Samuels, the showman

Jun 05, 2017

Afghanistan's batting woes showed signs of abating in the final T20I as Noor Ali Zadran got the visitors off to a brisk start with a quickfire 35•AFP

Asghar Stanikzai's poor run of form continued as he mistimed multiple shots, before Rovman Powell dismissed him for 13 off 23•WICB Media/Randy Brooks of Brooks LaTouche Photogr

The hosts made agile stops by the boundary and held on to low catches, including a forward dive by Evin Lewis at deep point•WICB Media/Randy Brooks of Brooks LaTouche Photogr

Walton's opening partner, Lewis, could only amass a 22-ball 19. After he departed, Lendl Simmons was the only other batsman to fall•AFP

The opener, however, fell to Kesrick Williams, who continued to extract consistent pace and bounce off the Warner Park pitch•AFP

Mohammad Nabi top-scored with a 30-ball 38, allowing his side to reach their highest score in the series, 146 •AFP

Williams cleaned up Shafiqullah to complete a three-for, taking his series haul to eight - the most by a bowler from either side•WICB Media/Randy Brooks of Brooks LaTouche Photogr

Marlon Samuels' 89 not out anchored two 60-plus stands - with Lewis and Jason Mohammed - and secured the clean sweep over Afghanistan•AFP

West Indies were able to foil Afghanistan's repeated attempts at consolidation with sharp fielding efforts •WICB Media/Randy Brooks of Brooks LaTouche Photogr

Afghanistan's hopes of defending their total received an early boost, with Shapoor Zadran removing Chadwick Walton off the second ball of the innings•AFP