Naveen-ul-Haq to Russell, 2 runs
Pace off. This is a chance. Slower ball wide outside off. Russell goes onto the back foot and pulls in the air. Rashid Khan drops the catch at long on. They run a two. Attempted catch is put down and a chance goes begging. That's a wrap then. West Indies finish on 218 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. After the break Afghanistan will face a daunting challenge.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Rutherford, 1 run
Batter is instantly off the mark. Rutherford drives a slower ball outside off to long on for one run.
Rutherford, left-handed bat, comes to the middle.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Pooran, OUT!, 1 run
Pooran has to go. Run out. Pooran drives a full toss wide outside off to deep extra cover for one run. Run out by direct hit by Azmatullah Omarzai.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Pooran, no run
Mixing it up with pace off. Naveen-ul-Haq delivers a slower ball half volley wide outside off. Pooran tries a sweep but misses.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Pooran, SIX!
Remarkable stuff! Twelve runs added from two balls. Hold my beer! The aerial route again with this one. Naveen-ul-Haq delivers a full toss outside off. Pooran goes onto the front foot and slogs for six. Route-one cricket.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Pooran, SIX!
Pace off and a boundary here. Slower ball half volley outside off. Pooran drives for six.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Pooran, 1 wide
Pooran leaves a slower ball down leg. Wide ball.
Naveen-ul-Haq is back.
Gulbadin Naib to Pooran, 1 run
Pooran drives a slower ball yorker wide outside off to deep cover for one run. One wicket and 8 runs scored in this over.
Gulbadin Naib to Russell, 1 run
Bowler takes pace off. West Indies get to two hundred with 6 wickets remaining. The runs have come at a rate of 10.6 runs per over. Slower ball outside off. Russell pulls to deep backward square leg for one run.
Gulbadin Naib to Russell, no run
Pace off. Slower ball on leg stump. Russell misses a slog-sweep.
Russell, right-handed bat, comes to the crease.
Gulbadin Naib to Powell, OUT!
Pace off has success here. Powell is out with 26 runs from 15 balls. Slower ball outside off. Powell goes onto the front foot and drives in the air. Caught at backward point. Wicket number two for Gulbadin Naib.
Gulbadin Naib to Powell, no run
Bowler takes pace off. Slower ball outside off. Powell tries a drive but misses.
Gulbadin Naib to Powell, SIX!
Powell drives a full toss outside off for six.
Gulbadin Naib is back into the attack.
Over 18
24 runs, 0 wickets
Rashid Khan to Pooran, SIX!
Batters push on with more runs. Pooran slog-sweeps a length ball on middle stump for six. It's now 84 not-out for Pooran.
Rashid Khan to Pooran, 2 runs
Pooran slog-sweeps a length ball on leg stump to deep mid wicket for two runs.
Rashid Khan to N Pooran
Over the wicket. Back of a length, middle stump, back foot, pull. 6 runs.
Rashid Khan to Pooran, FOUR!
Pooran slogs a half volley down leg for four. This is an elite performance with the bat by Pooran.
Rashid Khan to Pooran, SIX!
Length ball on off stump. Pooran goes onto the front foot and slog-sweeps for six. That's 66 runs for Pooran.
Rashid Khan to Pooran, no run
Length ball down leg. Pooran misses an attempted slog-sweep. Foundations is this over for Afghanistan. No run.
Rashid Khan returns into the attack.
Over 17
11 runs, 0 wickets
Naveen-ul-Haq to Powell, no run
More variation with pace. Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a slower ball wide outside off. Powell misses an attempted pull.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Powell, FOUR!
Naveen-ul-Haq delivers a short ball outside off. Powell goes onto the back foot and pulls for four. Powell moves to 20 off 11 balls.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Pooran, 1 run
Pace off results in the single. Slower ball on middle stump. Pooran goes onto the back foot and pulls to backward point for one run. Pooran goes to 60 runs from 42 balls.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Pooran, FOUR!
Batter gets a gift in the field. Pooran drives a full toss outside off to deep backward point for four. Misfielded by Ibrahim Zadran. A fifth four for the batter.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Powell, 1 run
Mixing it up with pace off. Powell pulls a slower ball outside off to deep backward square leg for one run.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Pooran, 1 run
Pooran drives a half volley outside off to long off for one run.
Naveen-ul-Haq comes back on.
Over 16
10 runs, 0 wickets
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pooran, 1 run
Pooran drives a yorker outside off to deep cover for one run.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pooran, no run
Half volley outside off. Pooran goes onto the front foot and drives to backward point.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pooran, no run
Pooran misses a slower ball outside off.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pooran, 2 runs
Pace off. Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a slower ball outside off. Pooran pulls to deep backward square leg for two runs.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Powell, 1 run
Length ball outside off. Powell goes onto the front foot and drives to long off for one run.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Powell, SIX!
West Indies reach the 150-mark in the perfect way. Powell drives a half volley outside off for six.
Fazalhaq Farooqi comes back on.
Noor Ahmad to Pooran, no run
Pooran defends a length ball outside off to backward point. West Indies' projected score is 207 runs. This is 25 more than where they were at the start of play.
Noor Ahmad to Powell, 1 run
Length ball on off stump. Powell drives to mid on for one run.
Noor Ahmad to Pooran, 1 run
Pooran defends a length ball outside off to backward point for one run.
Noor Ahmad to Pooran, no run
Pooran slog-sweeps a length ball outside off to gully.
Noor Ahmad to Pooran, no run
Length ball wide outside off. Pooran tries a drive but misses.
Noor Ahmad to Powell, 1 run
Powell flicks a half volley on leg stump to deep mid wicket for one run.
Noor Ahmad is back on.
Rashid Khan to Powell, 1 run
Powell flicks a length ball on off stump to long on for one run.
Rashid Khan to Pooran, 1 run
Length ball on leg stump. Pooran works to mid wicket for one run. A lights-out innings from Pooran who looks to be in good touch. These 50 runs from 31 balls have provided 24 additional runs to the score.
Rashid Khan to Powell, 1 run
Back of a length ball on off stump. Powell works to deep mid wicket for one run.
Rashid Khan to Pooran, 1 run
Pooran works a length ball on middle stump to mid wicket for one run.
Rashid Khan to Pooran, no run
Good second delivery for Afghanistan. Pooran defends a length ball outside off to short fine leg.
Rashid Khan to Pooran, no run
Half volley down leg. Pooran goes onto the front foot and flicks to short fine leg.
Rashid Khan is back.
Gulbadin Naib to Powell, 2 runs
Pace off. Good running for a couple of runs to end this over. Slower ball wide outside off. Powell cuts to deep backward point for two runs.
Gulbadin Naib to Pooran, 1 run
More variation with pace. Gulbadin Naib delivers a slower ball on leg stump. Pooran pulls to deep mid wicket for one run.
Gulbadin Naib to Powell, 1 run
Short ball outside off. Powell pulls to long on for one run.
Gulbadin Naib to Pooran, 1 run
Gulbadin Naib bowls a back of a length ball on off stump. Pooran cuts to short third for one run.
Gulbadin Naib to Powell, 1 run
Pace off. Slower ball on off stump. Powell drives to long on for one run.
Powell, right-handed bat, is next in.
Gulbadin Naib to Hope, OUT!
The fielding side is champing at the bit at the start of this over. Hope's role goes no further with 25 runs from 17 balls. Slower ball outside off. Hope goes onto the front foot and slog-sweeps in the air. Caught by Najibullah Zadran at deep mid wicket. That's the first wicket for Gulbadin Naib.
Gulbadin Naib, right-arm pace, is introduced.
Noor Ahmad to Hope, 1 run
Hope drives a length ball on middle stump to long off for one run.
Noor Ahmad to Pooran, 1 run
Pooran works a back of a length ball outside off to square leg for one run.
Noor Ahmad to Hope, 1 run
Noor Ahmad bowls a back of a length ball down leg. Hope works to deep mid wicket for one run.
Noor Ahmad to Hope, 2 runs
Hope drives a length ball on middle stump to fine leg for two runs.
Noor Ahmad to Pooran, 1 run
Pooran works a length ball outside off to long on for one run.
Noor Ahmad to Hope, 1 run
Length ball on leg stump. Hope drives to deep extra cover for one run.
Noor Ahmad is back.
Over 11
15 runs, 0 wickets
Mohammad Nabi to Hope, 1 run
A single to end the over which adds 15 to the total. Full toss outside off. Hope slog-sweeps to long on for one run. Hope goes to 20 off 12 deliveries.
Mohammad Nabi to Hope, 2 runs
Hope flicks a full toss on middle stump to deep mid wicket for two runs.
Mohammad Nabi to Hope, no run
Mohammad Nabi delivers a half volley outside off. Hope drives to cover.
Mohammad Nabi to Hope, SIX!
Maximums will make mincemeat of the bowler's figures. Hope slog-sweeps a length ball on middle stump for six. The ball gets the full-monty. It flies clear of the boundary rope.
Mohammad Nabi to Hope, SIX!
Hope slog-sweeps a half volley outside off for six.
Mohammad Nabi to Hope, no run
Mohammad Nabi delivers a back of a length ball outside off. Hope defends to extra cover.
Mohammad Nabi, right-arm spin, comes into the attack.
Rashid Khan to Hope, 1 run
Rashid Khan bowls a length ball on off stump. Hope flicks to deep backward square leg for one run.
Rashid Khan to Pooran, 1 run
Rashid Khan delivers a length ball on off stump. Pooran drives to deep cover for one run.
Rashid Khan to Hope, 1 run
Hope works a back of a length ball on middle stump to mid wicket for one run.
Rashid Khan to Hope, no run
Length ball on off stump. Hope goes onto the front foot and defends to extra cover.
Rashid Khan to Pooran, 1 run
Rashid Khan bowls a length ball on leg stump. Pooran goes onto the front foot and flicks to short fine leg for one run.
Rashid Khan to Hope, 1 run
Hope works a back of a length ball on leg stump to deep square leg for one run.
Rashid Khan is back.
Noor Ahmad to Hope, 1 run
Noor Ahmad delivers a short ball outside off. Hope goes onto the back foot and pulls to long on for one run.
Noor Ahmad to Pooran, 1 run
Pooran sweeps a length ball outside off to deep mid wicket for one run.
Noor Ahmad to Pooran, no run
Pooran works a length ball outside off to gully.
Noor Ahmad to Hope, 1 run
Half volley on leg stump. Hope flicks to long on for one run.
Noor Ahmad to Pooran, 1 run
Pooran drives a length ball outside off to deep cover for one run.
Noor Ahmad to Pooran, 2 runs
Pooran drives a length ball wide outside off to deep extra cover for two runs.
Hope, right-handed bat, comes to the middle. Noor Ahmad to continue.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Charles, OUT!
Pace off. Just short of a fifty Charles is walking back with 43 runs from 27 deliveries. Slower ball wide outside off. Charles drives to extra cover and is caught by Gulbadin Naib. Striking at 159 that was a lively innings by Charles.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Charles, no run
Yorker wide outside off. Charles drives to mid off.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Charles, FOUR!
West Indies reach three-figures for the loss of 1 wicket. They're going at 13.3 runs per over. Short ball outside off. Charles pulls for four.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Charles, 2 runs
Pace off and runs on. Batter uses one of their nine lives. Would've been a big scalp. Slower ball wide outside off. Charles drives to long off and is dropped by Mohammad Nabi. They run a two. Relief for the batter.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Charles, no run
Trying some variety with pace. Slower ball outside off. Charles tries a cut but misses.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Charles, no run
Naveen-ul-Haq delivers a length ball wide outside off. Charles misses.
Naveen-ul-Haq continues.
Noor Ahmad to Pooran, no run
Pooran works a back of a length ball outside off back to the bowler.
Noor Ahmad to Charles, 1 run
Noor Ahmad delivers a length ball outside off. Charles slog-sweeps to deep mid wicket for one run.
Noor Ahmad to Pooran, 1 run
Pooran flicks a length ball outside off to long on for one run.
Noor Ahmad to Pooran, no run
Length ball on middle stump. Pooran misses a glance.
Noor Ahmad to Charles, 1 run
Charles late cuts a length ball outside off to backward point for one run.
Noor Ahmad to Pooran, 1 run
Pooran works a length ball outside off to mid wicket for one run.
Noor Ahmad, left-arm spin, comes into the attack.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Charles, no run
Slower ball outside off. Charles late cuts to gully. Afghanistan bookend the over with dot balls at both ends.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Charles, no run
Success with pace off. Charles drives a slower ball full toss outside off back to the bowler.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Charles, 2 runs
Slower ball outside off. Charles drives to deep cover for two runs.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Charles, no run
Charles defends a yorker outside off to mid on. Batting side's predicted score is now 63 runs ahead of where they were at the start of the innings.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Charles, FOUR!
Charles pulls a short ball outside off for four. A gun knock from Charles who now has 33 having faced 15 balls.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Charles, 1 wide
That is a wide. Slower ball wide outside off. Charles lets it go.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Charles, no run
Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a back of a length ball outside off. Charles works back to the bowler. This is satisfactory for Afghanistan. No run. They're massively up against it.
Naveen-ul-Haq, right-arm pace, is introduced into the attack.
Rashid Khan to Charles, 1 run
Length ball outside off. Charles flicks to backward square leg for one run.
Rashid Khan to Pooran, 1 run
Back of a length ball on leg stump. Pooran pulls to long on for one run.
Rashid Khan to Pooran, FOUR!
Length ball on off stump. Pooran late cuts for four.
Rashid Khan to Pooran, 1 wide
Length ball down leg. Pooran misses the ball. Wide given.
Rashid Khan to Pooran, no run
Pooran misses a full toss down leg.
Rashid Khan to Pooran, FOUR!
Half volley on off stump. Pooran drives for four. This is looking costly already. That's 31 for Pooran off 10, with the batting side ahead of their original projected score.
Rashid Khan to Charles, 1 run
Charles works a back of a length ball outside off to long on for one run.
Rashid Khan, right-arm spin, is introduced.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Pooran, SIX!
Pace off, hit for a boundary here. Slower ball on off stump. Pooran drives for six. This is a shot in the arm to the run-rate. The over ends the same way it started with a six.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Pooran, SIX!
How about this brand of cricket! Pooran flicks a length ball on leg stump for six. Stand and deliver; that's confident hitting. Doesn't hesitate to pull the trigger. Another ball to come and this is already a memorable over for West Indies. Pooran goes to 21 off 8 balls.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Pooran, FOUR!
Length ball outside off. Pooran drives for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Pooran, 4 leg byes
Azmatullah Omarzai bowls a length ball down leg. Pooran tries a flick but misses. Leg byes add four to the total.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Pooran, no run
Yorker on leg stump. Pooran misses a slog.
Pooran prepares for a free hit.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Pooran, 5 wides
Fifty brought up now for West Indies. Short ball outside off. Pooran tries a pull but misses. Five wides given.
Pooran prepares for a free hit.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Pooran, FOUR!
And as simple as that it's now 10 runs added from two balls. This next shot has irritated the bowler even more! Pooran pulls a short ball outside off for four. Runs coming off the bat now. More boundary balls up for grabs in this over.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Pooran, SIX!
Length ball outside off. Pooran drives for six.
Azmatullah Omarzai continues.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Charles, FOUR!
Boundary to end the over means Pooran will be on strike for the next one. Length ball outside off. Charles drives for four. The run-rate takes an adrenaline shot. Aggressive batting to finish over number 3.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Charles, FOUR!
Pace off, hit for a boundary here. Slower ball outside off. Charles drives for four. Five fours for this batter. Charles goes to 23 off 10 balls.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Charles, 1 wide
Slower ball on middle stump. Charles offers no shot. Wide given.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pooran, 1 run
Back of a length ball outside off. Pooran goes onto the back foot and steers to gully for one run.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Charles, 1 run
Charles drives a back of a length ball outside off to backward point for one run. Run out attempt by Azmatullah Omarzai but missed the stumps.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Charles, FOUR!
Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a length ball outside off. Charles drives for four.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Charles, no run
Half volley outside off. Charles goes onto the front foot and drives to extra cover.
Fazalhaq Farooqi is on for another over.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Pooran, no run
Pooran drives a length ball on off stump to extra cover. This has been an eight out of ten type of start for West Indies and they are still the favourites.
Pooran, left-handed bat, comes to the crease.
Azmatullah Omarzai to King, OUT!
Dismissed! Cleaned up! King is done for 7 runs. King tries to flick and misses a length ball outside off and is bowled.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Charles, 1 run
Charles works a back of a length ball outside off to deep backward square leg for one run.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Charles, FOUR!
Boundary ball. Length ball on off stump. Charles drives for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Charles, no run
Charles defends a length ball outside off to extra cover.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Charles, FOUR!
Charles drives a length ball outside off for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai, right-arm pace, comes into the attack.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to King, no run
Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a length ball on leg stump. King flicks back to the bowler.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to King, 2 runs
Length ball down leg. King goes onto the front foot and flicks to deep mid wicket for two runs.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Charles, 1 run
Fazalhaq Farooqi delivers a length ball outside off. Charles goes onto the front foot and drives to deep cover for one run.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Charles, FOUR!
New batter starts with great intent, getting into the conversation with a boundary. Charles flicks a length ball down leg for four.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to King, 1 run
King drives a yorker on off stump to mid on for one run.
King prepares for a free hit.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to King, no run
Half volley outside off. King misses an attempted drive. So it was four runs straight off the bat. West Indies get off to a confident start.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to King, FOUR!
West Indies are predicted to post a total of around 182 in this innings. If they reach that number they will be confident of defending their total. Batter seems to be in fine fettle! Half volley on middle stump. King goes onto the front foot and flicks for four. Great effort from the batting side to get started like this.
King and Charles come to the crease. Fazalhaq Farooqi will open the bowling.