Najib takes Afghanistan to 123 7 against West Indi

NAGPUR: Afghanistan set 124-run target for West Indies in the 30th match of the World Twenty20 here at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Sunday.West Indies captain Darren Sammy, winning the toss, sent Afghanistan to bat and his bowlers restricted them to 123 runs for seven wickets in their 20 overs.Najibullah Zadran batted with responsibility to take his team to some respectable total. He remained not out on 48, which he made off 40 balls with four fours and a six.Opener Mohammad Shahzad (24) and captain Asghar Stanikzai (16) were the only two other batsmen to get into the double figures.For West Indies, leg-spinner Samuel Badree captured three wickets for 14 runs and fast bowler Andre Russell bagged two for 23.Chris Gayle was rested and was replaced by Evin Lewis, who made his T20I debut while Afghanistan made two changes – Usman Ghani and Hamid Hassan came in for Noor Ali Zadran and Shapoor Zadran.Having beaten England, Sri Lanka and South Africa, West Indies are guaranteed top spot in Group 1 unless they lose to Afghanistan by an improbable margin. They are all but set to play their semi-final in Mumbai, against either Australia or India.’