Afghan cricket team in the West Indies in 2017
| Afghan cricket team in the West Indies in 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| West Indies | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 30 May – 14 June 2017 | ||
| Captains |
Carlos Brathwaite (T20Is) Jason Holder (ODIs) | Asghar Stanikzai | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Shai Hope (83) | Gulbadin Naib (92) | |
| Most wickets | Ashley Nurse (4) | Rashid Khan (10) | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | West Indies won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Marlon Samuels (146) | Mohammad Nabi (48) | |
| Most wickets | Kesrick Williams (8) | Shapoor Zadran (3) | |
| Player of the series | Marlon Samuels (WI) | ||
The Afghanistan cricket team toured the West Indies in June 2017 to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs), three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) and a tour match.[1][2] It was Afghanistan's second bilateral tour against a full member nation after Zimbabwe.[1] Originally the tour was going to consist of five ODIs and three T20Is.[3][4][5] The West Indies won the T20I series 3–0.[6] The ODI series was drawn 1–1 after the final match was washed out with no result.[7]
Squads
| ODIs | T20Is | ||
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 West Indies[8]
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 Afghanistan[9]
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West Indies[10]
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Afghanistan[9]
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Tour match
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
T20I series
1st T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- This result ended Afghanistan's eleven match winning streak, a T20I record.[11]
2nd T20I
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain with Afghanistan set a revised target of 123 runs.
3rd T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
ODI series
1st ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Roston Chase (WI) made his ODI debut.
- Rashid Khan (Afg) recorded the fourth-best bowling figures in ODIs.[12]
- This was the first win by Afghanistan against the West Indies and their first win against a Test team other than Bangladesh or Zimbabwe in ODIs.[13]
2nd ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain reduced the match initially to 43 overs per side but it continued after the toss, with no play possible.[7]
- Leslie Reifer (WI) stood in his first ODI match as an umpire.
References
- ^ a b "Afghanistan, West Indies to play three T20Is, three ODIs in June". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Afghanistan to play ODIs and T20Is in the West Indies in June". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Afghanistan set to play first full series against West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "West Indies and Afghanistan confirm 2017 series". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "West Indies to host Afghanistan". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Samuels' 89* completes West Indies sweep". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Decider washed out; Law 'not sure' of WI's chances of direct entry into World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Roston Chase earns maiden ODI call-up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Afghanistan reveal squad for West Indies tour". 1TV Afghanistan. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Beaton earns maiden T20I call-up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Reckless batting snaps Afghanistan's winning streak". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Rashid Khan rips the fight out of West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Gooch sets up history". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
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