The co-hosts of the T20 World Cup 2024, West Indies faced off against Afghanistan in a Group C match at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, in Saint Lucia, which they won by 104 runs.
After Afghanistan won the toss and put the West Indies to bat first, Nicholas Pooran (98 off 53) and Johnson Charles (43 off 27) put up a quick 80-run partnership, as the team went on to score 218/5 in their 20 overs, breaking several records in the process.
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In the second innings, each of the West Indies bowlers picked up at least one wicket as they bowled out Afghanistan for 114 runs. Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein (2/21) and left-arm pacer Obed McCoy (3/14) were the pick of the bowlers.
The Sporting News takes a look at all the records broken in the West Indies-Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2024 clash at Saint Lucia.
List of records created by West Indies vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup clash
Here is a list of all the records broken by the West Indies against Afghanistan during the T20 World Cup 2024 match at Gros Islet, Saint Lucia:
Highest team score in T20 World Cup 2024
West Indies' total of 218/5 was the highest score by a team in this edition of the T20 World Cup.
Sri Lanka's 201/6 and Australia's 201/7 against the Netherlands and England, respectively, were the previous highest totals in the ongoing tournament.
Highest total for West Indies in T20 World Cups
West Indies' 218 runs against Afghanistan is their highest team score against any team, in the T20 World Cup. Their previous best score was 205/6 vs South Africa at Johannesburg, in 2007.
| Opposition | Score | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 218/5 | Gros Islet, Saint Lucia | 2024 |
| South Africa | 205/6 | Johannesburg | 2007 |
| Australia | 205/4 | Colombo | 2012 |
| India | 196/3 | Wankhede | 2016 |
| Australia | 191/8 | Colombo | 2012 |
Highest individual score in T20 World Cup 2024
Nicholas Pooran's destructive innings of 98 runs at Saint Lucia, against Afghanistan, was the highest score at the T20 World Cup 2024, surpassing Aaron Jones' 94, which was scored in the opening game against Canada.
| Player | Opposition | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Pooran (WI) | Afghanistan | 98(53) | Gros Islet |
| Aaron Jones (USA) | Canada | 94(40) | Dallas |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG) | New Zealand | 80(56) | Guyana |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG) | Uganda | 76(45) | Guyana |
| Ibrahim Zadran (AFG) | Uganada | 70(46) | Guyana |
Most Runs in the powerplay in T20 World Cup history
The West Indies put up 92 runs in the first six overs, during the powerplay, which beat the previous highest score of 91 by the Netherlands vs Ireland in 2014.
| Team | Opposition | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| West Indies | Afghanistan | 92 |
| Netherlands | Ireland | 91 |
| England | South Africa | 89 |
| South Africa | England | 83 |
| India | Scotland | 82 |
Most Runs scored by team in an over at the T20 World Cup
Nicholas Pooran helped the West Indies score 36 runs off Azmatullah Omarzai, in the fourth over of the match, is the joint-highest runs scored in an over during a T20 World Cup.
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It equalled India's 36 runs in an over against England during the 2007 T20 World Cup, where Yuvraj Singh smashed six sixes off Stuart Broad's bowling.
Most Sixes by a West Indies player in T20I history; Pooran overtook Chris Gayle
Coming into bat at Number three, Pooran smashed eight sixes in the match against Afghanistan, which took his T20 internationals career six-tally to 128, going past Gayle's total of 124.
| West Indies Player | Sixes |
|---|---|
| Nicholas Pooran | 128 |
| Chris Gayle | 124 |
| Evin Lewis | 111 |
| Kieron Pollard | 99 |
| Rovman Powell | 90 |
Joint most runs conceded by a bowler in T20I history
Azmatullah Omarzai was at the end of an unwanted record as he conceded 36 runs against Nicholas Pooran during his second over in the match. He joins a list of four other bowlers who have conceded 36 runs in an over in T20 internationals.
| Runs Conceded | Match | Bowler | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | India vs England | Stuart Broad | 2007 |
| 36 | West Indies vs Sri Lanka | Akila Dananjaya | 2021 |
| 36 | West Indies vs Afghanistan | Azmatullah Omarzai | 2024 |
| 36 | India vs Afghanistan | Karim Janat | 2024 |
| 36 | Nepal vs Qatar | Kamran Khan | 2024 |
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