AFG beat WI by 7 wickets | West Indies vs Afghanistan, Highlights And Cricket Score Final ODI Match

Afghanistan are handed the Cup and boy, are they jumping up and down in joy! They thoroughly deserve this win and without doubt, will be celebrating tonight. Their next fixture as of now is their maiden Test match against India in June in Bengaluru. The Windies, on the other hand, get set to travel to Pakistan to play a 3-T20I series not too far from now, on April Fool's day. We take your leave for now but you can catch whatever action is remaining from the NZ-Eng and SA-Aus Tests. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!

Victorious Afghanistan skipper, Asghar Stanikzai thanks the almighty for the win. States that today they are very happy because they have qualified for the World Cup and also won the final. Adds that beating the Windies, that too, three times in a tournament is a big thing for his team. On the initial performance of his side in the tournament, Asghar admits that he did feel like the World Cup dream was over but then he thought about millions of fans back home and fought hard to play in the fourth game after which, his side's fortunes changed. Cannot wait to participate in the big event in around 15 months' time.

Now for the winning team, that is Afghanistan. Can you believe it - three games into the tournament, they were looking like going out of the tournament. They had to rely on other results but also had to do their part, win their games which they did and today, are rightly receiving the winning medallions.

Windies skipper, Jason Holder congratulates Afghanistan for their win and performance throughout the tournament, especially from where they were initially. Is proud of his own team for being so consistent throughout with someone or the other putting his hand up in every game. Hopes that they continue to play the same brand of cricket in future. Praises his side for giving its 100 percent in spite of carrying niggles. Says that he is disappointed for not winning the final but is proud of his team for its dominant show throughout the tournament and names quite a lot of players from the unit.

The Windies now line up to collect their runners-up medals.

SIKANDAR RAZA from Zimbabwe is the PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT for his consistent performances with both bat and ball. 319 runs with the willow and 15 wickets with the ball. Cannot control his emotions and says that he is certainly not happy with the award as Zimbabwe failed to qualify. States that it is a tough pill to swallow and the trophy will be a reminder to his team about the narrow margin of failure. Has a word of praise for Scotland for their fight while congratulates Nepal on their ODI status. Eventually, ends by saying that this trophy is a painful reminder for Zimbabwe about their failure to qualify for the 2019 World Cup.

MOHAMMAD SHAHZAD is the MAN OF THE FINAL. Flashes a big smile. Says that his form came at the right time with his team needing him the most. Is proud of the way his side qualified for the final, the World Cup and then won today. Is proud of the bowling attack Afghanistan possess. On his batting pyrotechnics, he says that he always enjoys his batting. Stresses that his job is to see the ball and hit the ball so that people watching can enjoy. On his camaraderie with Chris Gayle, he says that he loves the Windies as they are a wonderful bunch of human beings.

The umpires are given their match medallions.

Nothing was right for the Windies today. Shimron Hetmyer and Rovman Powell showed some grit with the bat while Keemo Paul and Ashley Nurse delayed the inevitable a bit with the ball. Otherwise, it was an outing for the Windies where they perhaps ended up at a destination where they were not interested in going. The presentation coming up...

Mujeeb Ur Rahman was the star with the ball for the Afghans, taking 4 wickets while with the bat, it was a one-man show as Mohammad Shahzad demolished the Windies. Had he waited for some more time, we might have had the result before the 40th over. Rahmat Shah was calm and the 90-run stand for the second wicket quelled all doubts of an Afghan win.

Perhaps this match needed a bit of a context, didn't it? A dead rubber, that too, a final, is never good. The Windies never turned up but Afghanistan wanted to make a statement and they did. First they bowled and fielded their hearts out to restrict the Windies to 204. Then they chased it down with around 10 overs to spare, slightly lesser rather, but dominantly enough.

Three meetings, three wins. Those have been the contest results for Afghanistan against the Windies in this tournament. First the warm-up. Then the Super Six. And today, the final. An amazing comeback, from a point to being relegated out of the World Cup with three successive losses to bouncing back to win the Qualifiers. Take a bow.

Chris Gayle to Mohammad Nabi. SIX! Hat-trick! That ends the game and the tournament. Full and outside off, Nabi now goes off side, lofting this one clean as a whistle over long off to seal the deal. VICTORY FOR AFGHANISTAN WITH 7 WICKETS AND 56 BALLS TO SPARE!

Chris Gayle to Mohammad Nabi. SIX! There he goes again! This time Nabi comes down the track and swings it over long on once more! 200 UP FOR AFGHANISTAN, just 5 more needed from 57 balls. The stand moves to 30 from 25 balls. Nabi moves to 21 from 11 balls with 2 biggies.

Chris Gayle to Mohammad Nabi. SIX! SLAP! Some swagger. Stands well outside his leg stump a month in advance and Gayle tosses this in line of the middle stick. Nabi likes it and swings it into oblivion over long on. The stand moves to 24 from 24 balls. Nabi moves to 15 from 10 balls with his first six.

Chris Gayle to Samiullah Shenwari. Full and around off, Shenwari gets down and slog sweeps it towards deep backward square leg for a single. Moves to 20 from 33 balls.

Keemo Paul to Samiullah Shenwari. Tucks it through square leg for a single.

Keemo Paul to Samiullah Shenwari. Outside off, pretty wide, coming back in, Samiullah watches it go back.

Keemo Paul to Samiullah Shenwari. FOUR! GORGEOUS! That will shorten the path to victory a little bit. Full and outside off, Shenwari reaches out and drives it wide of mid off for a boundary. 19 more needed now, from 62 balls.

Keemo Paul to Samiullah Shenwari. Outside off, left alone.

Keemo Paul to Mohammad Nabi. Another short ball, pulled to fine leg for a single.

Keemo Paul to Mohammad Nabi. A short ball outside off, Nabi punches it back to the bowler.

Chris Gayle to Samiullah Shenwari. Full on middle, worked straight to square leg.

Chris Gayle to Samiullah Shenwari. Full on middle and leg, SS looks to paddle but misses and is hit on the pads.

Chris Gayle to Samiullah Shenwari. Full on middle, Shenwari just offers a dead bat and plays it towards short mid-wicket.