Afghanistan Shocks West Indies

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Mon, Mar 26, 2018, 03:04 PM

Afghanistan Shocks West Indies

New Delhi, Mar 26: Afghanistan continuing thier dominating show as they upset the West Indies by seven wickets in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier at the Harare Sports Club here on Sunday.

Leg-spin sensation Rashid Khan became the fastest bowler ever to reach 100 one-day international wickets as the West Indies were bowled out for 204, before big-hitting opener Shahzad smashed 84 as Afghanistan knocked off the runs with 9.2 overs to spare.

Both Afghanistan and West Indies had already made sure of their places in the 2019 World Cup by topping the 10-team qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe.

Brief scores: West Indies: 204 all out in 46.5 overs (Rovman Powell 44, Shimron Hetmyer 38, Evin Lewis 27, Ashley Nurse 26 not out, Shai Hope 23; Mujeeb Rahman 4/43, Gulbadin Naib 2/28) vs Afghanistan 206/3 in 40.4 overs (Mohammad Shahzad 84, Rahmat Shah 51, Mohammad Nabi 27 not out, Samiullah Shenwari 20 not out; Chris Gayle 2/38).