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Afghanistan stun West Indies to keep World Cup hopes alive

Updated on: 16 March,2018 08:33 AM IST  |  Harare
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Afghanistan kept their hopes alive for a place in the ICC World Cup 2019 when they defeated the West Indies by three wickets

Afghanistan stun West Indies to keep World Cup hopes alive

Rashid Khan


Afghanistan kept their hopes alive for a place in the ICC World Cup 2019 when they defeated the West Indies by three wickets. Afghanistan restricted West Indies to 197-8 in 50 overs on a good batting surface and then achieved the target with 14 balls to spare.


The feature of Afghanistan's win was their four-pronged spin attack that included wrist-spinner Rashid Khan, off-spinners Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb Rahman, and left-arm spinner Sharafuddin Ashraf. The slow bowlers bowled 39 overs between them in which they conceded 138 runs and snapped up seven wickets. Mujeeb was the most successful bowler with 3-33, while Nabi bagged 2-43, including the wicket of Marlon Samuels for his 100th ODI scalp.


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