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

9:46 PM

Over 36 Gayle scalps Ikram, Najibullah runout

Over Summary: 1 1 W 4 1W wd 1     AFG 196/2

Gayle strikes!! Ikram Ali Khil is out, given lbw as he attemps to sweeo the ball, missed his century!! Asghar Afghan begins with a boundary but what a twist, Najibullah's haste has cost him his wicket here, a mix up in the middle as Asghar looks for second but Najibullah fails to make home on time, two set batsmen gone in a jiffy 

9:37 PM

Over 35

Over Summary: 1 1 0 0 1 2     AFG 187/2

Five runs come off Cottrell's over

9:30 PM

Over 34

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 1 1      AFG 182/2

Gayle continues, just two singles off the over

9:28 PM

Over 33

Over Summary: 6 1 2 2 1 1       AFG 180/2

Najibullah starts the over with a huge six straight down the ground, a couple of twos follow and the batsmen keep Brathwaite and the fielders on their toes

9:24 PM

Over 32

Over Summary: 1 1 0 0 0 1       AFG 167/2

Gayle continues, and so the singles by the batsmen

9:21 PM

Over 31

Over Summary: nb 0 0 1 1 4 1       AFG 164/2

Brathwaite continues, starts with a no ball, Najibullah fails to capitalise, the batsman survives a run out chance, yet again, he looks in a hury to accumulate as many runs as possible, and FOUR!! a leading edge from Najibullah's bat and short third man is beaten as the ball go past him

9:16 PM

Over 30

Over Summary: 0 1 0 0  0 0       AFG 155/2

Gayle continues, Hope whipped off the bails but as Ikram go for the slog sweep, a simple chance of stumping slips away as the ball escapes Hope's gloves as he swings into action behind the stumps, the replay clears the air and Ikram survives

9:12 PM

Over 29

Over Summary: 1 4 1 0 1 1       AFG 154/2

Njibullah continues stealing singles and Ikram pulls Brathwaite's second ball towards cow corner for a boundary

9:08 PM

Over 28

Over Summary: 0 2 0 0 2 3  AFG 146/2

Najibullah does not wait for long as he starts picking runs from Gayle's over

9:05 PM

Over 27 Rahmat falls

Over Summary: 0 W 0 0 0 1    AFG 139/2

OUT!! Carlos Brathwaite brings the much-needed relief for Windies as Rahmat Shah ends up getting caught on a slower one and Gayle makes no mistake, celebrations follow!! Najibullah Zadran is the next batsmen 

9:00 PM

Over 26

Over Summary: 1 1 1  1 1  1      AFG 138/1 

Chris Gayle is brought into the picture as Holder and rest of the Windies look for a breakthrough deperately,. Gayle has done it for the team on several occasions but will he be able to do that, it remains to be seen, f\or now, six runs from the over, all in singles

8:55 PM

Over 25

Over Summary: 1 0 0 1 1  1      AFG 132/1 

DROPPED!! Rahmat slams Brathwaite sor  aaerial shot and Cottrell at long-on drpops a sitter, this may cost a lot to Windies!!

8:51 PM

Over 24

Over Summary: 1 0 0 0 1 4      AFG 128/1 

Holder continues and he leaks just two runs off the first five but Ikram flicks the last ball tio fine-leg for a boundary

8:47 PM

Over 23

Over Summary: 0 4 0 0 1 1   AFG 122/1 

Carlos Brathwaite into the attack, another good over for Afghans as runs continue to come in singles and boudanries, 

8:43 PM

Over 22

Over Summary: 1 4 0 2  0 0    AFG 116/1 

Holder continues, Ikram continues his boundaries and running between the wicket is near perfect as Windies struggle to stop these two