect
What a dumb review
Tek datnsix fimNickyPoo
17.1
Rashid Khan to Pooran, no run, Pooran shapes to slogsweep, goes too hard and misses to get hit on the pads. Afghanistan appeal for lbw but that's been struck down. Probably missing leg and even height was a factor. Oh, Afghanistan have reviewed it! Scrambled seam, spins away to beat the inside edge and rap him on the back leg. Over to ball-tracking and it's pitching outside leg!
17.2
Rashid Khan to Pooran, SIX, Rashid goes fuller, bowls it in the slot and Pooran latches onto it. Down on one leg
17.3
Rashid Khan to Pooran, FOUR, 90.2kph, full again, Pooran clears his front leg to flog it over midwicket
Siiiiix now
50partnership
17.4
Rashid Khan to Pooran, SIX, dropped short and Pooran doesn't miss out. The left-hander is quick to rock back
17.5
Rashid Khan to Pooran, 2 runs
17.6
Rashid Khan to Pooran, SIX, big over! Slot ball at 93.8kph, Pooran gets down on one leg to slogsweep it high and over cow corner for an 87m maximum. 24 runs off the over and Rashid shakes his head
Siiix more. - moves to 84
193/3 from 18
Dis done
In reply to Narper
Pooran en fuego
WI 193/3 (1 CRR: 10.72
Nicholas Pooran 84(4
Rovman Powell 20(12)
Rashid Khan
4-0-45-0
Hey Nick not Pooran but 2020.
Don't go sleep tonight want you add up we FL points tonight ans post then lol
In reply to powen001
Lix like cocobix
In reply to Chrissy
Poo need his ton
Rovman now sixxxxx
Pooran top scores are all in the Caribbean.
Nice
18.1
Gulbadin to Powell, SIX,low full toss, thumped downtown by the WI skipper. Long-on runs to his left but can only watch the ball
In reply to positiveg
Way past my bedtime.
If that's not disrespect being shown to the great Rashid Khan, then nothing is.
Hard to believe Nick has ZERO T20 tons at this level ent?
the value of taking just a little bit of time
bat on Nickyp
Rovman gawn - good knock
How dem say that Rovman can't play spin.
In reply to doosra
Sweet yuh see
18.3
Gulbadin to Powell, out Caught by (sub)Nangeyalia Kharote!!
Powell c (sub)Nangeyalia Kharote b Gulbadin 26(15) [4s-1 6s-2]
WI 199/4 (18.4) CRR: 10.66
In reply to Chrissy
yep
because he is so powerful and can catch up
just take a few balls
i love it
In reply to Narper
Powel gave that wicket away to my mind...
just stay and stop swiping.....
200 up
In reply to Narper
Today is not important ...
Wednesday vs England will be...
Can it be duplicated?
Andre Russell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
18.4
Gulbadin to Russell, no run, 102.9kph, hat-trick of slower balls, Russell moves leg-side and gets low to slog over the on-side, doesn't make contact
201/4 from 19
18.5
Gulbadin to Russell, 1 run, 101.6kph, slower ball into the deck, Russell waits and pulls, goes to deep square leg on the bounce. 200 up for West Indies!
WI 201/4 (19) CRR: 10.58
Nicholas Pooran 85(49)
Andre Russell 1(2)
Gulbadin Naib
2-0-14-2
Six fi NickyPoo 91*
666666666666666666666666666666666666666666
19.1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Pooran, SIX, slow, full and in the batter's arc. Pooran clears his front leg, gets under this overpitched ball and lofts it straight down the ground.
Six more 97*
Six and six again
6666666666666666666666666666666666666666666 more
19.2
Naveen-ul-Haq to Pooran, SIX, 132.8kph, low full toss and Pooran accepts the gift gleefully
Respect
6th 200+ score under Coach Sammy out of 20 innings
Run out to low wow
Gawn fi 98
19.4
Naveen-ul-Haq to Pooran, out Pooran Run Out!! 1 run completed. 131.3kph, low full toss outside off, Pooran reaches out to drive it through the covers. He wants to keep the strike and decides to come back for the second. But there's a direct-hit at the keeper's end and he's well short of his ground. Excellent work from Azmatullah. Moves quickly to his left from deep cover and rocket throw to hit the bullseye. Even a dive can't save the left-hander. End of a fantastic knock from Pooran who misses out on a ton by just 2 runs.
Pooran run out (Azmatullah) 98(53) [4s-6 6s-8]
That a direct hit no need to send that upstairs.
That was a really good throw.
Boss knock kid
Tough
Brilliant batting Pooran
Great batting Pooran
Only a direct would have gotten you out.
Nice inning
218. Let's go Team
218 on the board
In reply to Discourse
Serious they had to pull something special and that throw was indeed special
218/5
Big performance my. Side.
We winning dis
19.6
Naveen-ul-Haq to Russell, 2 runs, dropped! 128.8kph, length ball from wide of the crease, Russell looks to muscle it over cow corner. More height than distance as he gets it off the bottom part of the bat. Rashid covers the distance by moving forward and across from long-on but fails to hold onto the catch
WI 218/5 (20) CRR: 10.9
Andre Russell 3(3)
Sherfane Rutherford 1(1
In reply to Discourse
Fabulous
An extraordinary innings of three phases for Nicholas Pooran
⏩First 13 balls: 36 runs (4x4, 3x6)
⏸️Next 27 balls: 19 runs (0x4, 0x6)
⏩Last 13 balls: 43 runs (2x4, 5x6)
10:13pm Highest total for West Indies in men's T20 World Cups and their batters come to the party and their batters come to the party. Scored heavily in the first five overs and the last five - the most in these phases where ball-by-ball records are available, the middle ten bringing them just 63. This is a good batting track, but it is a formidable score. It was that man Pooran again, putting a big-hitting masterclass against pace and spin. It was helped in part by West Indies getting a superb start with King and Charles getting off the blocks quickly.
Nothing highlights the batters' dominance today more than the fact that Farooqi, the leading wicket-taker of T20 World Cup 2024, did not complete his quota. He was never allowed to settle and as a result, most of Afghanistan's bowling plans came undone.
Not all doom and gloom for Afghanistan, though. They have a very good batting line-up, albeit a touch untested in this competition. With nothing to lose, there cannot be a better occasion for them to join the party.
In reply to positiveg
Correct
Highest total so far
....
...Great batting in a meaning less match...
They need such for Wednesday against England...
Or the cussing will start..
0.3
Akeal Hosein to Gurbaz, out Caught by Russell!! Akeal Hosein strikes! 96kph, Gurbaz comes down the track, converts it into a low full toss but doesn't get the necessary elevation as he tries to go over mid-on. Right off the cue end of the bat and it's a dolly for Russell.
Gurbaz c Russell b Akeal Hosein 0(3)
Damn
Hosein strike quick
Maiden wicket
AFG 0/1 (1) REQ: 11.53
Afghanistan need 219 runs
Gulbadin Naib 0(3)
Ibrahim Zadran 0(0)
Akeal Hosein
1-1-0-1
A maiden wicket for the opening over in a T20i game. How often does that happen?
Gwaan Hosein!
In reply to Narper
10/1 from 3
AFG 30/1 (5) CRR: 6 REQ: 12.6
Afghanistan need 189 runs in 90 balls
Ibrahim Zadran23(21)
Gulbadin Naib5(6)
Akeal Hosein
3-1-18-1
5.2
Alzarri Joseph to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, 143.2kph, Joseph follows a backing away batter and ends up bowling it too straight. Ibrahim Zadran pulls and gets an inside edge, the ball runs
Come allyuh wickets
5.4
Alzarri Joseph to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX, poor ball from Joseph and Ibrahim Zadran pounces. 143.7kph, pacy length ball on the pads and Ibrahim flicks it with aplomb over fine leg
AFG 45/1 (6) CRR: 7.5 REQ: 12.43
Afghanistan need 174 runs in 84 balls
Alzarri Joseph
2-0-24-0
Motie strikes immediately
6.2
Motie to Gulbadin, out Lbw!! Gulbadin has been adjudged lbw. He has a word with his partner and reviews. 90.7kph, in-drifting length ball on the stumps, Gulbadin gets forward to block and is beaten on the inside edge. Gets rapped on the back leg adjacent to the sticks. The batter thinks it's too high. UltraEdge confirms no inside edge. Over to ball-tracking and it's clipping the top of leg-stump! Umpire's call, so Afghanistan don't lose a review but they lose Gulbadin. The batter played for the spin but the ball went on with the arm.
Gulbadin lbw b Motie 7(10) [4s-1]
FG 50/2 (7) CRR: 7.14 REQ: 13
Afghanistan need 169 runs in 78 balls
Ibrahim Zadran 38(27)
Azmatullah Omarzai 3(2)
Gudakesh Motie
1-0-5-1
7.1
Obed McCoy to Azmatullah, byes, FOUR, that's beaten everyone. Back of a length delivery and it nips in a tad, Omarzai is rooted to the crease and is cut in half,
7.2
Obed McCoy to Azmatullah, FOUR, to deep backward point
McCoy strikes
59/3
7.4
Obed McCoy to Ibrahim Zadran, out Caught by Charles!! That's a soft dismissal. Not a wicket-taking delivery but West Indies won't mind. I
brahim Zadran c Charles b Obed McCoy 38(2 [4s-5 6s-1]
Real McCoy
Great catch ChRles - McCoy against 59/4
7.6
Obed McCoy to Najibullah, out Caught by Charles!! Second wicket in the over and it is the same combination - Charles and McCoy. Another ball that didn't deserve a wicket. But that's T20. Short and outside off, Najibullah does not bother to keep the cut down and slashes it over the point region, Charles runs in and slides forward, the ball pops out of his fingers and gets lodged between his arm and body. Not the ideal way but he somehow managed to hang on.
Najibullah c Charles b Obed McCoy 0(2)
Di real McCoy fi true
Clataaax
63/5
9.2
Obed McCoy to Nabi, out Bowled!! McCoy is on a roll.
Nabi b Obed McCoy 1(4)
AFG 63/5 (9.2) CRR: 6.75 REQ: 14.62
Afghanistan need 156 runs in 64 balls
Sweet like Candy
Obed McCoy to Nabi, out Bowled!! McCoy is on a roll. That's his third wicket in 8 balls. This was a beauty. Good length ball aimed for the stumps, Nabi stays rooted to the crease and is beaten on the inside edge, there was a bit of inward movement and the ball goes on to hit middle-stump. Afghanistan have gone from 45/1 to 63/5
AFG 66/5 (10) CRR: 6.6 REQ: 15.3
Afghanistan need 153 runs in 60 balls
Azmatullah Omarzai 12(11)
Karim Janat 2(2)
Obed McCoy
2-0-9-3
10.5
Motie to Azmatullah, SIX, beautiful shot! Flighted on off and middle, Omarzai stays leg-side and lofts it inside out with the spin. This was all timing as Omarzai just went through the line and got it well beyond long-off
12.5
Akeal Hosein to Rashid Khan, out Karim Janat Run Out!! Where was Janat going? Rashid was never interested or called for the single. Tossed up delivery and Rashid defends it to point with soft hands,
Karim Janat run out (Brandon King/Akeal Hosein) 14(9) [6s-1]
AFG 90/7 (13) CRR: 6.92 REQ: 18.43
Afghanistan need 129 runs in 42 balls
Rashid Khan 1(3)
Noor Ahmad 0(0)
Akeal Hosein
4-1-21-2
13.1
Russell to Rashid Khan, FOUR, to deep extra cover
A comprehensive win dis
WI 218/5 (20)
AFG 114 (16.2)
West Indies won by 104 runs
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Nicholas Pooran
Wow 8 straight in t20is.
Keep it uo guys. Congrats team.
That pre tournament seeding thingie, eh?
In reply to cumberland
It’s a fix!
