*** Official*** Afghanistan in West Indies 2017

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Tue May 30 (20 ovs) 09:00 local (13:00 GMT | 01:00 NZST 1d)
West Indies Cricket Board President's XI v Afghanistan
Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
Fri Jun 2 (20 ovs) 19:30 local (23:30 GMT | 11:30 NZST 1d)
1st T20I - West Indies v Afghanistan
Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
Sat Jun 3 (20 ovs) 19:30 local (23:30 GMT | 11:30 NZST 1d)
2nd T20I - West Indies v Afghanistan
Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
Mon Jun 5 (20 ovs) 19:30 local (23:30 GMT | 11:30 NZST 1d)
3rd T20I - West Indies v Afghanistan
Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
Fri Jun 9 (50 ovs) 14:30 local (18:30 GMT | 06:30 NZST 1d)
1st ODI - West Indies v Afghanistan
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Sun Jun 11 (50 ovs) 14:30 local (18:30 GMT | 06:30 NZST 1d)
2nd ODI - West Indies v Afghanistan
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Wed Jun 14 (50 ovs) 14:30 local (18:30 GMT | 06:30 NZST 1d)
3rd ODI - West Indies v Afghanistan
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
LIVE D/N

 

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Afghanistan batting first in the first T20. Wheels coming off now after a promising start.

 

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Ugh, 46-5. My hopes of a close contest are fading fast.

 

[Starfighter]

Afghanistan rather lacking in fortitude here. Hope Narine opens the batting.

 

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Rashid Khan does all the things - top scorer today, with bowling still to come.

 

[Starfighter]

Dammit. Just as I look up the score he gets out.

 

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Nice finish. Shame about the middle order.

 

[Starfighter]

Well they've got something to bowl at. Better than getting 60.

 

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Dropped catches, missed stumpings - this could have been very interesting, especially if Afghanistan had scored another 20-30.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Rashid WAFG

 

[Starfighter]

At least the Afghanistan batting isn't completely soiling the bed this time.

 

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146-6 is much better. Hopefully they'll take more of their chances in the field this time.

 

[Camo999]

Great to see Marlon back in form!

 

[hendrix]

These matches are valuable experience for Afghanistan. Hopefully there are many more to come amongst the lower half of the top 10.

 

[Prince EWS]

Really looking forward to the ODIs. I think they'll suit Afghanistan a bit more (at least relative to the West Indies).

 

[WindieWeathers]

These matches are valuable experience for Afghanistan. Hopefully there are many more to come amongst the lower half of the top 10.

We're not "lower half" when it comes to the t20 format hendrix

Anyway, that was good stuff from the boys. Taylor, Walton and Simmons weren't good enough though. Think we need to get Pooran settled into the side as our first choice keeper as we move forward. Happy to see Roston Chase in the ODI squad but I can't help but puke at the non selection of Narine and Samuels just because they didn't play in our 50 over competition!!!..just pathetic. Our director of cricket, Jimmy Adams, wants that rule abolished and rightly so.

 

[Kippax]

Really looking forward to the ODIs. I think they'll suit Afghanistan a bit more (at least relative to the West Indies).

Yeah why is Rahmat still a juicy $5.50 and not down to below $4.50 to top score in this Afghanistan team, that's what I want to find out tonight.

 

[hendrix]

Yeah why is Rahmat still a juicy $5.50 and not down to below $4.50 to top score in this Afghanistan team, that's what I want to find out tonight.

Cos my boy Usman Ghani is gonna come to the party

 

[Kippax]

Haha he certainly has the devil-may-care batting style to feel right at home.

 

[hendrix]

Yeah he's one of those picks that hasn't quite come on for me, but I've been reasonably impressed with Afghanistan's team selection procedures so maybe he's run into a bit of form?

We'll see anyway.