अफगानिस्तान vs वेस्ट इंडीज, दूसरा टी-20 Commentary, Live Updates

So, Afghanistan have seal the series. A chance for them to test their bench in the last match. West Indies will hope to avoid a clean sweep. Join us tomorrow on the 22nd for the third and final match. It begins at 2.30 pm GMT. As usual, you can join us early on. Cheers!

Afghanistan skipper, Rashid Khan, says playing against the West Indies is always tough. They had a tough Asia Cup and going into the World Cup, this series is a good preparation. Reckons hitting the key areas consistently always helps and he tries and keep it very simple. Shares that they were working on momentum with the bat. Darwish Rasooli has taken the responsibility so far, and it helps the team. Feels it is about giving the best on the ground and put the effort till the last ball.

Brandon King of West Indies says Shimron Hetmyer played a fantastic innings but once he fell, he should have taken some responsibility to finish the game. Mentions that they could have restricted Afghanistan under a lower total had they taken the important catches. Feels the plan was simple to target the shorter boundary.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman wins the Player of the Match award. He says the plan was to keep it simple, hit the stumps regularly. Admits he wasn't aware that he was on a hat trick. Mentions that it's a good preparation for the World Cup, playing against the West Indies is always tough.

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In response, the West Indies struggled to find their footing early, hamstrung by a sluggish Powerplay that yielded only 29 runs and saw Athanaze run out for 8. The pressure intensified when Mujeeb Ur Rahman struck twice in two balls to remove Lewis and Charles, leaving the visitors reeling at 38/3. However, Shimron Hetmyer ignited a fierce comeback, launching a barrage of three sixes against Noor Ahmad to shift the momentum. Alongside Brandon King, Hetmyer propelled a rapid partnership that saw the Windies plunder 60 runs in a mere 25 deliveries, threatening to snatch control of the chase. Sensing the danger, Rashid Khan reintroduced Fazalhaq Farooqi, whose clinical intervention secured the vital wicket of Hetmyer and halted the Caribbean surge just as it reached its peak. Once Shimron Hetmyer and Brandon King were departed, it was a procession with Afghanistan picking up the remaining wickets quickly. Mujeeb Ur Rahman was the star of the show. A four-wicket haul, including the hat trick, makes him a contender for the player of the match award.

Afghanistan will be happy with how they have batted after being inserted to bat first. After an early stumble left them at 9/1, Afghanistan staged a masterful recovery to post a formidable 189/4, headlined by a clinical 100-run partnership between Sediqullah Atal and Darwish Rasooli. Despite losing both openers within the Powerplay, the hosts maintained a high tempo through aggressive intent and wayward bowling from the West Indies' pace attack. The middle overs proved decisive as Rasooli and Atal dismantled the spinners, particularly targeting Gudakesh Motie to set a dominant platform. A late-innings explosion by Azmatullah Omarzai, coupled with a slow over-rate penalty against the visitors, allowed Afghanistan to plunder 48 runs in the final five overs, leaving West Indies with a daunting required run rate of around 10 per over.

A pretty comfortable outing on both occasions for Afghanistan as they have hammered West Indies once again! They take an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the three-match series.

OUT! GONE! Fazalhaq Farooqi picks the last wicket. Pace off, length ball, outside off, Simmonds swings across and manages a top edge to mid-wicket. Ibrahim Zadran settles under it and takes it. Afghanistan win by 39 runs and seal the series.

This is full and on leg, Motie makes room and punches it to long off for a single.

FOUR! HIT AWAY! A slower length delivery, outside off, Motie hangs back, picks the slower delivery and slaps it past point for a boundary.

A low full toss on middle, Ramon Simmonds punches it past Fazalhaq Farooqi and to mid off for one.

Very full, around off, driven to deep cover for a single.

Ramon Simmonds is the last man in.

OUT! TAKEN! Back-to-back for Omarzai! Pushed through, fuller and around off, Shamar Joseph tries to work across the angle but gets a thick edge to point. Rashid Khan runs behind and takes it over his shoulder. Brilliant catch.

Shamar Joseph walks in next.

OUT! TAKEN! Azmatullah Omarzai has the last laugh! Short of a good length, around off, gets just big on Pierre, who again goes for the hoick across, he top edges it to deep mid-wicket where Darwish Rasooli takes it.

FOUR! A good length delivery, attacking the stumps on the leg side, Pierre opens up his body and heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

SIX! Picks it up well! A bumper pace on, around off, Pierre pulls it over mid-wicket for a six.

A slower bumper, into the surface, outside off, Pierre looks to pull it away but misses.

Short in length, outside off, Motie cuts it to deep cover for a single.

Wide! Too full and too wide, easily left alone.

Sliding onto the pads from around the wicket, on a length. Pierre goes back to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Touch short, wide of off, Motie cuts it uppishly and to deep point for a single.

Length and outside off, Pierre punches it to cover for a single.

Appeal for LBW, up goes the finger. Pierre takes it upstairs. Flights it very full and on leg, turning a bit onto the pads. Pierre leans to defend forward but misses and gets hit on the pads. Pierre takes it upstairs as he feels it is pitching down leg. UltraEdge shows a SPIKE off the inside edge.

Very full and outside off, driven to cover.

Khary Pierre comes in.

OUT! TAKEN! The magician gets a wicket now! Not too short, this is on middle, Forde goes back and tries to loft it away but plays off the higher part of the blade to long on where Mohammad Nabi takes a simple catch.

Floated on middle, Forde clips it to mid-wicket for a single. Mujeeb Ur Rahman ends his spell with four wickets.

FOUR! Well played! Touch short and outside off, Forde gets inside his crease and punches it square on the off side for a boundary.

Tossed up on middle, Motie flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Gudakesh Motie walks to the middle.

OUT! BOWLED! Mujeeb Ur Rahman strikes again! He is on a roll today! A half tracker, bowls into the surface and angles it on leg, stays really low. Sampson clears his front leg to punch it away but misses and it crashes the stumps.

Looped up, fuller and around off, Forde sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

King goes. West Indies are in deep trouble. Matthew Forde walks in.

OUT! TAKEN! HAT TRICK for Mujeeb Ur Rahman! He gets the big wicket of King! Slower shorter delivery, around leg, King comes down and gets cramped as he tries to loft it on the leg side. He mistimes and Darwish Rasooli runs in from the deep take the catch.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman is back on. He is on a hat trick.

Gulbadin Naib bowls it slow, full and outside off, King looks to loft it away but slices his shot to deep cover where it lands safely. A single. Also, fifty up for King. He has shifted the gears effortlessly.

Short of a good length, outside off, King slaps it through point for a couple of runs.

Wide! Flirts with the tramline as Naib bowls it very full. King swings his blade and misses.

FOUR! A leg cutter, on a length, outside off, King cuts it late past point, no one in the deep for a boundary.

A wide yorker, King looks to dig it out but misses it.

SIX! FLAT SIX! A slower fuller delivery, outside off. King crashes his back knee and thumps it flat over mid-wicket for a six.

A slower fuller delivery, outside off, Sampson punches it to Khan at point for a quick single.

Oh, King has missed out. A juicy full toss, outside off, King bends his back and slashes but misses.

Short in length, outside off, Sampson drops it to cover for a single. He is off the mark.

A slower good length delivery, around off, Sampson is beaten for the lack of bounce and gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Out goes Hetmyer, in comes Quentin Sampson.

OUT! TAKEN! Picks the fielder! Fazalhaq Farooqi bangs it short and bowls it outside off, touch wide. Hetmyer makes room and flat bats it to deep point where Ibrahim Zadran takes a solid catch. End of a wonderful innings from Hetmyer.

Slower short ball, outside off, tapped to point for a single.

SIX! Even the pacers are going for runs now! West Indies have gone full throttle! On a good length, around off, nothing wrong with the delivery. King gets in line of the delivery and powers it over mid-wicket for a six.

Fazalhaq Farooqi is back on.

Flatter and outside off, Hetmyer nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

FOUR! First boundary after six sixes by Hetmyer! Too full and on middle, straighter line and Hetmyer muscles it down the ground for a boundary.

SIX! MUSCLES! Hetmyer moves to 40 in 14 balls. Overpitched, as Ahmad bowls the wrong 'un, around off, Hetmyer picks up and slogs it over long on and it goes the distance.

Too short and too wide, King, without any foot movement hits it to long off for a single.

Touch short, outside off, King slaps but straight to point.

This is full and around off, turning away. King rocks back and low to push it away but misses it.

SIX! Almost a freebie! A full toss onto the body, Hetmyer greets with open hands, he pumps this over mid-wicket for a six.

Very full and darted on the pads, Hetmyer looks to sweep but misses. He is livid with himself as the fielder was stationed inside the ring.

SIX! This time straight! Nabi floats itin the slot, fuller and around off, Hetmyer takes a step down and launches it down the ground for a six.

Spills it full and onto the pads, angled in. Hetmyer gets on his knee to sweep but misses and it rolls off the pads to short fine leg.

Flighted, very full and on leg, King drills it down to long on for a single.

Nabi serves it very full and around off, Hetmyer plays it down to long on for a single.

SIX! AND AGAIN! This is pure power! Touch fuller and on middle, spinning on the pads, King rocks back, picks off the pads and thumps it behind square leg for a six.

SIX! Finally, King gets one off the middle. Fractionally short, outside off, King bends his back knee and pulls it flat over mid-wicket for a six.

Pitched up, outside off, King drags his sweep-shot to mid-wicket.

Skiddy length delivery on leg, spinning in. King opes up his body to heave but misses it.

Just turning away, slightly short, outside off, King looks to cut it away but misses.

Tossed up, fuller and on leg, Hetmyer nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

DRINKS! 19 runs from the last over have helped West Indies release some sort of pressure but they need a couple of more big overs to get the required run rate down. Afghanistan have bowled well so far, they'll be looking for wickets regularly to seal the series.

Hetmyer keeps the strike as he drills this full ball to long on. 19 runs off the over.

SIX! MORE! Same place, same result! Pitched up, outside off, bit of width but was angled in. Hetmyer slogs it high over mid-wicket for a six.

Slids it full and on the pads, Hetmyer tickles it fine but Afghanistan place a fielder at short fine leg.

SIX! Same result! Noor Ahmad drops his length short and bowls it around off, Hetmyer clears his front leg and powers it over mid-wicket for a six.

SIX! BANG! Easy pickings for Hetmyer! In theslot, fuller and around off, Hetmyer gets on his knee and slog-sweeps it high over square leg for a six.

Flights it full and slanting around off, Hetmyer leans and taps it back.

More spin! Noor Ahmad to bowl now.

From around the wicket, across the umpire and angling on the pads, Hetmyer clips it to square leg for a single.

Touch short, outside off, King pulls it flat and hard to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Khan pushes it wide outside off, flat and spinning in. King goes back to cut but misses again. Fourth dot in a row.

Oh, just turning down! A googly, very full and on leg, King looks to slog-sweeps but misses and wears it on the pads.

Looped up on a length, around off, King half presses to defend it on the off side.

Shorter and outside off. King looks to cut it away but misses.

Shimron Hetmyer walks in with West Indies under pressure.

OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Beauty from Mujeeb Ur Rahman and he is off in his celebration! A wrong 'un, bowls it outside off on the fuller side, Johnson Charles plants his front foot out to defend across but the ball rolls through the gap and hits the stumps.

Johnson Charles comes to the middle.

OUT! LBW! Lewis plays all over it! He knows it and walks without even thinking about reviewing it. Slightly short and angling on middle, stays low off the deck. Lewis clears his front leg to work it across but misses and gets hit on the pads. Right in front. An appeal for LBW and up goes the finger. Excellent start by Afghanistan.

Pushed through, full and outside off, driven to long off for a single.

Slanting onto the pads, flicked to square leg for a single.

FOUR! Welcome boundary! Touch too full, around off, Lewis gets underneath and hammers it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Drops it full and around off, King taps it in front of point for a quick single. The fielder throws at the batter's end and the keeper removes the bails but Lewis was quick.

Flatter and around off, turning in. Lewis plants his front foot out to defend but manages an inside edge onto the pads.

Khan drops it short and bowls it on leg, turning in. Lewis opens up his body to hoick it but misses and gets hit on the box.

Flatter and around off, spinning away, Lewis punches to the right of Khan.

Shorter and around off, turning in, punched to cover for a single.

A googly, comes in a long way on leg, King steps across to paddle it but misses nd gets hit on the outside part of the gloves. An appeal for LBW but clearly going down.

Fires it full and in line of the stumps, nudged to square leg for a single.

Rashid Khan is into the attack.

This is full and on middle, eased to long on for a single. West Indies end the Powerplay at 29/1.

Overpitches and bowls it around off, Lewis hits it well but straight to cover.

A bumper, into the surface on middle, King comes down and pulls it to mid on for a single.

Length ball on middle and leg, Lewis nudges it to square leg for a single.

Closer to the off pole, on a good length, nipping away. Lewis looks to punch it away but misses.

Afghanistan are celebrating but the umpire shakes his head. A good length delivery, around off and seams away off the deck. Lewis has a poke at it but seems to miss it. He was cramped for room there.

Short of a length, slower and on leg, King pulls it to long on, a bit straight. The fielder dives to his left, gets a big hand on it and saves a couple. Azmatullah Omarzai it was.

A length ball, shaping on middle and leg, Lewis looks to tuck it away but misses and it rolls away for a quick single. Afghanistan appeal for LBW but maybe just going down. A leg bye.

FOUR! Not off the middle but Lewis will take it. Digs it short and bowls it on leg, Lewis pulls but it goes off the gloves to the left of short fine leg but the ball loops past him for four runs.

Follows King on the leg side with a slower length delivery, King turns it to mid on for a quick single.

Length ball, attacking the stumps, Lewis gets across and clips off his pads to square leg for a single.

A good length delivery, around off, King drops it to third man for a single.

Tossed up, fuller and around off, Lewis taps it back.

Length delivery, on leg, Lewis looks to bunt it away but might have brushed its pads. A quick stumping review but Lewis was inside his crease.

This is full and outside off, King drives it to mid off for a single.

Lovely delivery! Shorter and skidding on leg, drifts in. King is squared up as he tries to flick it away but misses.

Wide! Flat and sliding down the leg side, King looks to whip it away but misses. A muted appeal for LBW but turned down.

FOUR! Quality shot! Pitches it up, a bit wide of off. King leans and lofts it over cover for a boundary.

Touch fuller and around off, turning in. King punches it to cover.

Shorter and on the hips, King turns it to square leg for a single.

OUT! RUN OUT! Athanaze goes! This is full and on middle and leg, Athanaze clips it to mid-wicket and looks for a quick single which was always risky as it was hit straight to the fielder. Ibrahim Zadran picks up and hits the target at the bowler' end. The replay shows Athanaze is well short. Top effort from Ibrahim Zadran.

Athanaze tries to be innovative again, steps across to scoop but Omarzai bowls it very full and around off, Athanaze miscues it on the off side for no run.

Touch fuller, just outside off, and swinging away. Athanaze makes a bit of room and comes down to swing it hard but misses.

Azmatullah Omarzai digs it short and attacks the body. Athanaze hops and blocks it out.

FOUR! Excellent shot from Athanaze! A length ball, swinging around off, Athanaze shuffles across and scoops it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Touch short, drifting in, around off, King knocks it to point.

Floats it very full and around off, King leans and pushes it to cover.

Too full and on middle, drilled to long on for a single.

Tossed up, fuller and on middle, Athanaze looks to drive but gets a thick inside edge to mid-wicket.

Pushes it full and swinging a touch away, around off, Athanaze knocks it to cover.

Slightly short, outside off, Athanaze rocks back and cuts it to cover.

Who'll share the attack? It is Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

Keeps it full, looking for some swing, this is around off, King pushes it to mid off.

Bowls a fuller length, around off and seams in late. King punches it to mid off.

Fazalhaq Farooqi again gets to swing in, pings it on the pads. Athanaze tucks it to square leg for a single.

Swings it full and onto the pads, Athanaze flicks it nicely to deep square leg and gets off the mark with a couple.

Fazalhaq Farooqi serves it on the fuller side, angling on the pads. Alick Athanaze helps it straight to short fine leg.

Pushes it full and outside off. King taps it late to third man for a single. West Indies are underway.