T20 World Cup Game 40 West Indies v Afghanistan June 18 1000hrs @ Daren Sammy Cricket Ground St Lucia

[Gough]

West Indies from, Rovman Powell (c), Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd
Afghanistan from, Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik. Reserves: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Saleem Safi

 

[Gough]

Going badly **** up here for the Afghans.

 

[ioppolo]

Pooran taking Rashid Khan to town. Some seriously good hitting in the 18th over.

 

[NYRB]

England play the West Indies in the next game, so this is a good little warmup before the real stuff for the Windies next game.

 

[NYRB]

Pooran run out on 99 , wow.

 

[NYRB]

West Indies highest score ever in a T20 World Cup, as mentioned by Germanos.

 

[NYRB]

Pooran run out on 99 , wow.

Correction 98, not 99. My bad.

 

[corbies]

Those Hosein arm balls are a thing of beauty.

 

[Nicho50]

Someone the other day was trying to say Afghanistan would easily account for the Windies. What a terrible call on that.

This is the Windies world cup to lose. Home ground advantage, firepower and the best spinner in these conditions opening the bowling.

Of course Australia, England and India are going to be right up there but can easily see this Windies side playing and winning the final.

 

[NYRB]

Someone the other day was trying to say Afghanistan would easily account for the Windies. What a terrible call on that.

This is the Windies world cup to lose. Home ground advantage, firepower and the best spinner in these conditions opening the bowling.

Of course Australia, England and India are going to be right up there but can easily see this Windies side playing and winning the final.

I reckon the earlier wickets where it was low scoring, in the case of New York, would have favoured Afghanistan. On a better batting wicket, they will get found out with their bowling attack.

Any hint of pace, immediately makes it a lesser advantage for Afghanistan. Especially against the likes of your: Englands, Aussies and South Africa.

2 of Afghanistan Super 8 matches are on the ground where it was low scoring at Arnos Vale Stadium In Kingstown.