West Indies may not have made it to the semifinals of the Cricket World Cup but they made sure to put on a show at the final game on the world stage.
Shai Hope made the most of an early reprieve to score 77, while Evin Lewis and Nicholas Pooran also struck half-centuries to power the West Indies side to a massive 311-6 against Afghanistan to show who the better of two eliminated teams are on Thursday.
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Chris Gayle managed only seven in his final World Cup appearance and Hope could also have gone early but Rashid Khan dropped a sitter when the batsman was on five.
Lewis made 58 on his return to the side while Pooran's 58 was his third 50-plus score in the tournament.
SLOPPY: Afghanistan's Asghar Afghan tried to make a recovery. Photo: Lee Smith/Reuters.
Captain Jason Holder clobbered four sixes in his 45 off 34 balls and Dawlat Zadran claimed 2-73 for Afghanistan who were sloppy on the field.
Twice world champions West Indies have managed only one win in the tournament while Afghanistan have lost all eight games.
Reuters