US EditionAfghanistan Batters Star to Open Windies T20 Series
Ibrahim Zadran and Darwish Rasooli set a record 162-run third-wicket partnership as Afghanistan posted 181/3 and won by 38 runs, aided by strong spin bowling and West Indies' fielding errors.
- On Monday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Afghanistan national T20 team beat West Indies national T20 team by 38 runs, defending 181-3 in the opening T20I.
- The 162-run third-wicket partnership between Ibrahim Zadran and Darwish Rasooli built the total, with Zadran's career-best 87* and Rasooli's 84, Afghanistan's highest-ever for that wicket.
- West Indies' fielding lapses dropped at least three catches in the last six overs while Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman applied pressure with spin.
- The series doubles as World Cup preparation for both sides, with the West Indies squad not finalised and the three-match series continuing Wednesday and Thursday.
- Zadran's sustained form and late acceleration stand out as Ibrahim Zadran reached a fourth successive T20I fifty while West Indies fast bowlers Matthew Forde and Shamar Joseph conceded 91 runs in eight overs.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A record-breaking third-wicket stand between Ibrahim Zadran and Darwish Rasooli led Afghanistan to a commanding 38-run win over West Indies on Monday in the first Twenty20 of their three-match series.
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