By Orin Davidson
Given the bizarre nature of the T20 cricket World Cup’s points system format, West Indies’ final Group C game against Afghanistan, has been reduced to one of academic interest tomorrow.
As a result, if the team’s think tank is serious about winning the T20 World Cup title, they will use that clash to prepare for the more testing challenges that await in the Super 8 round.
Although both teams are unbeaten with three wins each in their three matches so far, with one remaining, Afghanistan has been adjudged Group winner having qualified at the expense of higher pre- competition seeded New Zealand.
With West Indies labeled the second of the group’s two seeds behind New Zealand, Afghanistan’s upset defeat of the former, who also lost to West Indies and were subsequently eliminated, allowed the Asian side to secure the Kiwis’ top ranking in advancing.