Windies beat Afghanistan by 23 runs, end ICC CWC 2019 campaign on a high

West Indies put 311-run target aided by fifties by Lewis, Hope and Pooran. Afghanistan's reply was equally aggressive as Rahmat and Ikram put 132-run stand for the second wicket

In today’s match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (CWC 19), West Indies cricket team defeated Afghanistan cricket team by 23 runs in their last league match of the tournament at Headingley in Leeds. West Indies put 311-run target aided by fifties by Lewis, Hope and Pooran. Afghanistan's reply was equally aggressive at the start as Rahmat Shah and Ikram Ali Khil put 132-run stand for the second wicket but their gaffes after three wickets cost them dearly and they failed to recover from that state. For Windies, Carlos Brathwaite picked four wickets, while Kemar Roach scalped three wickets.

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10:55 PM

10:53 PM

Over 50

Over Summary:  0 0 4 0 6 W         AFG 288/10

It all comes to final over now, Afghanistan need 34 rusn to win, Thomas starts with two dot balls but the third one goes  for a boundary, and another dot, SIX!! straight to long-on, OUT!! Fabian Allen takes a one-handed on the penultimate ball of the match!! Afghanistan all out and Windies win by 23 runs!!

10:47 PM

Over 49

Over Summary:  0 0 1 1 1 0        AFG 278/9

Brathwaite continues, Shirzad swings the bat yet again to connect but succeeds on the third attempt, but for a single again, 

10:44 PM

Over 48

Over Summary:  0 0 1 4 1 1     AFG 275/9

Oshane Continues, Shirzad swings the bat on every ball, he connects third time but just for a single, but Mujeeb clears the fielder inside the circle for a boundary

10:40 PM

Over 47 Rashid falls

Over Summary:  0 0 W 1 6 1    AFG 268/9

Brathwaite continues, OUT!! Rashid slices the ball to long-off and Holder takes a clean catch just inches away from boundary rope!! SIX!! Shirdzad pikcs  afull toss and this time it clears the boundary rope

10:36 PM

Over 46

Over Summary:  0 0 0 0 1 4       AFG 260/8

Oshane Thomas into the attack again, starts with three dots, DROPPED, Pooran droped Rashid and sloppy fielding continues, Shirzad picks  boundary off the last ball

10:27 PM

Over 45 Asghar falls

Over Summary:  0 W 1 wd wd wd 6 1 W     AFG 255/8

OUT!! Asghar decides to go bog as he slogs the ball straight down the ground but Holder doesn't drop the ball, but drops his galsses, Dawlat Zadran is the next batsman, Brathwaite bowls three wides, even  freebies won't help Afghans much but Rashid slam the ball for a SIX TO LONG-OFF!! Dawlat tries to hit big to long-on but he can't clear it as Cottrell takes the catch

10:24 PM

Over 44

Over Summary:  1 0 0 0  1 1           AFG 244/6

Roach into his last over, Rashid cannot decide whether what to do as three dot balls follow, Roach ends his overs with 10-2-37-3

10:19 PM

Over 43

Over Summary: wd 4 4 1 1 0 1     AFG 241/6

Holder continues and Asghar slogs a wide outisde off four a boudnary to extra cpver region, another boundary come off the next ball, a full toss, and finely fkiced to fine-leg, singles follow, but now is not the time for singles as run rate keeps climbing high

10:14 PM

Over 42 Shinwari departs

Over Summary: 0 1 0 W 1 wd 0        AFG 229/6

Roach is bowling slower ones now to deny any boundary, and the pressure leads Shinwari to throw away his wicket as he pulls a short slower towards deep mid-wicket where Hetmyer dives to grab the ball

10:08 PM

Over 41

Over Summary:  1 0 2 wd 1 1 0        AFG 226/5

Holder is back into the attack, the required rate is just over 9 and the batsmen hurry up to collect runs from whereever possible, much to their dismay, boundaries are not coming despite all the effort, 

10:04 PM

Over 40

Over Summary:  0 1 1 1 1 1  AFG 220/5

Roach into his 8th over, five runs from the over, all in singles

9:59 PM

Over 39

Over Summary:  1 6 4 0 2  1   AFG 215/5


Cottrell continues and Asghar laucnhes the ball into the crowd towards deep mid-wicket and cuts the next one to deep backward-point for a boundary, 

9:54 PM

Over 38 Nabi departs out!

Over Summary: 0 0 0 W 0 0      AFG 201/5

Kemar Roach is back into the attack, and he gets Nabi as Allen takes a clean catch !! Samiullah Shinwari is the next batsmen and sudenly the match shifts in Windies' favour

9:50 PM

Over 37

Over Summary: 0 1 Wd 1 0 1 1    AFG 201/2

Asghar and Nabi look to rebuild as Cottrell returns for bwoling, they manage to squeeze out five runs from the over