AFG beat WI by 3 wickets | West Indies vs Afghanistan, Highlights And Cricket Score Super Sixes - 1 ODI Match - Commentary

Sharafuddin Ashraf is down for a chat. He says that he feels good contributing with the wickets as they have world class bowlers in their side. On chasing the target and then being asked about the wicket he says that the track is flat and the players are high on confidence after some good bowling. Ends by saying that if they get a good partnership at the top, they will chase the target.

The Windies will be disappointed with themselves. They never had any partnerships going, and the two 50-stands which came to be, took a lot of time to form. Shai Hope in particular could be held accountable as he never really got going and scored at a slow rate. Jason Holder came in, was playing briskly, but got out soon after. Now, it won't be an easy task to stop the Afghans, but a couple of early wickets and you never know. Join in for the run chase in just a bit.

A good bowling performance from the Afghans as they've restricted the Windies to under 200. They started off by picking wickets, but more than anything, where they were successful was that they never let the opposition score runs freely. Clogged the scoring rate, built pressure and sooner rather than later, got wickets at regular intervals. All the spinners got a piece of the action, with Mujeeb Ur Rahman taking a 3-fer and Mohammad Nabi taking 2. It was a good outing in the field for them.

Dawlat Zadran to Ashley Nurse. Short ball outside off, Ashley Nurse looks to scoop it over the keeper's head but gets hit maybe on the shoulder. But the umpire signals a run so there might have been some bat involved. It rolls away behind square on the off side and a quick single is taken. WEST INDIES FINISH ON 197/8!

Dawlat Zadran to Keemo Paul. Short and angling in, pulled away over square leg. One run is stolen by the batsmen as the man in the deep mops it up.

Dawlat Zadran to Ashley Nurse. Excellent bowling. In the blockhole, tailing in on leg, raps Nurse low on the pads and goes on the off side. Leg bye taken.

Dawlat Zadran to Keemo Paul. Short ball outside off, Paul with a swing and a miss. Nurse sets off for the run as Shahzad aims for the stumps at his end. Misses, poor attempt really. Good running though.

Keemo Paul to have a change of bats.

Dawlat Zadran to Keemo Paul. SIX! That's a big hit! Windies can use all they can get. Full and in the slot, Keemo Paul slogs it high and mighty over mid-wicket for a maximum.

Dawlat Zadran to Ashley Nurse. The catch is taken but it won't matter. Full and outside off, Nurse slices this towards deep backward point where Naib pouches it. Single taken.

Free Hit coming up...

Dawlat Zadran to Keemo Paul. No ball! High full toss around off, hit down to long on for a single. The umpire signals no ball for height.

Dawlat Zadran to bowl the last over of the innings.

Mohammad Nabi to Keemo Paul. Driven down to long off for a single.

Mohammad Nabi to Keemo Paul. Spinning in, on middle and leg, hit on the pads as he tried to sweep.

Mohammad Nabi to Keemo Paul. Full and attacking the stumps, hit straight back to the bowler.

Mohammad Nabi to Ashley Nurse. The ball hits the batsman low on the pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. Leg byes given by the umpire.

Mohammad Nabi to Keemo Paul. Nudges this 'round the corner and picks up a single as a result.

Mohammad Nabi to Keemo Paul. Some extra bounce on this occasion. Beats the edge and thuds into the gloves of the keeper.

Rashid Khan to Ashley Nurse. Quicker on the stumps, goes off the inside edge on the leg side. A good spell from the skipper comes to an end. He finishes with figures of 10-1-31-1.

Rashid Khan to Ashley Nurse. Another one ripping away, it's past the edge and beats the attempted flick.

Rashid Khan to Ashley Nurse. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Rashid Khan to Ashley Nurse. Leg break on off, landed on a driving length, Nurse is forward in defense and gets beaten.

Rashid Khan to Keemo Paul. The wrong 'un, played with the spin into the leg side for one run.

Rashid Khan to Ashley Nurse. Looped leg break on middle stump, driven down the ground, towards long on. Single taken.

Rashid Khan will have a change of ends.

Mohammad Nabi to Keemo Paul. Short ball sliding across, Keemo Paul goes back and whips this through mid-wicket. Runs the first one hard so is able to come back for the second easily. Good running.

Mohammad Nabi to Ashley Nurse. Similar ball, similar shot. Same number of runs taken.

Mohammad Nabi to Keemo Paul. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Mohammad Nabi to Ashley Nurse. Straighter in line once again, another nudge and one more to the total.

Mohammad Nabi to Keemo Paul. Flatter ball on middle and leg, worked away through backward square leg. Single taken.

Mohammad Nabi to Keemo Paul. Comes from around the wicket and attacks the stumps, worked away square on the leg side for a side.

Mohammad Nabi to bowl.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Ashley Nurse. Short and wide, it's cut hard but straight to backward point.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Keemo Paul. Knocks it into the covers and crosses over.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Keemo Paul. Doesn't look like there's going be a leg before given today. This is quite close as well. Quicker one on middle and leg, catches Paul who's stuck deep inside his crease. The umpire maybe feels height is the issue.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Keemo Paul. One more lbw appeal, which is disallowed. Tossed up around off, it's drifting in as Paul steps out to play. It catches his pads but the appeal is ignored. Probably because he was too far down the track.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Ashley Nurse. Sliding into the batsman, worked away on the leg side for a single.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Ashley Nurse. Spinning away on a bit of a shorter length, slapped off the back foot through covers for a double.

Rashid Khan to Keemo Paul. Works it to point. Dot ball to end the over.

Keemo Paul, the debutant, will bat now.

Rashid Khan to Rovman Powell. OUT! Catching practice for the Afghans! Tossed up, Powell gets low and sweeps it aerially. Straight into the hands of Mujeeb Ur Rahman who takes it with ease at deep square leg.

Rashid Khan to Rovman Powell. The batsman has swept that one through the leg side.

Rashid Khan to Rovman Powell. Plays with the turn and dabs it to backward point.

Rashid Khan to Rovman Powell. Hasn't picked this one either. The leg break this time, Powell looks to flick it on the leg side but gets a leading edge towards point.

Rashid Khan to Rovman Powell. Oooh... that was close! Impact the issue here. Immediately starts off with the googly as he tosses it up around off, it spins back in and catches Powell on the front pad. The umpire turns down the appeal. Rashid Khan is surprised how that's not been given out. Smiles at the end of it though.

Rashid Khan is back.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Ashley Nurse. Goes inside out with this, lofts it over covers with the spin and comes back for the second.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Rovman Powell. Wrists this full ball to long on and gets off strike with a single.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Rovman Powell. Slower through the air outside off, Nurse comes forward and blocks it down safely.

Ashley Nurse will bat next.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Carlos Brathwaite. OUT! Another wicket down for the Windies! Tossed up again, Brathwaite once again goes for the slog sweep but top edges it this time. It balloons up and goes towards Rahmat Shah at deep square leg, where he takes a simple catch.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Carlos Brathwaite. FOUR! That's a good shot! Fraction straight in line, slightly fuller in length, which allows Brathwaite to kneel forward and across and sweep it through backward square leg for a boundary.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Rovman Powell. Quite full and in line of the stumps, the batsman comes forward and wristily flicks it through mid-wicket.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to bowl again.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Carlos Brathwaite. Quicker leg break outside off, Carlos takes a big stride forward before defending it down on the off side.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Carlos Brathwaite. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Carlos Brathwaite. Wrong 'un dropped short and outside off, turns back in as Brathwaite goes deep inside the crease to defend.

Carlos Brathwaite is next in.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shai Hope. OUT! HOPE DEPARTS! Wanted to up the ante and score the big ones, walks back in that quest. Tossed up on off, Shai kneels down and slogs it towards long on. Najibullah runs to his left and takes a good catch. That brings an end to a rather snail-paced knock from Shai Hope.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rovman Powell. Short and outside off, no spin on it, Powell punches it down to long on for a single.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shai Hope. Outside off, quite full in length, the batsman drags the sweep through to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Drives it through mid off and takes one to end the over.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Comes half-forward to this fuller length delivery and meets it with the full face of the bat.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Stifled appeal for Shahzad but nothing from the umpire. Spinning away from outside off, Hope plays for it only to get beaten. The keeper appeals, but pretty sure even he know he's not going to get anything from the umpire.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Wide outside off, no real spin on this one, Hope kneels down to sweep it away but misses to connect.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Leg spinner on middle and off, Hope is well forward in defense.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Pushed quicker through the air outside off, beats the edge easily.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rovman Powell. Terrific over comes to an end. Outside off, turns and squares Powell up. Beats the edge as it goes into the keeper's gloves.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rovman Powell. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rovman Powell. Big shout for a leg before! The inside edge saves him though. Googly which spins back in, catches Powell's pads but not before taking the inside edge. Would have been gone otherwise. Lucky.

Rovman Powell is next in.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Jason Holder. OUT! Another solid partnership is broken the moment is was looking promising. Fuller on the stumps, Holder goes downtown, looking to clear long on. Not enough height on it and it's straight down the throat of Najibullah who makes no mistake.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shai Hope. The 50-run stand is up. These two need to carry on. Swept away on the leg side for another run.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Jason Holder. Short and flat, swatted to long off for one.

Powerplay 3 signalled. A maximum 0f 5 fielders will be allowed outside the ring till the end of the innings.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Stays right behind the line and guards it out solidly.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Comes forward and blocks it out off the front foot.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Absolute ripper from Rashid Khan! Lands it around off and makes it go away from Shai Hope. The batsman can only hang his bat and thank his stars he didn't edge it.

Rashid Khan to Jason Holder. A big lunge forward and a simple drive down to long off. Single taken.

Rashid Khan to Jason Holder. Holder plays for the straighter one but it turns away. Beats the outside edge and thuds into the keeper's gloves.

Rashid Khan to Jason Holder. Floats it right up there, played to mid on for no run.

Rashid Khan brings himself back on.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shai Hope. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Jason Holder. Holder drives this through the covers. One run added to the total.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Jason Holder. Worked away into the leg side again. Dot ball.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Jason Holder. Almost! Holder could have been gone. Short and spinning in, Holder goes back and whips it aerially towards short mid-wicket. It falls just short of the fielder there.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shai Hope. Short and flat around off, flat-batted to long on to rotate strike.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Jason Holder. Tossed up on middle and off, hit to long on. One run added to the total.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman comes back on.

Dawlat Zadran to Jason Holder. Full and attacking the stumps, played through mid on for a single.

Dawlat Zadran to Shai Hope. Nice, controlled pull from Shai Hope. Places it along the ground towards deep backward square leg for a single.

Dawlat Zadran to Shai Hope. Offers some width outside off, it's hit to point. Straight to the fielder so no run taken.

Dawlat Zadran to Shai Hope. Short and outside off, crashed through the covers for a couple of runs.

Dawlat Zadran to Jason Holder. Marginally ahead of a length, attacking the stumps, a solid punch down to long on earns Jason Holder a single.

Dawlat Zadran to Jason Holder. Full and straight from Dawlat, Holder hits it back to the bowler who throws it back at the striker's end and scores a direct hit. No harm done, the Windies skipper is well inside the crease. Holder didn't take the run off the ricochet because the ball first went off him before hitting the stumps.

Mohammad Nabi to Jason Holder. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.

The ball was hit big by Holder. It's lost and hence a replacement is brought in.

Mohammad Nabi to Jason Holder. SIX! Gets hold of this one! Tossed up ball, Holder slog sweeps this over mid-wicket for the first biggie of the game. Windies badly needs more of this.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. Short ball, hope rocks back and punches this through mid on for a run.

Mohammad Nabi to Jason Holder. Wide! But a stumping chance goes begging. Nabi sees Holder charging and fires this down the leg. Holder misses the ball and so does the keeper. The ball goes to fine leg and they pick up a run.

Mohammad Nabi to Jason Holder. Hits this straight to the mid-wicket fielder.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. Gets this past mid-wicket for a run.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. Hope works this off his pads behind square.

Dawlat Zadran to Shai Hope. Excellent ball to bowl the free hit. Zadran yorks Hope and does not allow him to free his arms. Hope does well to get his bat down in time. The ball goes towards mid-wicket and they pick up a run.

Free Hit coming up... Third man and fine leg come up.

Dawlat Zadran to Jason Holder. No ball! For a full toss above waist height. Holder taps it through mid-wicket for one. Zadran immediately apologises to Holder after the ball.

Dawlat Zadran to Shai Hope. Back of a length ball, Hope goes back and pushes this to mid on for one more.

Dawlat Zadran to Shai Hope. In line of the stumps, Hope defends this of his back foot.

Dawlat Zadran to Jason Holder. Holder gets this past point for a run.

Dawlat Zadran to Jason Holder. Wide. Short ball down the leg, Holder goes for the pull but misses. The keeper gets excited but the umpire extends his arms to signal a wide.

Dawlat Zadran to Shai Hope. Around off, hope opens the face of the bat and guides it to third man for to rotate strike.

Dawlat Zadran to Jason Holder. Starts off bowling one on the pads of Holder who flicks it away to give Hope strike.

Dawlat Zadran comes for his second spell from the other end.

The second drinks break has been taken on the field.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. Played to the point region by Hope.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. On middle and leg, Hope plays it towards mid-wicket.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. Hope flicks this to the square leg fielder.

Mohammad Nabi to Jason Holder. Another shot played in the same region. A yes-no from the batsmen but Hope gets in, in time.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. Gets it past the man at mid-wicket this time. They pick up a run.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. Hits this to the fielder at mid-wicket.

Rashid Khan to Jason Holder. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries to end the over! This will please and provide some much-needed relief to the Windies. Jason Holder takes a big stride forward, gets close to the pitch of the ball and firmly drives it through the covers for a boundary.

Rashid Khan to Jason Holder. FOUR! Beautiful shot! Rashid Khan throws this wide outside off, Holder uses the width and crashes it square past point for a boundary.

Rashid Khan to Jason Holder. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Flat, short and outside off, Shai Hope forces the punch through the cover region and takes one.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. The wrong 'un which spins into the batsman, Hope works it towards mid-wicket.

Rashid Khan to Jason Holder. Leans ahead to the full ball and knocks it through mid on for one.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. A brace to end the over. Manipulates the ball in front of square leg and come back for the second.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. Shorter outside off, it's tapped in front of point. Looks for the single but doesn't get it.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. Uses the depth of the crease well to block this away from danger.

Mohammad Nabi to Jason Holder. Leading edge which falls safely. Jason Holder is a lucky man. It's full around his pads, he closes the face early and spoons the edge over the bowler's head. Single taken.

Mohammad Nabi to Jason Holder. Worked away to mid-wicket again. No run this time.

Rashid Khan to Jason Holder. Short and flat, going on straight, whipped off the back foot through the mid-wicket area for a single.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Another drive, this time down to long on. Just a single this time.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Pitches it up, outside the off stump, Hope leans into the shot and drives it through towards sweeper cover. Picks up two runs for doing so.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Shahzad appeals loudly for a caught behind but nothing from the umpire. Flighted leg break outside off, Hope goes after it and is beaten past the edge. The umpire doesn't think there's an edge so shuts the appeal down.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Stays deep inside his crease and keeps it out safely.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Flatter delivery just outside off, Hope meets it with the full face of the bat.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. Hope drives this to covers to retain strike.

The skipper, Jason Holder, is the new batsman in.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. OUT! Just when we thought that the Windies will now step on the gas after a good partnership, they lose another wicket, yet again. Short ball, Samuels pulls this over mid-wicket but doesn't get enough distance to go all the way. Gulbadin Naib, hares from deep square leg to his left and takes a very good catch. A wicket for Afghanistan just at the right time. Windies will now have to build another partnership.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. Gets this past mid on, as they change ends.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. Hope works this to mid on.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. Short ball, Samuels pulls this in front of square on the leg side for a run.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. Defended off the back foot by Samuels.

Rashid Khan to Marlon Samuels. Driven towards the mid on region. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Rashid Khan to Marlon Samuels. Beauty from Rashid. Bowls a wrong one around off and it spins back into Samuels. He goes for a forward defense but is beaten.

Rashid Khan to Marlon Samuels. Tossed up, Samuels hits it down the ground.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Hope flicks this off his pads to square leg for one.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Hope drives this back to the bowler.

Rashid Khan to Marlon Samuels. Driven through mid off by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Rashid Khan gets a change of ends.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. Flat again on off, Samuels pushes this to the off side for a run. With this brings the 50-run stand between these two. It's come off 99 balls. Good build up from the two. They now need to play a little faster.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. FOUR! Finally a short ball has been punished. Half tracker from Nabi, Samuels pulls this over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. Short again, Hope rocks back and punches the ball on the on side to rotate strike.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. Short ball, Samuels pulls this to deep mid-wicket but for just one.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. Darts this on the pads of Hope. He flicks this to square leg for one.

Mohammad Nabi comes back to bowl.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Shai Hope. Drifting into Hope who flicks it away for a run to end the over. Spin from both ends is making Windies struggle to make runs.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Shai Hope. Pitched up, Hope gets forward and drives it to covers.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Shai Hope. Around off, Hope gives it to the fielder at point.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Shai Hope. Tossed up, Hope pushes this for the cover fielder to collect.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Shai Hope. Outside off, Hope plays it to point.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. That's more like it. Good intent shown by Samuels. Comes down the track and hits it to long on for a run.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. LOUD LBW SHOUT! But the umpire remains unmoved. Is this out though? Looks like it to the naked eye, but maybe, just maybe, the impact is just outside the line of off stump. It's so close though. It's the googly again, around off, catches Hope by surprise who moves across to defend. Is caught on the pads and the Afghans go up in a loud appeal. Deary me... have to feel for the umpire. Has only a split second to make the call and the margin is so less. Hope survives, that's the end of the over.

Rashid Khan to Marlon Samuels. Googly from the leggie, it's punched to long off. One more run to the total.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Punched off the back foot by the batsman. They pick up a single.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Wide! Darted well outside off, turning away, goes across the tramline and so, the umpire signals a wide.

Rashid Khan to Marlon Samuels. Full and spinning away, nice loop on it, eased back down to long off. Single taken.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Looped right up there, just around off, Hope drives it down the ground for a single.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Full and outside off, driven off the outer half square on the off side.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. Defended off the front foot by Samuels presenting the full face of the bat.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Shai Hope. The batsman drives this through the covers for a single.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. After too many dot balls, Samuels dances down and looks to loft this one. The ball takes a thick edge and goes towards wide third man. They manage to come back for the third run.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. Samuels has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Shai Hope. Hope cuts it through point and moves to the other end.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Shai Hope. Hope defends this from within the crease.

Rashid Khan to Marlon Samuels. Outside off, Samuels plays this to the point region.

Rashid Khan to Marlon Samuels. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

Rashid Khan to Marlon Samuels. In line of the stumps, Marlon hits it back to the bowler.

Rashid Khan to Marlon Samuels. Samuels cuts this from the outer half of the bat to the point fielder.

Rashid Khan to Marlon Samuels. Around off, Samuels strides forward and looks to drive this but gets an inside edge to it. The ball goes past the leg pole and towards fine leg. They cross for two.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Pitched up ball, Hope drives this through mid off for a single.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. Short ball, in line of the stumps, Samuels dances down the track and blocks this again.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. Around off, Samuels blocks this.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. Samuels defends this getting behind the ball.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. Slower through the air again, Samuels gets to the pitch of the ball and hits it through mid on for a couple of runs.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. Tossed up, Samuels dances down but decides to block it.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Quicker ball, Hope covers his stumps, and blocks this.

Rashid Khan to Marlon Samuels. The batsman has driven it through mid off. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Rashid Khan to Marlon Samuels. Darts this outside off again, Marlon cannot find the gap this time. Gives it to the point fielder.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Outside off, Hope cuts it through backward point for a run.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Rashid Khan to Shai Hope. Starts off with a googly. Hope fails to put bat on ball.

Rashid Khan to finally bowl his first over.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. FOUR! Ashraf kept it tight until this time. Overpitches this and Samuels hits it back past the bowler along the turf for a boundary.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Shai Hope. The batsman has played the square drive. One run added to the total.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Shai Hope. Hope drives it superbly to covers.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Shai Hope. Outside off, Hope cuts it to backward point. The ball goes through the hands of the fielder stationed there and they pick up two runs.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Shai Hope. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Shai Hope. Quicker one in line of the stumps, Hope defends it.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shai Hope. Floats it up outside off, driven through mid on to keep strike.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Marlon Samuels. Stays back, waits for the ball to come before punching it to long off. One more run added to the scoreboard.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shai Hope. Dropped short, allows Hope to go back and pull it along the ground to deep square leg for a single.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shai Hope. Quicker one and it's the off break this time. Hope can't pick him and as a result gets caught on the pads. Luckily for him, it was going down leg.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shai Hope. Turning away after landing around off, Shai Hope opens the face and dabs it to point.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shai Hope. Straighter one on off, Hope shuffles across and defends after getting behind the line.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. maiden over for Ashraf.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. Straighter one, Samuels gets forward and blocks it. The players appeal but this time the umpire notices the inside edge.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. Samuels has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. Marlon punches this to covers for nothing.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. Outside off, Samuels cuts it to the fielder at point.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. The batsman gets an inside edge and the ball hits him on the pads.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shai Hope. Floated ball, Hope drives it superbly to covers.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shai Hope. Hope flicks this to the square leg fielder to collect.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shai Hope. Outside off, Hope cuts it to the point fielder.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shai Hope. Driven towards mid on.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Marlon Samuels. Outside off, Samuels gets an edge on the off side and they pick up one more.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shai Hope. Toosed up, Hope gets forward and pushes this through covers for a run.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman comes back into the attack.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. Marlon drives this to mid off to end the over.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. NOT OUT! Tossed up, outside off. Samuels gets low and goes for the big drive. He misses it and the keeper takes the bails off in a flash. Keeper appeals and the square leg umpire is not sure as he takes it up. However, on seeing the replays, Samuels has brought his back foot back in time.

Another stumping appeal has been taken up. Looks like Samuels has brought his back foot in time. Let's see...

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. Driven towards the mid off region.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Shai Hope. Hope drives this through the covers. One run added to the total.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Shai Hope. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Shai Hope. Slower through the air, Hope gets behind the ball and defends it.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. Around off, Hope eases it on the off side to retain strike.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. Floated ball, in line of the stumps, Hope blocks it.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. Short again, Samuels pushes it down the ground to rotate strike.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. Tossed up, Hope plays it through mid on for one more.

Mohammad Nabi to Shai Hope. Hope shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. Short ball, Samuels punches this on the off side for one.

Mohammad Nabi gets a change of ends.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Shai Hope. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. Samuels hits this to mid-wicket and quickly moves to the other end. Rashid Khan collects it and quickly gets rid of it. Goes for a direct hit at the bowler's end but misses. Single completed.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. Played to the point region by Samuels.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. Marlon plays this to mid on.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Marlon Samuels. Tossed up, Samuels gets his front foot ahead and blocks it.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to Shai Hope. Gives this some air, Hope drives it through covers for a run.

Sharafuddin Ashraf to roll his arm now.

Drinks break!

Gulbadin Naib to Shai Hope. Guided down to third man, rather comfortably and the over ends with a single.

Gulbadin Naib to Shai Hope. Quite far away outside off, no shot offered on this occasion.

Gulbadin Naib to Shai Hope. Shaping away from around off, some movement off the seam as Hope looks to run it down with an open face. Misses as he's beaten past the outside edge.

Gulbadin Naib to Marlon Samuels. Low dipping full toss outside off, hit through the covers. One more run taken.

Gulbadin Naib to Shai Hope. Fuller in length and outside off, driven through covers for one.

Gulbadin Naib to Shai Hope. Short and wide outside off, Hope cracks this straight to point. Najibullah there has a shy at the bowler's end and scores a direct hit. Powerful throw, the middle stump went for a long cartwheel.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. Tossed up, Marlon covers his timber and blocks it. Maiden over from Nabi.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. Samuels plays this to the fielder at mid on to collect.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. Samuels defends this in his crease.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. Marlon shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. Samuels cuts this to the fielder at point.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. Samuels gets an inside edge trying play it on the off side. The ball hits him on the pads.

Gulbadin Naib to Shai Hope. Outside off, Hope leaves it alone.

Gulbadin Naib to Shai Hope. Wide. The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. The umpire signals a wide.

Shai Hope strides out to the center.

Gulbadin Naib to Marlon Samuels. OUT! Evin Lewis is a goner! And it's all due to some excellent work from Najibullah Zadran. Outside off, Samuels cuts it to backward point and responds to his partner's call. Lewis doesn't run in a straight line and almost loses hope. Zadran moves to his left and hits the timber. Lewis is nowhere close to the crease and has to continue walking to the hut. Big wicket this for the men in blue as Lewis can be dangerous later on.

Gulbadin Naib to Marlon Samuels. Pitched up, Samuels hits this hard through covers for a brace.

Gulbadin Naib to Marlon Samuels. Outside off, chooses to leave the ball.

Gulbadin Naib to Marlon Samuels. Slow ball outside off, Samuels tries to slap this on the off side but only manages to get a bottom edge to the keeper.

Gulbadin Naib to Evin Lewis. Short ball, Lewis pulls this through mid-wicket for just one.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. Just short. Was in the air for a brief period but fell short of the fielder at cover. Samuels went a little early into the cover drive and almost got caught out.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. Shorter in length and outside off, cut away square on the off side for two more.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. Makes connection this time, width offered outside off, it's run down towards third man for a couple.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. Bit quicker through the air, outside off, Samuels is beaten for pace as he looks to cut this away.

Mohammad Nabi to Marlon Samuels. Straighter one outside off, played to point by Samuels for no run.

Marlon Samuels is the next batsman in.

Mohammad Nabi to Shimron Hetmyer. OUT! Mohammad Nabi strikes gold with his very first ball of the game! What a moment. But, there's an inside edge which the umpire has missed. Oh, how Hetmyer would have liked the review here. Nabi comes from around the wicket and gives it some nice flight around off, it comes in with the drift and catches the front pad of the batsman. Loud shout and the finger goes up. He looks disappointed and the replays rolling in show why. There's an inside edge before the ball hit the pad. In any case, Afghanistan rejoice. This is a big moment for Mohammad Nabi as well, he becomes the first Afghan player to reach 100 ODI wickets. Superb achievement.

Mohammad Nabi to bowl from the other end.

Gulbadin Naib to Evin Lewis. Targeting the top of off stump, Lewis positions himself perfectly behind the line and blocks it out with a straight blade.

Gulbadin Naib to Evin Lewis. Wide! Angling down the leg side, the batsman looks to get some bat on it but misses.

Gulbadin Naib to Shimron Hetmyer. Outside off on a good length, dabbed to point for an easy run.

Gulbadin Naib to Shimron Hetmyer. Straying on the pads, Shimron works it to the left of mid-wicket, but the fielder is quick to get to the ball.

Gulbadin Naib to Evin Lewis. Another short ball, another pull. This time to deep backward square leg. One run taken.

Gulbadin Naib to Evin Lewis. Just ahead of a length, outside off, Lewis checks his drive while playing it in front of cover.

Gulbadin Naib to Shimron Hetmyer. Short ball banged in from around the wicket, angling in, Hetmyer pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Gulbadin Naib will bowl his first over.

Powerplay two has been signalled by the umpire. A maximum of four fielders can now be outside the 30-yard circle till the 40th over.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Flat and short, Lewis cuts this to the deep point for two runs.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Lewis flicks this to square leg.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Tossed up, Lewis plays this to mid on.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shimron Hetmyer. Driven through mid off by the batsman. One run added to the total.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shimron Hetmyer. FOUR! Elegantly done by Hetmyer. Outside off, Shimron opens the face of the bat and plays it to third man for a boundary.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shimron Hetmyer. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

Dawlat Zadran to Evin Lewis. Outside off, Lewis fails to put bat on ball.

Dawlat Zadran to Evin Lewis. FOUR! Almost chops it on! Around off, too close to cut. Lewis goes on his back foot and tries to slap this through the offside. The ball takes the inside edge, goes past the off pole and races away to the fine leg boundary.

Dawlat Zadran to Evin Lewis. FOUR! Good looking short from Lewis. Back of a length ball, Lewis whips this through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Dawlat Zadran to Evin Lewis. Lewis drives this superbly to covers.

Dawlat Zadran to Shimron Hetmyer. Outside off, Hetmyer cuts it to third man for one.

Dawlat Zadran to Shimron Hetmyer. Short ball, Hetmyer pulls it to the fielder at mid-wicket.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. FOUR! Much needed for the Windies. Mujeeb bowls this on leg, Lewis gets in position and places it between square leg and short fine leg for a boundary.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Wide. The ball is way wide on the leg side but the batsman still goes after it. Wide signalled by the umpire.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shimron Hetmyer. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shimron Hetmyer. Hetmyer shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shimron Hetmyer. Tossed up, Hetmyer flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shimron Hetmyer. Outside off, Hetmyer gets beaten as he plays along the wrong line.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shimron Hetmyer. Driven through mid-off by Hetmyer.

Dawlat Zadran to Evin Lewis. ANOTHER PEACH! Outside off, swings away from Lewis and he is beaten once more trying to block it.

Dawlat Zadran to Evin Lewis. Great bowling from Zadran. He is making Lewis play at these. Another teasing ball around off, Lewis looks to fiddle with it but gets beaten. The ball goes to the keeper and the players go up in unison. There was a sound but that must have been of the bat hitting the thigh-pad flap.

Dawlat Zadran to Evin Lewis. Outside off, Lewis shoulders arms to this one.

Dawlat Zadran to Evin Lewis. Outside off, moves away from Lewis who tries going hard at it. He misses his cut and the ball settles in the gloves of Shai Hope.

Dawlat Zadran to Shimron Hetmyer. Leg bye. On the pads of Hetmyer, he looks to work it on its way but misses it. The ball hits his pad and goes on the leg side as they steal a run.

Dawlat Zadran to Shimron Hetmyer. Length around off, Hetmyer taps it in front of him.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Floats this around off, the ball spins into Lewis and hits him on the thigh pad as he tries to whip it.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Pushed towards covers by Lewis.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Tossed up, Lewis watchfully blocks it.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Evin has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Short ball, Lewis goes for the pull but misses it.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Lewis plays this to mid-wicket.

Dawlat Zadran to Shimron Hetmyer. Well left. It's slanting across on a good length, Hetmyer watches the ball till the last second before letting it be.

Dawlat Zadran to Shimron Hetmyer. Fullish in length this time, on the fourth stump line, a firm punch offered to mid off by the batsman.

Dawlat Zadran to Shimron Hetmyer. Moves a step across to this one, defends it with a closed face towards mid-wicket.

Dawlat Zadran to Evin Lewis. Banged in short again, once more quite close to the off stick, Lewis is on his toes to cut it away but gets it off the bottom edge on the leg side for a single.

Dawlat Zadran to Shimron Hetmyer. Gets it in the gap. It's on the shorter side of the length close to off, Hetmyer with an angled bat cuts it past point and comes back for the third due to some good running.

Dawlat Zadran to Shimron Hetmyer. Serves it on a good length, well outside the line of off stump, Hetmyer prods forward and shoulders arms to it.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. NOT OUT! Outside off, Lewis goes for the sweep and loses his balance in doing so. The keeper removes the bails but Evin has not raised his foot. The replays confirm that.

A stumping appeal has been referred. Lewis has just lost his balance trying to sweep. He looks confident though.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Another wrong 'un. Lewis is beaten outside his off stump.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Evin has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Shimron Hetmyer. Driven towards the mid off region. The batsmen have run through for a single. Hetmyer gets off the mark.

Shimron Hetmyer walks in next.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Chris Gayle. OUT! What a brilliant piece of bowling! The 16-year old has just managed to fox the big man. Darts this on middle and leg, Gayle doesn't read the googly and plays the wrong line. The ball goes past his outside edge and removes the off stump from its root. Afghanistan get the big fish. Just the start they were looking for.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Lewis drives this through mid off, they pick up a run.

Dawlat Zadran to Chris Gayle. On the legs of Chris, and the ball hits him low on the pads.

Dawlat Zadran to Chris Gayle. Outside off, Gayle looks to flirt with it but gets beaten.

Dawlat Zadran to Chris Gayle. Short ball, Gayle goes for the pull but misses it completely.

Dawlat Zadran to Evin Lewis. Lewis works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.

Dawlat Zadran to Evin Lewis. Follows it up with a yorker. Lewis digs it out in time.

Dawlat Zadran to Evin Lewis. FOUR! Edged and away! There was a second slip in the first over and he has been removed for this one. Had he been there, this would have been a simple catch for him. Serves this around off, Lewis pokes at it and the ball races away to the third man region for a boundary.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Chris Gayle. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Pitched up, Lewis eases this through mid on for a run.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Great ball. Gets sharp turn on it. Pitches this around off and spins back into Lewis, catching him on the pads. Strong appeal from the bowlers but the umpire stays put.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Better length from Mujeeb, in line of the stumps and Lewis blocks it.

Third umpire has been referred for a run out appeal. Looks like the batsman has made his crease as no Afghan player looks interested.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Short ball again, Lewis pushes this through mid on for a brace. Gayle strolls to make his ground and the bowler has managed to take the bails out at the non-striker's end. The umpire goes up but the big man is comfortably in.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Wide. The ball is down the leg side but the batsman still goes after it. The umpire has signalled a wide.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Evin Lewis. Short ball, Lewis rocks back and taps it on the off side.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman will bowl from the other end.

Dawlat Zadran to Chris Gayle. Length ball in line of the stumps, Gayle defends this with a straight bat. Good start for Zadran just two off the first over.

Dawlat Zadran to Evin Lewis. Back of a length again, Lewis punches this on the off side for his first run.

Dawlat Zadran to Evin Lewis. Back of a length delivery, Lewis goes on his back foot and blocks it.

Dawlat Zadran to Chris Gayle. Pitched just ahead of that good length area. Gayle looks to flick this on the on side but gets a leading edge to it. The ball goes to the deep point area and they pick up their first run of the day.

Dawlat Zadran to Chris Gayle. Length around off, Gayle watchfully defends it.

Dawlat Zadran to Chris Gayle. Starts off with a length ball on that fourth stump line, Gayle doesn't move his feet and the ball just passes his outside edge. Good start for Zadran.

We are done and dusted with that. Now time for the game to begin. Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis will open the innings for the Windies. There are two slips in place for Dawlat Zadran who will open the bowling. He has some problem with the sightscreen behind, so makes adjustments to that. Ready to begin now. Here we go...

Time for the National Anthems. First, we will begin with Afghanistan's followed by the Windies'.

Windies XI - Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Marlon Samuels, Shai Hope(w), Jason Holder(c), Rovman Powell, Carlos Brathwaite, Ashley Nurse, Keemo Paul, Nikita Miller.

Afghanistan XI - Mohammad Shahzad(w), Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Nabi, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rashid Khan(c), Gulbadin Naib, Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

Pitch Report - Mark Butcher says the groundstaff has managed to get a beautiful shine on it. Adds there are hairline cracks on it. Further adds deciding to bat first is a good decision as it will turn in the latter stages of the game. Ends saying Rashid Khan will get a lot of turn and the other bowlers will have to work hard.

Rashid Khan says they didn't play well in the first half and want to play good here now. Adds they want to show how good they are. Continues saying they have learned from their mistakes and want to do better this time around. States everyone has been working hard and is ready for the challenge and they want to take it as a fresh tournament from this point on. Ends saying there are two changes as Mohammad Shahzad and Dawlat Zadran come in for Shapoor Zadran and Afsar Zazai.

Jason Holder says it looks a good wicket and wants to put runs on the board. Also says he wants today's game to be perfect and tick all the boxes. On changes, he mentions there are forced ones as Kemar Roach is out and Keemo Paul makes his debut and Nikita Miller is also in.

TOSS - Windies win the toss and elect to bat first!

Hello and welcome to the first match of the Super Six clash for a ticket to the ICC World Cup 2019. Table-toppers Windies and Afghanistan lock horns here at the Harare Sports Club. The team in maroon are in great form in this competition and are yet to taste defeat. They will hope that their in-form men come good today and maintain their 100 percent record. Afghanistan on the flip side, are very lucky to be in this position. After losing their first two games they were handed a big lifeline by Nepal. They will hope that they do not repeat their mistakes and try to start fresh. It's going to be a cracker of a game as both teams are favorites to go ahead in the competition. Toss and team news to follow.