Pooran powers Windies to victory

In the zone: Nicholas Pooran made a career-best 98
PICTURES: Alamy

WEST INDIES warmedupfortheir Super 8s clash with England by romping to a 104-run win over previously unbeaten Afghanistan in St Lucia, Nicholas Pooran starring with 98 from 53 deliveries.
Afghan skipper Rashid Khan was left ruing his decision to insert their hosts after they posted 218-5, the highest score of the tournament so far. Azmatullah Omarzai bowled Brandon King in the second over but from then it was one-way traffic, Johnson Charles making 43 from 27 as Pooran ran riot at the other end.
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