Live Cricket Score - West Indies vs Afghanistan, 2nd ODI, St Lucia

Windies not only needed this win to level the series but needed this win to get some crucial ranking points as well. Of course, one match won't make a drastic difference but they need to keep racking in wins if they want direct qualification for the 2019 World Cup. For now, they've slipped a bit behind Pakistan, who are ranked No. 8 in the ODI rankings. So the action will now return on Wednesday for the decider before the home side take on India in a five-match series. That's it from us folks! Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Have a good day!

Shai Hope is the Man of the Match. We had to take everything in account and then I started to capitalize the powerplay. He (Rashid Khan) is a decent bowler and we needed to be careful against him. We have got used to the bowlers but we need to play at the merit of the ball.

Here's what the captains had to say after the game:

Jason Holder: Good to get over the line. Still a few areas we can improve on. We need to be selective in our strokeplay. We need to be more aggressive. We were able to get wickets which is always the key in ODIs. We got to find out better ways to play Rashid Khan. We just need to be a little more positive when playing the spinners.

Asghar Stanikzai: We were restricted to a low total. Had we got to 200, that would have been difficult to them. Windies bowlers bowleed well today. We will try our best next time. The final game is an important, we are looking forward to play positive cricket.

ALL OVER: Windies win by four wickets and level the three-match series 1-1. With a small chase ahead of them, Windies came out with positive intent and polished off 37 in the first six overs before the dinner break. With wickets being key, Stanikzai introduced Rashid Khan right after the break and it took the legspinner just five deliveries to dismiss Kieron Powell. He then dismissed the dangerous looking Evin Lewis (33) to give Afghanistan a sniff.

Windies then lost Jonathan Carter and Jason Mohammed soon after to be left in a tricky situation at 72 for 4. Roston Chase (9) and Shai Hope, however, collaborated for a 26-run stand to guide the team forward before Rashid had the former stumped to leave the hosts five down.

With 36 more needed, Windies needed the calm of Hope to guide the innings through. He played out Rashid's final over and then ensured there were no more hiccups as he guided the team home.

HANGING IN THERE: Afghanistan are just about staying afloat in this contest and a big reason for that is Rashid. This time he has Chase stumped as Windies slip to 98 for 5.