Afghanistan beat West Indies by 29 runs in the third Twenty20 global to secure the three-coordinate arrangement 2-1 in Lucknow on Sunday.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz guided Afghanistan to 156 for eight, an all out their bowlers protected by limiting the West Indies to 127-7. Paceman Naveen-ul-Haq took three wickets.
Afghanistan skiped once again from their opening misfortune to take the arrangement in the wake of being cleared in the former one-day games 3-0. The two groups will presently play a coincidental Test beginning November 27.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s vocation best thump of 79 framed the center of Afghanistan’s dug out from a deficit arrangement win as they gave West Indies a 29-run rout in the third and last T20I in Lucknow on Sunday (November 17). The wicketkeeper-batsman smacked five sixes and about six limits in his 52-ball exertion that gave Afghanistan a sound 156/8 – their best score of the arrangement – before an aggregate, taught exertion from the bowlers confined the guests to only 127/7 in answer in spite of Shai Hope’s uniquely blustery 50 years.
On a similar track at the Ekana Stadium where West Indies had wavered to get 147 simply the previous evening, Afghanistan had just upped the ante by setting them an objective of 157 this time. To exacerbate the situation, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman broke the stumps of Lendl Simmons on the principal bundle of the third over with a googly, not long after which Naveen-ul-Haq showed signs of improvement of Brandon King once more, with a conveyance precisely like the off-shaper he got him out with in Game 2, as West Indies slipped to 16 for 2 in the fourth finished.
Evin Lewis, with his three limits, drove West Indies advance and put on a short organization with Hope that steadied the pursuit before Karim Janat caught him lbw on 24 off 23. Expectation raised the stakes from that point on, however West Indies had just fallen behind the eight ball. Dropped on 11, he endure a run out possibility too in his 43-ball fifty on the way which he included 38 runs with Shimron Hetmyer and another 32 with Kieron Pollard. In any case, as the two progressively damaging batsmen neglected to get moving, West Indies’ asking rate shot up to 10 and past instantly. The pair made 11 each, leaving half-centurion Hope and the tail with an intense ask of 45 required in less than three overs.
Very much set, Hope chose to bring matters into his own hands however ripped one directly to Asghar Afghan at additional spread who turn around measured the simple catch to everything except seal the destiny of the game. West Indies. from 118/6 toward the beginning of their penultimate over, slithered to 127/7 just to postpone the unavoidable.
Prior in the day, Afghanistan held their confidence in the triumphant mix and chose for bat first in the arrangement decider, backing their qualities to safeguard any aggregate. Be that as it may, Sheldon Cottrell exacted early harm with two wickets one after another in his opening spell to send back Hazratullah Zazai (0) and, the previous evening’s legend, Karim Janat (2) before the finish of the third finished.
Gurbaz hit back in the interest of the host group, striking forcefully notwithstanding the harm at the opposite end. Of the 32 Afghanistan oversaw in the six overs of powerplay, Gurbaz had represented 26 that included two hits to the fence and two over it. Pollard brought Khary Pierre into the assault straight after the powerplay, and Gurbaz, after a prop off the principal ball, propelled the left-arm spinner profound into the stands at long-on, making his goals rather clear.
The main time Gurbaz put a foot wrong was the point at which he sold Ibrahimm Zadran down the waterway, withdrawing his means subsequent to requiring a solitary bringing about a manageable come up short on the last against the run of play, in the eighth over.
Previous captain Asghar Afghan played second fiddle for the initial 40 runs of his 50-run organization with Gurbaz, before choosing to change gears. It nearly reverse discharges as he attempted to hurl one over profound mid-wicket fence and almost popped a catch to the defender, just for Brandon King to shell a guideline get on the ropes. Afghan at that point raised the 50 years of the fourth wicket organization as he ripped a poor full hurl from Keemo Paul on the leg-stump over long leg fence. In any case, Paul and King both made up for themselves in the equivalent over, consolidating again to put a conclusion to Afghan’s firecrackers and the undermining organization.
Gurbaz, unaffected once more, brought two sixes and the same number of limits more before Pollard got to him with a more slow one. Batting on 79 – previously having outperformed his past best in T20Is – Gurbaz endeavored to upper cut the off ball outside off, just to pop a sitter to the man at sweeper spread.
Najibullah first, and afterward Nabi assumed control over the job of aggressors once Gurbaz left, and even without scoring a great deal, guaranteed that Afghanistan wound up with an absolute sound enough for it’s solid arm to shield serenely.
Brief scores: Afghanistan 156/8 out of 20 overs (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 79, Asghar Afghan 24; Sheldon Cottrell 2-29, Kesrick Williams 2-31, Keemo Paul 2-26) beat West Indies 127/7 out of 20 overs (Shai Hope 52, Evin Lewis 24; Naveen-ul-Haq 3-24) by 29 runs.