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The pitch report said that it will aide the spinners but none of the Afghanistan spinners were able to take the wickets and since the total was not that huge West Indies took its time and chased the total easily. Case was the player of the match as he bowled really well and took wickets when needed and that put the pressure on the Afghanistan batsman when they were batting and then he batted really well after West Indies loosing a couple of early wickets.

Let's not forget the fact that this time the West Indies squad comprised of all the T20 stars. I am talking about players such as Kieron Pollard, Jason Holder, Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, and Nicholas Pooran. The Afghan spin attack ranks among one of the best, but without enough runs on board there is a limit for what they can do out there.

Also, for Afghanistan right now only spin bowling is doing well. Both their batsmen and the pace bowlers are out of form. They have been facing issues with top order batting ever since Mohammad Shahzad was suspended for indiscipline. They have tried a number of opening batsmen, and unfortunately none of the combinations have worked till now.
Some time one bad decsion hurt too much so same happen to Afghanistan Authorities done 1 wrong decsion and team still feeling pain of this as right now they fail to replace him they still need to work on pace attack and batting line up as these both departments are not good enough for them and West Indies team done some good in first hopefully they will carry on this form rest of series.
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The pitch report said that it will aide the spinners but none of the Afghanistan spinners were able to take the wickets and since the total was not that huge West Indies took its time and chased the total easily. Case was the player of the match as he bowled really well and took wickets when needed and that put the pressure on the Afghanistan batsman when they were batting and then he batted really well after West Indies loosing a couple of early wickets.

Let's not forget the fact that this time the West Indies squad comprised of all the T20 stars. I am talking about players such as Kieron Pollard, Jason Holder, Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, and Nicholas Pooran. The Afghan spin attack ranks among one of the best, but without enough runs on board there is a limit for what they can do out there.

Also, for Afghanistan right now only spin bowling is doing well. Both their batsmen and the pace bowlers are out of form. They have been facing issues with top order batting ever since Mohammad Shahzad was suspended for indiscipline. They have tried a number of opening batsmen, and unfortunately none of the combinations have worked till now.
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It was a very best sided match and West Indies showed the all round performance and would be happy the way their team has played today and would like to continue in coming matches .  Chase would be unhappy as missed his century by just 6 runs and got out.
The pitch report said that it will aide the spinners but none of the Afghanistan spinners were able to take the wickets and since the total was not that huge West Indies took its time and chased the total easily. Case was the player of the match as he bowled really well and took wickets when needed and that put the pressure on the Afghanistan batsman when they were batting and then he batted really well after West Indies loosing a couple of early wickets.
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Easy win to pick up for WI. 57 needed from 16 overs. There was a good chance to bet for WI when Afghanistan had this 100 runs partnership in the innings.
West Indies was playing with a new captain and a young team as i could not find their big stars except Pollard and still they were able defeat Afghanistan easily. First time i am seeing Chase bat like this in ODI and i thought the Afghanistan spinners can trouble the players because the pitch was spinner friendly and they were playing in India but West Indies chased the score with much rush and won the match but Chase missed his century looking to finish the match fast.
I think problem still is with batting of Afghanistan. Their bowling attack is full of stars especially when it comes to spin. Even in the lower order they have Mohammad Nabi who pretty much justifies his spot. Problem is a good batting middle order. They are not in a habit of making good partnerships which win game. All they know is hit make a few runs and get back to pavilion. I think as they have started playing test cricket they might improve on this front too.
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Easy win to pick up for WI. 57 needed from 16 overs. There was a good chance to bet for WI when Afghanistan had this 100 runs partnership in the innings.
Very easy and comfortable win for West Indies Hope and Chase both done good job for visitors after checking first match score card I am feeling West Indies can win this series very easily and we will have some interesting matches in twenty/20 series as this could be even for both teams.

It was a very best sided match and West Indies showed the all round performance and would be happy the way their team has played today and would like to continue in coming matches .  Chase would be unhappy as missed his century by just 6 runs and got out.
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Easy win to pick up for WI. 57 needed from 16 overs. There was a good chance to bet for WI when Afghanistan had this 100 runs partnership in the innings.
West Indies was playing with a new captain and a young team as i could not find their big stars except Pollard and still they were able defeat Afghanistan easily. First time i am seeing Chase bat like this in ODI and i thought the Afghanistan spinners can trouble the players because the pitch was spinner friendly and they were playing in India but West Indies chased the score with much rush and won the match but Chase missed his century looking to finish the match fast.
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Very easy and comfortable win for West Indies Hope and Chase both done good job for visitors after checking first match score card I am feeling West Indies can win this series very easily and we will have some interesting matches in twenty/20 series as this could be even for both teams.
Roston Chase missed his century by 6 runs and he bowled really well too taking the crucial wickets of Rahmat Shah and Zadran and he took a great catch in the outfield too, it would have been cool if he had the patience to score his century rather planning to reach the century by a six cost him his century and he mistimed it altogether. If Afghanistan can put a good total on the board then it will be a good match and you cannot say that it will be an easy series for West Indies as they are also playing with a young team.
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Easy win to pick up for WI. 57 needed from 16 overs. There was a good chance to bet for WI when Afghanistan had this 100 runs partnership in the innings.
Very easy and comfortable win for West Indies Hope and Chase both done good job for visitors after checking first match score card I am feeling West Indies can win this series very easily and we will have some interesting matches in twenty/20 series as this could be even for both teams.
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Easy win to pick up for WI. 57 needed from 16 overs. There was a good chance to bet for WI when Afghanistan had this 100 runs partnership in the innings.
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West Indies wants this match to be an interesting one according to you and Afghanistan has good spinners to bring that in Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan to trouble the batsman and looking at the pitch it is slowing down and gripping and spinners might get good purchase
This is an easy chase for West Indies and they will be smart enough to avoid playing any risky shots against their prime bowlers and it is not a huge total to put much pressure on the batsman and if they did not make any foolish decisions to finish the match fast then they will chase the score easily as they need  84 runs with 8 wickets in hand and they just need 3.67 runs per over.
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^ Windies team wants to spice things up today and don't want to win one-sided game Grin, they already lost the 1st wicket let's see what happens. i don't mind mini or complete collapse though  Tongue.
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West Indies wants this match to be an interesting one according to you and Afghanistan has good spinners to bring that in Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan to trouble the batsman and looking at the pitch it is slowing down and gripping and spinners might get good purchase from it and considering Rashid Khan as a world class spinner the West Indies players will struggle but the total is not that huge but yet the match will drag to the 45th over.
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^ Windies team wants to spice things up today and don't want to win one-sided game Grin, they already lost the 1st wicket let's see what happens. i don't mind mini or complete collapse though  Tongue.

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Doubt that if Afghanistan can save match after scoring under 230 runs unless Windies treat 50 over format as T-20, However Windies team looking strong on paper and just to give an example Jason Holder bats at number 8.
I was almost tempted to bet for Afghanistan LOL
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Afghanistan 194 all out West Indian bowling line up done good job now lets see what is response from batting line up if they able to do some good start then surely they are going to win this match very easily.

It seems like easy win for West Indies. 195 is not a big target and WI batting lineup seems to be good today. Especially the top order and also if anything goes wrong they have experienced hitter- Pollard in the middle.
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Doubt that if Afghanistan can save match after scoring under 230 runs unless Windies treat 50 over format as T-20, However Windies team looking strong on paper and just to give an example Jason Holder bats at number 8.
I was almost tempted to bet for Afghanistan LOL
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Afghanistan 194 all out West Indian bowling line up done good job now lets see what is response from batting line up if they able to do some good start then surely they are going to win this match very easily.
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Doubt that if Afghanistan can save match after scoring under 230 runs unless Windies treat 50 over format as T-20, However Windies team looking strong on paper and just to give an example Jason Holder bats at number 8.
I was almost tempted to bet for Afghanistan LOL
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Doubt that if Afghanistan can save match after scoring under 230 runs unless Windies treat 50 over format as T-20, However Windies team looking strong on paper and just to give an example Jason Holder bats at number 8.
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I am not watching the match but just checked the score and it seem WI was able to slow down the Afghanistan cruse LOL. 6 wickets gone and only Afghan seems to be a set batsmen. By the way, Naib can be a good thread of he has not taken early.

I think Afghanistan will not be able to finish their 50 overs allocation. You targeted prediction seems realistic.
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Now WI has things to worry. This partnership almost nearly going to have 100 runs. When I was making my last post the run rate was 3ish and now it's 4.66. Most importantly as long as these two will continue the run rate will start getting sky high.

I am really confuse now who to pick if I were to bet in this match.
Rahmat Shah lost his wicket finally and Jason Holder and Chase is bowling really well and if Afghanistan is able to score above 230 runs then Afghanistan have the spinners to restrict the West Indies players, the pitch will aide the spinners as per the reports and it all depends upon how the West Indies players are facing Rashid Khan and he is the trump card in this match for Afghanistan to win.
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~snip~

After early two-wicket lose I thought that the game is going to one side But things are getting changed now, Afghanistan really getting good partnership now. Rahmat and Ikram both are playing well I hope they will going to cross 100 runs partnership soon.

Score 103/2 in 22 overs.

Now WI has things to worry. This partnership almost nearly going to have 100 runs. When I was making my last post the run rate was 3ish and now it's 4.66. Most importantly as long as these two will continue the run rate will start getting sky high.

I am really confuse now who to pick if I were to bet in this match.
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Today we have West Indies and Afghanistan playing their first match and Kieron Pollard is the West Indies captain and Lance Klusener is the coach for Afghanistan and in the tour match Afghanistan defeated West Indies even without the presence of Rashid Khan and i am wagging for Afghanistan in this match as i am expecting the spinners to cause trouble to the West Indies players.
Well Afghanistan is not doing well right now. However things were worse earlier though. They were really struggling when they lost 2 wickets for only 15 runs and not so far 55 for 2.

Rahmat and Ikram made a partnership so far which can give some hope to Afghanistan fans.

After early two-wicket lose I thought that the game is going to one side But things are getting changed now, Afghanistan really getting good partnership now. Rahmat and Ikram both are playing well I hope they will going to cross 100 runs partnership soon.

Score 103/2 in 22 overs.
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