WI Tear Apart Afghanistan To Record The 'Highest Powerplay Score' In T20 WC History

West Indies create history vs AFG (X)

In the ongoing Match No.40 between Afghanistan and West Indies of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, in Saint Lucia, Rashid Khan won the toss and invited WI to bat first.

In the WI innings, they created a historical record and scored the highest powerplay score in the T20 World Cup. 

Johnson Charles and Nicholas Pooran propelled West Indies to score 92 runs in the first six overs, after losing the early wicket of opener Brandon King.

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Pooran, in particular, was at his marauding best as he struck a 23-ball 44 and hammered Azmatullah Omarzai for three sixes and two boundaries off a single over inside the powerplay. Notably, the over also showcased four byes, five wides and a boundary off a no-ball as West Indies reaped 36 runs. 

Highest PowerPlay scores in T20 World Cup

 In the match, Afghanistan captain, Rashid Khan won the toss and invited WI to bat first. The West Indies batters  took advantage of and broke the record for highest score in the powerplay in the history of the T20 World Cup 2024. 

Earlier  the highest PowerPlay score in T20 World Cup was with Netherlands- 91/1 against Ireland in Sylhet during the 2014 edition.

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