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A match was played between West Indies and Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup today. In this match, the stormy style of the West Indies batsmen was seen. The West Indies batsmen demolished the strong bowling line up of Afghanistan. Along with this, West Indies has also made a special record in the T20 World Cup. West Indies also made the highest score of T20 World Cup 2024.
West Indies scored 218 runs
Batting first in this match, West Indies scored 218 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. Which is the highest score of this season. Apart from this, West Indies has also made the highest score in the powerplay. Till date, no team has scored such a big score in the powerplay in the history of T20 World Cup. In the powerplay, West Indies scored 92 runs for the loss of one wicket in 6 overs. Which is the highest powerplay score so far in T20 World Cup history.
Nicholas Pooran's storm in the match
In this match, wicketkeeper batsman Nicholas Pooran performed brilliantly for West Indies. Pooran batted brilliantly in this match and scored 98 runs in 53 balls. Pooran hit 6 fours and 8 sixes during his innings. Out of which Nicholas Pooran scored 36 runs in one over. In this match, Pooran has also achieved a special feat by surpassing former legendary batsman Chris Gayle. Pooran has now become the batsman who has hit the most sixes for West Indies in T20 cricket. Pooran now has 128 sixes in T20I. Earlier this record was in the name of Chris Gayle. Chris Gayle has 124 sixes to his name.