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Patna : West Indies (WI) defeated Afghanistan by 23 runs in the 42nd match of CWC at Headingley, Leeds, UK, on July 4, 2019, night, with Carlos Brathwaite taking 4/63 in 9 overs and Kemar Roach 3/37 in 10 overs.
Replying to WI’s 311/6 in 50 overs, Afghanistan were all out for 288 in 50 overs with Ikram Ali Khil (wk) scoring 86 in 93 balls hitting 8 fours and opener Rahmat Shah scoring 62 in 78 balls with 10 fours. Syed Shirzad scored 25 in 17 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes.
WI won the toss and opted to bat. For WI, opener Evin Lewis scored 58 while Shai Hope (wk) scored 77 with 6 fours and 2 sixes. Opener Chris Gayle fell to Dawlat Zadran for 7 continuing his flop show. Nicholas Pooran made 58 with 6 fours and a six while Captain Jason Holder scored 45 with 4 sixes and a four. Shimron Hetmyer made 39 with 3 fours and 2 sixes.