WI vs AFG Head-to-head stats and records you need to know before West Indies vs Afghanistan 2024 T20 World Cup match

Afghanistan v Papua New Guinea - ICC Men — Afghanistan players celebrate a wicket against Papua New Guinea. (Image Credit: Getty Images)

West Indies will take on Afghanistan in match number 40 of the ICC Men's 2024 T20 World Cup at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia on Tuesday, June 18. The Group C match, which will be the last group game of the tournament, will begin at 6:00 AM IST [08:30 PM local time - June 17].

Both West Indies and Afghanistan are unbeaten in the 2024 T20 World Cup so far. Co-hosts Windies began their campaign with a shaky five-wicket win over Papua New Guinea at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. They subsequently hammered Uganda by 134 runs at the same venue and New Zealand by 13 runs at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad.

Afghanistan have been completely dominant in their three group wins. They began the World Cup by crushing Uganda by 125 runs in Guyana. In the next game at the same venue, they beat New Zealand by 84 runs. The Asian side confirmed their Super 8 berth with a seven-wicket triumph over Papua New Guinea in Trinidad.

West Indies vs Afghanistan head-to-head record in T20Is

West Indies and Afghanistan have met seven times in the T20I format, with the former having a slender 4-3 lead in the head-to-head battle. The two sides last met in Lucknow in 2019 in a series that was dominated by Afghanistan.

Here's a look at the head-to-head record of the two teams in T20Is.

Matches Played: 7

Matches won by West Indies: 4

Matches won by Afghanistan: 3

Matches tied: 0

Matches with No Result: 0

West Indies vs Afghanistan head-to-head record in the T20 World Cup

West Indies and Afghanistan have met only once in the T20 World Cup, which was during the 2016 edition in India. The Asian team won the low-scoring contest played in Nagpur by six runs as the West Indies failed to chase a target of 124.

Matches Played: 1

Matches won by West Indies: 0

Matches won by Afghanistan: 1

Matches tied: 0

Matches with No Result: 0

Last 5 West Indies vs Afghanistan T20Is

West Indies have won three of the last five T20I matches played against Afghanistan. However, the latter has won the last two games played between the two sides.

Here's a summary of the last five West Indies vs Afghanistan T20Is.