West Indies 151 for 7 (King 47, Forde 27, Rashid 2-13) beat Afghanistan 136 for 8 (Gurbaz 71, Zadran, Springer 4-20) by 15 runs
The West Indies defeated Afghanistan by 15 runs in the final T20I at the Dubai International Stadium in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday. Vital runs from the lower-order got the Caribbean side to a tricky total on a slow wicket, which proved enough to avoid a series sweep.
The struggle for West Indies’ top-order persisted, with Johnson Charles (17), along with Kacy Carty (10) and Justin Greaves (12), facing 51 balls for their combined 39. Stand-in captain Brandon King, on the other hand, was able to find his timing, top-scoring with 47 from 35 balls. Shimron Hetmyer also scored his 13 quickly, but his cameo was ended after six balls.
Both were dismissed by Rashid Khan (2/13) four deliveries apart, to leave the West Indies 103 for 5 in the 16th over. The lower-order still managed to add 48 runs from the final 25 deliveries of the innings. Matthew Forde hit two sixes and two fours in his 11-ball 27, with Shamar Springer contributing 16 from 9 to lift the West Indies to 151 for 7 from their 20 overs.