Player of the Match
Player of the Match

8.55pm West Indies have survived a scare to force the series into a decider on Wednesday. Rashid was at it again with his ripping googlies and legbreaks. West Indies' inexperienced middle order was all at sea against the teenage sensation. Shai Hope, however, weathered that threatening spell to see West Indies home along with his captain Jason Holder, who had earlier set things up.

He had snaffled Noor Ali Zadran with a menacing short ball, after which Gabriel and Joseph followed suit. In all, five Afghanistan batsmen were bounced out. Afghanistan might not have reached three figures if not for Naib's valiant fifty. Do stick around for the presentation.

Stanikzai: Yeah, the total was not enough. 200-plus total would have been difficult for West Indies. The West Indies bowlers bowled very well. We are looking forward to play positive cricket in the final.

Holder: Good to get over the line, but still a few areas to improve on. I could not ask any more from the bowlers. We need to be more selective with the strokeplay, though. One thing we spoke about from the last game is to be more aggressive and make them uncomfortable. We have to find better ways to play them (Rashid and Nabi). I don't think they are unplayable

Hope, Man of the Match: Rashid is a decent bowler. We just need to play him well and smartly. My aim is to score runs as much as a possible and win games for my team.

That is all we have for you from this match. Looking forward to your company for the decider too. Until then, goodbye and good night. Cheers!

39.2
4
Dawlat Zadran to Holder, FOUR, banged in short and outside off, Holder swings his hands at a big pull. The resultant top edge flies over the keeper's head. WI level the series 1-1
39.1
1
Dawlat Zadran to Hope, 1 run, short and angled in on middle, Hope hops and clips it to long leg

END OF OVER:
39 | 3 Runs | WI: 133/6 (3 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 3.41, RRR: 0.27)

  • Shai Hope47 (76b)
  • Jason Holder7 (9b)
  • Amir Hamza7-0-15-0
  • Mohammad Nabi10-0-33-1
38.6
1
Amir Hamza to Hope, 1 run, overpitched and outside off, driven to sweeper for one more
38.5
1
Amir Hamza to Holder, 1 run, hint of width outside off, Holder flashes it to sweeper
38.4
0
Amir Hamza to Holder, no run, skids on off, punched back to the left of the bowler
38.3
1
Amir Hamza to Hope, 1 run, full on the stumps again, tapped to long-on
38.2
0
Amir Hamza to Hope, no run, back of a length and attacking off, defended back again
38.1
0
Amir Hamza to Hope, no run, full and angled in on leg stump, played back to the bowler

END OF OVER:
38 | 6 Runs | WI: 130/6 (6 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 3.42, RRR: 0.50)

  • Shai Hope45 (72b)
  • Jason Holder6 (7b)
  • Mohammad Nabi10-0-33-1
  • Amir Hamza6-0-12-0
37.6
1
Mohammad Nabi to Hope, 1 run, flat on middle and leg, punched down to long-on. Six off the over. Six more need for WI to square the series
37.5
0
Mohammad Nabi to Hope, no run, offbreak, ends up on the pads, clipped with the spin to midwicket
37.4
1
Mohammad Nabi to Holder, 1 run, stands tall to meet this short ball outside off, punched to cover, a misfield allows a single in the end
37.3
0
Mohammad Nabi to Holder, no run, skids on outside off, a big swish and a miss
37.2
2
Mohammad Nabi to Holder, 2 runs, Holder is eager to finish it off quickly. Flighted and drifts away outside off, down the track and sliced over extra cover now

West Indies 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st40KOA PowellE Lewis
2nd15E LewisSD Hope
3rd7JL CarterSD Hope
4th10JN MohammedSD Hope
5th26RL ChaseSD Hope
6th25SD HopeR Powell
7th15JO HolderSD Hope