AFGHANISTAN BEAT WEST INDIES TO WIN ICC WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS FINAL
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| Afghanistan players celebrate after beating West Indies in ICC World Cup qualifiers final. |
Leg-spin
sensation Rashid Khan became the fastest bowler ever to reach 100 one-day
international wickets as the Windies were bowled out for 204, before
big-hitting opener Shahzad smashed 84 as Afghanistan knocked off the runs with
9.2 overs to spare.
Both
Afghanistan and West Indies had already made sure of their places in the 2019
World Cup by topping the 10-team qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe.
West
Indies star Chris Gayle capped a poor personal tournament as he was dismissed
for only 10 by 16-year-old leg-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who finished with
4-43.
Rovman
Powell hit 44 as the two-time World Cup winners recovered to at least pass 200.
Rashid,
19, dismissed Shai Hope to take his 100th ODI wicket in only his 44th game,
beating the previous record held by Australia's Mitchell Starc by eight
matches.
Shahzad
played some remarkable shots in his 93-ball innings, clubbing 11 fours and two
sixes before holing out to the part-time spin of Gayle.
Rahmat
Shah struck an assured 11th ODI half-century as Afghanistan cruised to victory
to lift the trophy.
Scores in
brief:
West
Indies 204 all out in 46.5 overs (Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4-43) v Afghanistan 206-3 in
40.4 overs (Mohammad Shahzad 84, Rahmat Shah 51)
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