Afghanistan 262 for six (Sadat 88, Khan 86, Pollard 3-39) beat West Indies 124 all out (Andrew 57, Pollard 11*, Nooristani 4-16) by 138 runs
The West Indies’ chances of advancing to the Super Sixes of the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup have been dented following a 138-run defeat at the hands of Afghanistan in their Group D encounter at the High Performance Oval, in Windhoek, Namibia, on Sunday.
With the result, Afghanistan leapt to the top of the standings on 4 points, while the Caribbean side slipped to second with 2 points from two games.
80-plus scores from opener Osman Sadat (8
and captain Mahboob Khan helped Afghanistan to a respectable total of 262 for 6 from their 50 overs. The former shared in an 86-run opening stand with Khalid Ahmadzai (34) to fend off the new ball, leaving Khan to finish off the innings with a 69-ball 86.
Seamer Jakeem Pollard and left-arm wrist-spinner Vitel Lawes accounted for the Afghan wickets between them with figures of 3 for 39 and 3 for 48, respectively.
