West Indies v Afghanistan: Windies prevail in opening T20 clash

Match scores (Basseterre)

West Indies beat Afghanistan by six wickets

Afghanistan: 110 (20/20 overs. Rashid Khan 33, Amir Hamza 21; Narine 3-11, C Brathwaite 2-16, Williams 2-19)

West Indies: 114-4 (16.3/20 overs. Samuels 35, Lewis 26, Walton 22. Shapoor Zadran 2-30)

Match report

The West Indies beat Afghanistan by six wickets in the first T20 international at Basseterre.

The tourists won the toss in St Kitts and chose to bat but they could only total 110, after slipping to 58 for eight. Rashid Khan top-scored with 33 from 27 balls.

Off-spinner Sunil Narine took three wickets and Kesrick Williams and Carlos Brathwaite two each.

The hosts had 33 runs on the board by the time they lost their first wicket, Chadwick Walton, in the fourth over.

They passed their target with 21 balls to spare, with Marlon Samuels (35) and Evin Lewis (26) flourishing.

The second match in the three-match series takes place at the same venue on Saturday,