Perfect West Indies Rewrite The Record Books

by Terry Finisterre One night after Sri Lanka amassed the biggest T20 International total ever at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, the West Indies surpassed that record. The final fixture of the group stages at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup pitted the home team against Afghanistan, both teams unbeaten coming into Monday’s game. The men in maroon made two changes to their team. Obed McCoy replaced Roston Chase, and with Romario Shepherd departing camp so as to be present for the birth of his second child, Romaire Shepherd, Shai Hope came in. The atmosphere at the DSCG was electric, with West Indies scheduled to play here in the Super 8 on Wednesday against England.  Playing at home, Saint Lucia’s Johnson Charles was once more trusted at the top of the innings. And he delivered. The two-time World T20 winner from Millet struck 43 off 27 balls, finding the boundary on eight occasions.  After Brandon King’s early dismissal, Charles combined with Nicholas Pooran for the highest PowerPlay total in the history of the T20 World Cup, 92-1. They benefited from what was, from the Afghan perspective, a disastrous fourth over, which yielded 36 runs, the...