Watch the highlights of West Indies vs Afghanistan 40th Match ICC T20 World Cup 2024 - ICC World Twenty20 International tournament of the 40th T20I match played between Afghanistan and West Indies at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia in 17th June 2024.
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| Nicholas Pooran acknowledges the crowd after his blistering 98 © AFP/Getty Images |
Nicholas Pooran's whirlwind 53-ball 98, Johnson Charles' 27-ball 43 before Obed McCoy and Akeal Hosein's combined 5-wickets sets up to West Indies' record 104-run victory over Afghanistan and make it 4 wins in a row in a one-sided game of the 40th match of a T20 World Cup.
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- West Indies' 104-run win was their second largest victory by terms of runs in T20 international, also It is their second biggest win in T20 World Cups after their 134-run win against Uganda at Providence earlier in this year and It is their biggest win against Afghanistan in T20Is, previous biggest win by 30-runs at Lucknow in 2019.
- West Indies' 218 was their eighth highest score in T20 international, It is their highest-score against Afghanistan in T20Is, previous highest was 164 at Lucknow in 2019 and It is their highest total in T20 World Cups, previous highest was 205 against South Africa in the inaugural opening match of a 2007 World Twenty20.
- Nicholas Pooran's 98 was the joint seventh highest score for West Indies in T20 international, jointly with Chris Gayle, It is the highest-score by an West Indies batsman against Afghanistan in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of unbeaten 89 held by Marlon Samuels at Basseterre in 2017 and the joint third highest score by an West Indies batsman in T20 World Cups, jointly with Chris Gayle.
- 128 : Nicholas Pooran hit the most sixes in a career for West Indies in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the Chris Gayle's 124-sixes record.
- 2012 : Nicholas Pooran became the first West Indies batsman to reach 2000 runs in T20 international cricket history.
- 36-runs : Number of runs that were scored in the 4th over from Azmatullah Omarzai, which was the joint most productive over for West Indies in T20 international, jointly with their 36-runs against Sri Lanka at Antigua in 2021 and the joint most expensive-over in T20Is.
- West Indies' 92 for 1 was their second higest powerplay total in T20 international after their 98 for 4 against Sri Lanka at Coolidge in 2021, It is the West Indies' highest powerplay total against Afghanistan in T20Is, previous highest was 58 for 1 at Basseterre in 2017 and the highest powerplay total in T20 World Cup history, previous highest-powerplay was 91 for 1 by Netherlands against Ireland at Sylhet in the 2014 World Twenty20.
- 8 : Nicholas Pooran equalled a joint 11th most sixes hit in an innings for West Indies in T20 international, jointly with Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis and Kieron Pollard and the third most-sixes hit by an West Indies batsman in an innings in T20 World Cups.
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West Indies scored mammoth total of 218-5 in 20 overs with top scorer by Nicholas Pooran hammered a 98 off 53-balls - who fell two-run short of his century.
Johnson Charles blasted a 43 off 27-balls including 8-fours with strike rate of 159.25, Rovman Powell struck 26 off 15-balls included 2-sixes & a four with strike rate of 173.33 and Shai Hope hit 25 off 17-balls with 2-sixes with strike-rate of 147.05.
Gulbadin Naib captured two-wickets for 14-runs in 2-overs, Naveen-ul-Haq and Azmatullah Omarzai both took one-wickets.
Afghanistan bundled out for 114 in 16.2 overs with top scorer by Ibrahim Zadran cracked a 38 off 28-balls including 5-fours & a six with strike rate of 135.71.
Azmatullah Omarzai scored 23 off 19-balls including one-six & a four and Rashid Khan hit 18 off 11-balls included 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 163.63.
West Indies best bowler by Obed McCoy picked up 3-wickets for 14-runs in 3-overs, Akeal Hosein, Gudakesh Motie both took 2-wickets and one for Andre Russell - Alzarri Joseph.
Nicholas Pooran named Player of the match for his whirlwind batting performance to smashed a career-best 98 off facing 53-balls including 8-sixes & 6-fours with strike rate of 184.90.
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