Afghanistan Vs West Indies Live Score, 1st T20I: Ibrahim Zadran Reaches Fifty As AFG Move To 104/2

Ibrahim Zadran brought up his fourth successive T20I fifty with a simple push to long-on, as Afghanistan added seven steady runs from the over. Zadran and Darwish Rasooli kept rotating the strike against Motie, taking the score to 104 for 2 without taking any risks.

Afghanistan continued to build steadily in the 10th over, collecting nine runs through a boundary from Darwish Rasooli and a series of well-placed singles. Rasooli moved to 34 off 25 with a controlled stroke, while Ibrahim Zadran kept rotating the strike to reach 42 from 30 balls, taking Afghanistan to 81 for 2 and maintaining a healthy run rate without any major risks.

Afghanistan finished the powerplay strongly as Ibrahim Zadran led the charge with two crisp boundaries early in the sixth over, taking advantage of width to keep the scoreboard moving. Darwish Rasooli rotated the strike with a single, while a couple of wides further boosted the total, before the over ended with a quiet delivery and a single. The 12-run over pushed Afghanistan to 51 for 2, with Zadran on 32 and Rasooli on 15, giving the visitors a solid base after the initial setback.

Jayden Seales delivered a crucial breakthrough for West Indies by removing Sediqullah Atal for 2 off 4 balls, as the left-hander chased a good-length delivery outside off and edged it thickly to first slip, where Brandon King held on to a sharp overhead catch, reducing Afghanistan to 25 for 2 in the third over.

Jayden Seales struck early as Gurbaz was run out off the very first ball after pushing a full outswinger into the on-side and setting off for a risky single, with Motie hitting direct from short mid-on to catch him well short.

Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran are in the middle. Gurbaz is on strike as Jayden Seales begins the bowling spell.

The first ball will be bowled at 8pm IST. The Afghanistan vs West Indies, 1st T20I will be live streamed on the FanCode app and website in India. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in the country.

Afghanistan: Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi

West Indies: Brandon King (c), Evin Lewis, Johnson Charles (wk), Amir Jangoo, Shimron Hetmyer, Quentin Sampson, Matthew Forde, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph, Khary Pierre, Jayden Seales

Afghanistan have won the toss and elected to bat first against West Indies. Playing XIs coming up next.

Afghanistan: Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Gulbadin Naib, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Shahidullah Kamal, Mohammad Ishaq, Rashid Khan (c), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, Noor Ahmad, Abdullah Ahmadzai

West Indies: Evin Lewis, Alick Athanaze, Brandon King (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Johnson Charles (wk), Keacy Carty, Justin Greaves, Quentin Sampson, Gudakesh Motie, Amir Jangoo, Matthew Forde, Jayden Seales, Shamar Springer, Khary Pierre, Ramon Simmonds, Shamar Joseph