With the result of the match between West Indies and Afghanistan, the group stage of T20 World Cup 2024 has come to an end. In this last match of the group stage, West Indies defeated Afghanistan by a huge margin of 104 runs. And, with this, it did the same wonder as India, Australia and South Africa.

West Indies' victory over Afghanistan also ensured that now it will be the top team in its Group C. This big win just before the Super-8 will also boost the morale of the Caribbean team.

Batting first in the match, West Indies scored 218 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs, which was the highest score of T20 World Cup 2024 so far. It was also the highest score made by West Indies in the history of this tournament. Nicholas Pooran's storm played an important role in taking West Indies to this score, who scored 98 runs in just 53 balls. In this innings played at a strike rate of more than 184, he hit 8 sixes and 6 fours.

98 runs was the highest score of Nicholas Pooran's T20 International career.

Afghanistan played a different game against West Indies and lost

Now Afghanistan had a target of 219 runs to win. But, Rashid Khan's entire team was out after scoring just 114 runs. In this way, they remained 104 runs short of the target. Obed McCoy was the most successful bowler from West Indies, who took 3 wickets for 14 runs in 3 overs.

Watching Afghanistan play against West Indies, it did not seem that this is the same team that was bowled out for 114 runs and which had not allowed its opponents to score even 100 runs in the previous 3 matches and had become the first team to do so in 3 consecutive matches of the T20 World Cup.

West Indies is as amazing as India, Australia, South Africa

Anyway, now you must be wondering how West Indies did the same feat as India, Australia and South Africa by defeating Afghanistan? So it did so while remaining undefeated in the group stage. Actually, just like India, Australia and South Africa remained on top in their respective groups by winning all 4 out of 4 matches, West Indies too has entered the Super-8 with the same achievement.