Afghan cricket team in the West Indies in 2017
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 first bilateral tour against a full member nation other than 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]
| 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) | ||
Squads
| ODIs | T20Is | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies[8] |
Afghanistan[9] |
West Indies[10] |
Afghanistan[9] |
Tour match
Twenty overs: West Indies Cricket Board President's XI vs Afghanistan
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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
- "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. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- "Samuels' 89* completes West Indies sweep". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- "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.
- "Afghanistan reveal squad for West Indies tour". 1TV Afghanistan. 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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