Afghanistan vs West Indies, Match 42 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Venue: Headingley, Leeds Date & Time: Jul 04, 10:30 AM LOCAL

Chris Gayle got a well-deserved farewell triumph in his final World Cup match © Getty

Time to bid you goodbye; but there is one more thing

Here are a couple of tweets to answer all your questions about the consequences of tomorrow's match. Notwithstanding some ungodly intervention, even Pakistan can't possibly pull off the well-nigh impossible heist. Oh no, the "anything is possible in cricket" cliche is limited to the realm of a single match, not a World Cup.

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Personal milestones vs. context

With one win between the two sides at the back-end of the tournament, there is hardly any significance this contest holds at this point. In isolation, however, the two sides have run the top teams close, when given favourable conditions. They have, however, failed to win the big moments and have been subjected to the social media's cringeworthy "winning hearts" shenanigans.

Nevertheless, the game, as a one-off can be one to excite, particularly on a used surface, given the Afghanistan spinners' proclivity on such surfaces, and the West Indies' rejuvenated bowling line-up, which knows only one way - attack! It can all certainly make for some exciting cricket, despite the lack of context.

Moreover, the prospect of Christopher Henry Gayle scaling yet another peak with his team in shambles does echo the majority of the great Brian Lara's career with the team - and here he is - Chris Gayle, 18 runs away from eclipsing Brian Lara's run-tally in ODIs.