WI vs. AFG T20 World Cup Records: Several records were broken in West Indies’ 104-run victory over Afghanistan. Let’s look at the records set and broken at St Lucia while the co-hosts continue their winning streak.
In summary,
During the West Indies’ match versus Afghanistan, several records were broken.
In their Group C match, the West Indies crushed Afghanistan by 104 runs.
West Indies have won their last four games going into the Super 8 stage.
In a one-sided match on Tuesday, June 18, at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St. Lucia, the West Indies team crushed Afghanistan. The team captained by Rovman Powell displayed their all-around skill to defeat Afghanistan by 104 runs. The co-hosts of the 2024 T20 World Cup finished their group stage undefeated after destroying every opponent they faced thus far. West Indies, with a net run-rate of +3.257 and four straight victories, emerged as the Group C table toppers.
Nicholas Pooran, the dominant player from the West Indies, destroyed the Afghanistan team. He was declared the Player of the Match due to his explosive 98-run innings. With his brilliant effort, West Indies achieved their highest-ever score of 218 runs in the T20 World Cup 2024. The Afghanistan squad was bowled out for a pitiful 114 runs, giving up to the pressure of the scoreboard. During the meeting, a large number of records accumulated in the interim.
The following records were set during the Afghanistan vs. West Indies match:
104: After defeating Afghanistan by 104 runs, West Indies recorded their second-largest victory margin in Twenty20 international cricket. In the T20Is, Afghanistan suffered their second-largest loss (run differential).
8- Nicholas Pooran hit the third-most sixes in an innings during the Men’s T20 World Cup against Afghanistan.
128: Nicholas Pooran eclipsed West Indies player Chris Gayle’s record of 124 sixes in Twenty20 Internationals.
6. With a total of 502 sixes, Nicholas Pooran became the sixth batter in Men’s T20 cricket history to attain 500 or more.
92: West Indies scored the best powerplay total in T20 World Cup history and fourth-highest total in T20 Internationals.
36. In T20Is, Nicholas Pooran tied players like Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma for the most runs scored in an over.
2012: Pooran’s runs in his T20I career, making him the first West Indies hitter to reach the 2000 milestone in the men’s T20I format.
218: In the T20 World Cup, the West Indies scored the fourth-highest total ever. It was also their best-ever total. Additionally, in T20Is, this is the highest innings total against Afghanistan.
4*: In the T20 World Cup 2024, the West Indies won their first-ever and longest winning streak.
14- Rovman Powell overtook Kieron Pollard as the West Indies captain with the most Twenty20 International victories.
8*: In Twenty20 Internationals, West Indies had their longest-ever winning run.