Pooran missed out on reaching the impressive century after Azmatullah Omarzai's direct hit ended his show in the final over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The wicketkeeper-batter's knock was decorated with eight sixes and six fours. His innings guided West Indies to 218\/5 in 20 overs. In reply, they bundled out Afghanistan for 114 in 16.4 overs to remain unbeaten in Group C.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"You don\u2019t want to be on 98 and get run-out but it was all about reaching a respectable total. I assessed the conditions early on, we had a good start in the powerplay, I had to take the responsibility in the middle overs with the Afghanistan spinners bowling,\" Pooran said in the post-match presentation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I just felt that it's my night and I could get on with it. It\u2019s difficult to strike the ball when it\u2019s a little slow and spinning, but when you get a good wicket like this, you got to capitalise, got to appreciate the conditions,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
During his knock, Pooran also surpassed legendary batter Chris Gayle in the six-hitting fest with 128 sixes in T20Is, four more than the veteran's feat. He also completed 2000 T20I runs for West Indies, becoming the first batter to do so.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Player of the Match awardee said Sherfane Rutherford's unbeaten 68* against New Zealand inspired him to play a fearless knock.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"It\u2019s just not today, it started 12-14 months ago we have been consistent as a team, we went to No. 3 in the rankings. In the last game, Rutherford took the opportunity and played wonderfully, he inspired us,\" Pooran concluded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
West Indies will take on defending champion England in their first Super Eight match at the same venue on June 20.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/t20-world-cup-its-all-about-reaching-respectable-total-pooran-unfazed-about-missing-100-vs-afghanistan.jfif", "alt_img": "T20 World Cup: 'It's all about reaching respectable total', Pooran unfazed about missing 100 vs Afgh", "alt_title": "T20 World Cup: 'It's all about reaching respectable total', Pooran unfazed about missing 100 vs Afgh", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "T20 World Cup: 'It's All About Reaching Respectable Total', Pooran Unfazed About Missing 100 Vs Afghanistan On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "T20 World Cup: 'It's All About Reaching Respectable Total', Pooran Unfazed About Missing 100 Vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup: West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran was not bothered about missing out on a maiden T20I century after.", "seo_keywords": "T20 World Cup, Gros Islet, St Lucia, West Indies, Nicholas Pooran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Chris Gayle, The Player, Sherfane Rutherford, New Zealand, Super Eight", "tag": "", "tagging": "T20 World Cup, Gros Islet, St Lucia, West Indies, Nicholas Pooran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Chris Gayle, The Player, Sherfane Rutherford, New Zealand, Super Eight", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "t20-world-cup-its-all-about-reaching-respectable-total-pooran-unfazed-about-missing-100-vs-afghanistan", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "803", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2024-06-18 12:58:03", "updated": "2024-06-18 12:58:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "T20 World Cup, Gros Islet, St Lucia, West Indies, Nicholas Pooran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Chris Gayle, The Player, Sherfane Rutherford, New Zealand, Super Eight", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-06-18 12:58:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/t20-world-cup-its-all-about-reaching-respectable-total-pooran-unfazed-about-missing-100-vs-afghanistan-146712" }