Roston Chase and Shai Hope struck fine half-centuries as the West Indies registered a comfortable seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in the first ODI of the three-match series in a smog-hit Lucknow on November 6.
Opting to field, the West Indies bowlers came up with a fine show to bundle out Afghanistan for 194 in 45.2 overs. Jason Holder (two for 21), Chase (two for 31) and Romario Shepherd (two for 32) shared six wickets between them to rock Afghanistan.
Rahmat Shah (61), wicketkeeper-batsman Ikram Alikhil (58) and Asghar Afghan (35) were the notable scorers for Afghanistan, which has chosen this stadium as its new home venue.
West Indies did not have a bright start to its chase as it lost Evin Lewis (seven) and Shimron Hetmyer (three) with the score at 25 in 7.4 overs. But Hope (77 not out) and Chase (94) joined hands and stitched 163 for the third wicket to lay the foundation for the West Indies victory.
