Afghanistan vs West Indies Match Stats

Goes wide of the crease and angles it into the off pole, Pollard hits it down to long on and takes one.

FOUR! Bludgeoned! Hope is playing a gem here. This is a slower one on middle, Hope powers it down to the long on fence. A boundary early in the over, just what the Windies wanted.

A yorker now on middle, this is jammed back to the bowler. An excellent delivery after getting hit for a boundary.

This is brilliant stuff! Nothing you can do with those deliveries. It is a pin-point yorker on middle, Hope jams it out. Two dots after the boundary.

A slower delivery wide outside off, Hope flat-bats it down to long off for one. Singles won't harm Afghanistan.

Two taken off the final delivery! Pollard takes a few steps down the track and then flicks it wide of the fielder at deep square leg. 8 runs from the over. 53 needed in 24 balls. Not going to be easy this with Rashid and Mujeeb having one each left.

Shorter in length and outside off, Hope looks to cut but there is extra bounce and turn which beats the bat.

One more dot! On off, it is defended towards cover.

Very full and outside off, this is hit down to long off for one. FIFTY UP FOR HOPE. However, his job is not yet done.

One more dot and this is a rippa. A leggie on off, it pitches and turns away. Pollard is maybe expecting a googly as he defends inside the line. Gets beaten.

FOUR LEG BYES! A welcome boundary, it is not off the bat but the visitors won't care. It is a googly this time on middle, Pollard does not pick it as he goes back to play it on the off side. It turns back in, kisses the pads and goes past the keeper to the fine leg fence.

That is a tremendous effort in the field! Rashid tosses it up outside off, Pollard drags it towards wide long on. Nabi runs to his right. The ball seems to be going for a boundary but Nabi stretches one hand out and pushes it back in. Saves two for his side. Such efforts can make the difference in the end. Just the 7 from Rashid's last. The skipper bowls a brilliant spell, his figures read 4-0-18-1.

Short delivery on middle, Hope pulls it through mid on. The batsmen take a single.

OUT! Pollard holes out! Is this the end of West Indies' charge? Pollard went for the big one, he had to go for this one. It is full on off, the ball keeps a bit low. The West Indies skipper looks to heave it over the mid-wicket fence. He cannot get under it and he ends up finding the man in the deep to perfection. Najibullah Zadran there makes no mistake and takes a simple catch. 45 needed off 16. Are West Indies still in it?

Good length ball outside off, Holder looks to cut but misses.

Around the pads, Holder flicks it through mid-wicket for one.

Fuller on middle, Hope milks it to long on and gets to the other end.

FOUR! Much-needed one for the Men in Maroon. Spoils an otherwise good over. Short ball on off, Holder stays on his back foot and pulls it over cow corner. The fielder from long on runs and stretches to his right but cannot stop the ball from going to the fence. Still a good over. Just 7 runs off it but more importantly the big wicket of Pollard.

OUT! Straight to the man! That is probably game, set and match. The well-set Shai Hope is out of here. This is full and outside off, Hope looks to go over covers but the ball is a little too full to get under it. He ends up hitting it straight to Afghan there. It went to him quickly but he hangs on. A good innings by Shai but he was probably Windies' only hope. 39 needed in 11 balls with two new batters out there.

Full and wide outside off, Paul lets it be and it has been wided.

Slower one outside off, this is dragged down to long on for one.

Extremely full again outside off, not easy to hit those out of the park. Holder hits it down to long off for one.

Now shows his variation! A slower one, bangs it into the surface and bowls it outside off. Paul looks to hit it across the line but is foxed by the pace.

Another swing and a miss! One more slower one outside off, it stays very low again. Paul looks to go over mid-wicket but misses.

Goes for another slower one but this is way too wide outside off. Paul once again swings extremely hard but misses. Wided this time though.

A yorker on middle, this is jammed out to long on for one. Excellent over by Naib. 34 needed in the last 6. Mathematically possible but don't see it happening.

Extremely full and on off, this is hit down to long off for one. So even 5 sixes won't do it now. Afghanistan just don't have to bowl an extra.

OUT! Caught! Another wicket for Naveen-ul-Haq. Good length ball outside off, Holder looks to clear the long on fence. He does not time it well and it goes to Mohammad Nabi there who stretches and takes a good catch. This has been a very good bowling display from young Naveen. His 3rd of the game.

Full toss on off, Pierre manages to just hit it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Brilliant ball. Slower one outside off, Keemo swings his bat at it but the ball just won't arrive. He is more than halfway done with the shot and then the ball goes behind on a couple of bounces to the keeper.

Another slower ball. This is on a length, Keemo manages to wait and then pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! We will have one more ball in this game. Naveen misses his line and sprays it down the leg side. Wided by the umpire.

Slower one to end the game. Outside off, Pierre throws his bat at it but misses. Naveen is up in joy and so are the rest of the Afghanistan players. AFGHANISTAN WIN BY 29 RUNS AND THE SERIES 2-1! Remember, they are yet to lose a T20I series since 2018...