Producer: Peuli Bakshi

T20 World Cup 2024: West Indies vs Afghanistan Match Highlights

West Indies clinched a big margin win against Afghanistan, defending 218 at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Gros Islet on Tuesday (June 18).

Johnson Charles started the innings well by scoring 43 off 27. His opening partner Brandon King departed for a duck.

Nicholas Pooran missed scoring a century by just 2 runs as he smashed 98 off 53, before being run out by Omarzai.

Skipper Rovman Powell and Shai Hope also chipped in with 20+ runs each, helping WI register a big total of 218/5.

In Afghanistan's run chase, Ibrahim Zadran top-scored with 38 off 28, assisted by Omarzai's 23 off 19.

Zadran reached a milestone of 3000 international runs, including 1000 T20I runs during the match.

Obed McCoy was a big part of the second-innings success of West Indies as he took three wickets in three overs.

Akeal Hosein and Gudakesh Motie also scalped two wickets each, bundling out the Afghans for 114 in 16.2 overs.