GROS ISLET – West Indies will hope to avoid any embarrassing hiccups and impose their obvious superiority on minnows Afghanistan, when the two teams meet in the opening day/night One-Day International of the three-match series here today.
The preceding Twenty20 series, which ended in a clean sweep for the hosts, highlighted the massive gulf between the two sides and the hosts will be heavily favoured to extend that success in the three contests at the Daren Sammy National Stadium.
More significantly, the series – regardless of the weakness of the opposition – offers West Indies a golden opportunity to turn the page on a recent run of troubling results that have seen them win just once in their last 12 outings in bilateral series.
And captain Jason Holder was quick to reiterate the importance of the tour, urging his players to be at their best and to ensure a series win. (CMC)
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