Windies vs Afghanistan, 1st ODI

Jason Holder nipped out Noor Ali Zadran early after Afghanistan opted to bat.

Rahmat Shah scored 55 for the second wicket with Javed Ahmadi to bring the innings back on track.

Ahmadi scored a fighting 81 as Windies mounted pressure in the middle overs.

Naib and Nabi scored scored 57 runs in the death overs to lift the team to 212 for 5 and give the bowlers something to fight with.

Dawlat Zadran dismissed Powell early to give Afghanistan the much-needed early breakthrough.

Rashid Khan left the Windies reeling and reduced them to 70 for 6 at one stage.

Rashid ended with 7 for 18 - the fourth best figures is ODIs - and helped Afghanistan seal a 63-run win.