Afghanistan outplay West Indies in warm-up match

KABUL XI have defeated the West Indies Xi in a warm-up match ahead of One Day International (ODI) series at the Ekana International Cricket Stadium in India.

The ODI series, beginning Wednesday, will be hosted by Afghanistan at the Ekana International Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

In the warm-up match on Monday, West Indies won the toss and elected to bat. The visitors set the Afghans a target of 157 runs, getting all out in 39 overs.

Naween-ul-Haq and Sharafuddin Ashraf grabbed three wickets each, while Gulbadin Naib took two. Yameen Ahmadzai and Karim Janat claimed one scalp each.

Afghanistan XI reached the target down in the 35^th over for the loss of six wickets. Rahmat Shah scored 47 runs, Najib Zadran 40, Asghar Afghan 33 and Mohammad Nabi 18.

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