West Indies and Afghanistan have qualified for 2019 World Cup — courtesy wins against Scotland and Ireland respectively — to be staged in England and Wales from May 30 to July 14.
West Indies failed to get going with the bat, and paid the price by losing their first match of the tournament.
The intriguing West Indies and Afghanistan series ended without producing any result as the third and final One-Day International (ODI) ended in a wash out.
Though Afghanistan won the first ODI by a 63-run margin, their batting against West Indies exposed their flaws.
A brilliant work by the West Indies bowlers and later patience at the crease by Shai Hope handed the team a series-levelling victory against visitors Afghanistan in the second One-Day International (ODI) at Gros Islet on Sunday.
West Indies will look to put up a much-improved performance and level the series, whereas Afghanistan will look to wrap up the series and register historic win in the Caribbean.
Batsman Javed Ahmadi and bowler Rashid Khan helped etch another history in the legacy of Afghanistan cricket as they helped their team defeat West Indies for the first time in One-Day Internationals (ODI).
Rashid was adjudged Man of the Match award for the 4th time in limited-overs format, which is the 2nd-most for a teenaged cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar (6)
Samuels single-handedly bludgeoned Afghanistan, and West Indies pulled off a whitewash.
The 25-year old has been one of the most consistent players for West Indies in Test cricket since India’s tour of West Indies in 2016