Shai Hope made the most of an early reprieve to score 77 and Evin Lewis and Nicholas Pooran also struck half-centuries to power West Indies to 311-6 against Afghanistan in a Cricket World Cup group match between two eliminated teams on Thursday.
Published : 04 Jul 2019, 07:37 PM
Chris Gayle managed only seven in his final World Cup appearance and Hope could also have gone early but Rashid Khan dropped a sitter when the batsman was on five.
Lewis made 58 on his return to the side while Pooran's 58 was his third 50-plus score in the tournament.
Captain Jason Holder clobbered four sixes in his 45 off 34 balls and Dawlat Zadran claimed 2-73 for Afghanistan who were sloppy on the field.
Twice world champions West Indies have managed only one win in the tournament while Afghanistan have lost all eight games.