Afghanistan will be a tough opponent, but the West Indies hope to capitalise on their lack of experience at the Test match level, coach Phil Simmons said yesterday as they prepared to meet for a one-off Test match.
Afghanistan — which obtained Test status in 2017 — lost their first match against India but claimed their maiden victory in March when they beat fellow newcomer Ireland before defeating Bangladesh at home in September.
According to CMC News, most recently, they clinched a 2-1 T20-series win over the West Indies after being swept in the preceding ODIs 3-0.
When asked about the team’s mood after the T20 defeat, Simmons told reporters ahead of today’s Test match in the northern Indian city of Lucknow, where Afghanistan is playing home matches that “They are going to be very difficult because they are in their home ground. The wicket’s going to turn.”
Simmons said he expected the situation to be different in the longer Test format.
