There were warning signs for West Indies ahead of next week’s inaugural one-off Test against Afghanistan after they suffered a batting failure on the opening day of their solitary tour match against an Afghanistan Cricket Board XI yesterday.

According to CMC News, choosing to bat first, West Indies slumped to 168 all out in their first innings on a tough day at the Atal Bihari International Stadium on a pitch already offering generous turn.

Experienced opener Kraigg Brathwaite played with his usual dogged determination to top-score with 46 while left-hander Shimron Hetmyer showed fluency in an attractive 38 but other than Shai Hope’s 26 and wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich’s 23, no other batsman passed 10.

West Indies bowlers had hit back by the close, however, reducing the hosts to 49 for three with off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall finishing with two for 27.

Hoping for a productive warm-up in the four-day fixture following a mixed limited overs series, West Indies lost left-hander John Campbell cheaply for four with the score on 24 in the day’s eighth over.

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