Shai Hope marked turning 26 in style as his 109 not out inspired West Indies to a five-wicket ODI victory over Afghanistan, completing a 3-0 series whitewash.
A day after his birthday, Hope hit eight boundaries and three sixes in a supreme 145-ball innings, though the Windies left it late to secure victory.
Asghar Afghan (86), ably supported by Hazratullah Zazai (50) and Mohammad Nabi (50 no) gave Afghanistan hope of salvaging some pride in the series as they set 249-7 from their innings in Lucknow.
Afghanistan looked well set three overs into West Indies' innings - Mujeeb Ur Rahman taking the wickets of Evin Lewis and Shimron Hetmyer in the space of four deliveries.
THE SERIES IS OURS! The #MenInMaroon sweep the ODI Series 3-0.WI win by 5 wickets
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) November 11, 2019
249/7
Hope 109*(145)
Chase 42*(32)
253/5
Paul 3/44
Joseph 2/59#AFGvWI
Scorecard: https://t.co/qy0Z5JYcOL pic.twitter.com/rm7q42dlEl
But Hope came to the fore, anchoring himself at the crease, with debutant Brandon King (39) providing support before Nicholas Pooran offered a quickfire 21 as the Windies' remaining opener moved beyond 50.
Captain Kieron Pollard provided a useful 32, with Roston Chase (42 no) then coming in to up the run rate.
Hope brought up his seventh ODI century with a tidy single off Rashid Khan, with Chase on hand to wrap up the series in style with a four over short leg with eight deliveries to spare.
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