On Tuesday, the contest between West Indies and Afghanistan played in the T20 World Cup saw the Caribbean side thrash the Afghans ruthlessly thanks to some big hitting. The Caribbean side elected to bat and posted a monstrous 218/5 in their stipulated 20 overs that broke hearts and many records.
One of the standout performances of the match belonged to Nicholas Pooran, the right-handed batsman, who played a magnificent knock and scored 98*(53). Thus, Pooran’s innings saw the bizarre event: he took 36 runs from an over bowled by Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai. This achievement entered an astonishing class of players that have reached such scores in a World Cup match.
West Indies achieved the highest powerplay total in T20 World Cup tournament history, scoring 92/0 in the first six powerplay overs, thereby breaking the record of the Netherlands, who made 91/2 in the powerplay in the T20 World Cup 2014.
Pooran’s knock was the highest individual score in the ongoing World Cup tournament, surpassing the 94* by the United States’ Aaron Jones. The 28-year-old wicket-keeper batter remained the main architect of the Caribbean’s colossal total, leaving Afghanistan with a mammoth heinous hike to chase.
With the bat, the ball, and in the field, the advantages were with the West Indies to give anticipation of the following Super Eight matches. The group and quarter-final victory must have served as a signal to the other teams in the tournament as defending champions of the cup.
