Watch: Pooran scripts history at T20 WC against Afghanistan

NEW DELHI: Nicholas Pooran etched his name in the record books by playing his part in the most expensive over in T20I cricket history. In the final Group C match of the

T20 World Cup

against Afghanistan at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia, Pooran unleashed a brutal assault on Afghan bowler

Azmatullah Omarzai

, who conceded an astonishing 36 runs in a single over.

West Indies, batting first after Afghanistan captain

Rashid Khan

opted to bowl, were cruising at 73/1 after four overs, with Pooran and Johnson Charles at the crease.

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Azmatullah Omarzai, tasked with bowling the fourth over, bore the brunt of Pooran's onslaught, as the left-hander unleashed a barrage of boundaries and maximums.
The over in question, bowled by Azmatullah Omarzai, conceded a staggering 36 runs, placing it among the most memorable overs in T20 International cricket. Pooran's assault included a series of powerful shots that left the Afghanistan bowlers and spectators in awe.

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The over's breakdown is as follows: starting with a six, followed by another maximum, a boundary, leg byes for four runs, a no-ball resulting in a boundary, five wides, and concluding with another six.
Notably, Omarzai's over included 10 extras, comprising five wides, a no-ball, and four leg-byes, contributing significantly to the total tally of 36 runs.
This onslaught not only boosted the West Indies' run rate but also brought up a 50-run partnership between Pooran and Johnson Charles in just 14 balls.
Pooran's batting made the elite list of cricketers who have scored

36 runs in an over

in T20 internationals, a record previously set by Yuvraj Singh, Kieron Pollard,

Rohit Sharma

, and Dipendra Singh Airee.
Most runs in an over in T20Is

Thanks to his flamboyant batting, Pooran reached his half-century in just 31 balls, propelling the West Indies to a formidable total. By the end of the innings, the left-hander had amassed 98 runs off 53 balls, including six fours and eight sixes. West Indies set Afghanistan a challenging target of 218 runs.