West Indies win ODI series against Afghanistan
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Caribbean Life, November 15-21, 2019 55
By Azad Ali
West Indies won their first
One-Day International Series
(ODI) in five years after beating
minnows Afghanistan by five
wickets (8 balls left) in the final
of their one-day international
at Ekana Cricket Stadium in
India.
West Indies won the threematch
series.
Afghanistan, which was sent
in to bat by Captain Kieron Pollard,
who is leading the team
for the first time, scored 249 /7
after a poor start, losing three
wickets for 23 runs.
West Indies scored 253 for
five. Shai Hope, who was named
Man-of-the-Match scored 109
not out. Fast bowler Kemo Paul
took 3 wickets for 44 runs.
In the second match Afghanistan
batters struggled against
West Indies pace and spin and
were bowled out for 200 with
four overs to spare in the second
match at Lucknow, India.
Off-spinner Roston Chase
(3-30) helped mop up the top
order before fast bowler Sheldon
Cottrell (3-29) ran through
the lower middle –order and
the tail.
Afghanistan lost their last
five wickets for 23 runs
The defeat stretched Afghanistan
‘s losing streak in ODIs to
12 matches in a row.
West Indies was reduced to
182- 6 after openers Shai Hope
(43) and Evin Lewis (54) put
on 98 runs, but it was Nicholas
Pooran who rescued the team
with a knock off 67 off 50 balls
to help West Indies reach 247/9.
West Indies’ Shai Hope bats during the Cricket World Cup match between Afghanistan and
West Indies at Headingley in Leeds, England. Associated Press / Rui Vieira, fi le
West Indies’ Evin Lewis bats
during the Cricket World Cup
match between Afghanistan
and West Indies at Headingley
in Leeds, England, Thursday,
July 4, 2019.
Associated Press / Rui Vieira, File
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