Top 6 achievements of Afghanistan as a cricketing nation

#2. Having a nod over the West Indies

Afghanistan always had a nod over the West Indies in both T20s and ODIs. They defeated the Windies by 6 runs on the world stage at 2016 T20 World Championship. It was a low scoring affair, they scored a nominal total of 123, which can be barely considered a defendable score in this day and age, but the spinners had other ideas. The experience of Mohammed Nabi came in handy while the young sensation Rashid Khan proved to be unplayable making some of the biggest hitters from the Caribbean look absolutely clueless against the prowess of his spin.

West Indies went on to win the World Cup from there, but Afghanistan fans will never forget that evening at Nagpur. Not only the Windies, they surprised teams like Sri Lanka, England and South Africa by putting up a valiant effort and giving them a good run for their money.

Not only in the T20 format, they have also beaten the Windies in the 50-over format in their own backyard. Defending 212, the hosts were bowled out for just 149, with Rashid Khan once against spinning a web around the men from Caribbean, ending up giving him 7 wickets.