The Afghanistan cricket team played the West Indies cricket team in India in November and December 2019 to play one Test, three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] It was the first Test match that Afghanistan played against the West Indies.[3] The two teams had played each other ten times before, with the majority of matches in the Caribbean, with this being Afghanistan's fourth Test match.[4][5] All the matches were played at the Ekana International Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.[6]
| Afghan cricket team against West Indies in 2019–20 | |||
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| Afghanistan | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 4 November – 1 December 2019 | ||
| Captains | Rashid Khan |
Jason Holder (Tests) Kieron Pollard (ODIs & T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | West Indies won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Javed Ahmadi (101) | Shamarh Brooks (111) | |
| Most wickets | Amir Hamza (6) | Rahkeem Cornwall (10) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | West Indies won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Asghar Afghan (124) | Shai Hope (229) | |
| Most wickets | Mujeeb Ur Rahman (5) | Roston Chase (6) | |
| Player of the series | Roston Chase (WI) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (94) | Evin Lewis (106) | |
| Most wickets | Karim Janat (6) | Kesrick Williams (8) | |
| Player of the series | Karim Janat (Afg) | ||
Following the 2019 Cricket World Cup, where Afghanistan lost all of their matches, Rashid Khan was named as the new captain of the Afghanistan cricket team across all three formats.[7][8] In September 2019, Kieron Pollard was named as the captain of the West Indies' team for the ODIs and T20Is, taking over the roles from Jason Holder.[9] Holder was retained as the Test captain of the team.[10] Nitin Menon was one of the on-field umpires for the Test match,[11] becoming the 62nd Indian to umpire at this level.[12]
The West Indies won the first two ODIs to take an unassailable lead in the series, and secured their first ODI series win since beating Bangladesh 3–0 in August 2014.[13] The West Indies won the final ODI by five wickets,[14] winning the series 3–0, which was also their first whitewash since the Bangladesh series.[15] Afghanistan won the T20I series 2–1.[16] It was the second time that Afghanistan had won a T20I series against a team in the top ten of the ICC T20I Championship rankings, after whitewashing Bangladesh 3–0 in June 2018.[17] The West Indies won the one-off Test match by nine wickets, with the game finishing early on the third day.[18]
Squads
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Afghanistan[21]
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Afghanistan[23]
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West Indies cricketer Nicholas Pooran was found guilty of ball tampering during the third ODI match.[25] Pooran admitted the charge, and was banned for four T20I matches.[26] Shai Hope was added to the West Indies' T20I squad for the final match, as cover for Denesh Ramdin who was injured.[27]
Tour matches
edit50 over match: Afghanistan XI vs West Indies
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
Four-day match: Afghanistan XI vs West Indies
editODI series
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Romario Shepherd (WI) made his ODI debut.
- Hayden Walsh Jr. also made his ODI debut for the West Indies after previously playing one ODI for the United States, becoming the 14th cricketer to represent two international teams in ODIs.[28][29]
- This was the first ODI match to be played at this ground.[30]
2nd ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Ibrahim Zadran (Afg) and Brandon King (WI) both made their ODI debuts.
T20I series
edit1st T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Ibrahim Zadran (Afg) and Brandon King (WI) both made their T20I debuts.
- Hayden Walsh Jr. also made his T20I debut for the West Indies after previously playing eight T20Is for the United States, becoming the ninth cricketer to represent two international teams in T20Is.[31][32]
- Kieron Pollard captained the West Indies for the first time in T20Is.[33]
2nd T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Karim Janat (Afg) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[34]
3rd T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
Only Test
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Amir Hamza and Nasir Jamal (Afg) both made their Test debuts.
- This was the first Test match to be played at this ground.[35]
- Rahkeem Cornwall (WI) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[36]
- Shamarh Brooks (WI) scored his first century in Tests.[37]
- Amir Hamza became the first bowler for Afghanistan to take a five-wicket haul on debut in Tests.[38]
Notes
edit- ^ While five days of play were scheduled for the one-off Test, it result in three days.
References
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- ^ "Karim Janat, Nijat Masood earn maiden Test call-up". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Hayden Walsh jnr has big dreams wearing the maroon". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Rashid to captain Afghanistan across formats, Asghar appointed his deputy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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- ^ "Kieron Pollard named West Indies ODI, T20I captain". ESPN Cricinfo.
- ^ "Kieron Pollard named as new West Indies ODI and T20I captain". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Umpire Nitin Menon set for Test debut in November". India Today. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Nitin Menon set to become 62nd Indian Test umpire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Pooran, Chase give West Indies first ODI series win since 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Shai Hope's 109* helps West Indies whitewash Afghanistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Hope hundred secures series whitewash for West Indies". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Youth shines as Afghanistan claim series victory". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Rejuvenated Afghanistan target historic series win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "West Indies secure clinical win after Cornwall brilliance". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Hamza, Nijat in Afghanistan squad for West Indies Test". SportStar. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Darren Bravo dropped from Tests; Alzarri Joseph replaces injured Shannon Gabriel". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Focus on youth as Afghanistan revamp squads for West Indies series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Hayden Walsh Jr, Brandon King break into West Indies' limited-overs squads". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "New-look Afghanistan introduce massive changes to limited-overs squads for West Indies series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "King, Walsh Jr. in as West Indies name squads for Afghanistan challenge". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Pooran suspended for four games for changing condition of the ball". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Nicholas Pooran banned for four T20Is for ball tampering". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Shai Hope called in as cover for injured Denesh Ramdin". ANI News. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Records: Combined Test, ODI and T20I records. Individual records (captains, players, umpires), Representing two countries". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Chase, Hope star as West Indies take 1-0 lead over Afghanistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "CPL's best brace for Afghanistan spin barrage". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Last chance for Afghanistan as West Indies look to wrap up series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Windies win first T20 against Afghans". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "With change in format, Afghanistan look to change fortunes against West Indies too". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Afghanistan set up decider against West Indies after Karim Janat's five-for". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "West Indies wary of threat from formidable Afghanistan spin attack". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Rahkeem Cornwall, World's Heaviest Cricketer, Bags Maiden Five-Wicket Haul in Afghanistan vs West Indies One-Off Test 2019". Latestly. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Shamarh Brooks, Rahkeem Cornwall put West Indies in sight of big victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Brooks, Cornwall put West Indies in sight of big win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 November 2019.