West Indies beats Afghanistan by 30 runs in 1st T20
(WorldNews Sport)

West Indies started its preparations for next year´s Twenty20 World Cup with a 30-run victory over Afghanistan in the first match of their three-game T20 series on Thursday. Advertising West Indies hardly missed the banned power-hitter Nicholas Pooran to post a decent total of 164-5 with left-handed opener Evin Lewis hitting a 41-ball 68. Afghanistan, which won the toss and bowled, struggled against the West Indies bowling - like it did in the preceding ODI series - and was restricted to 134/9. Pooran was banned for four Twenty20s on Wednesday after he was found guilty of changing the condition of the ball with his thumbnail during the ODI series, which West...