Windies end five-year ODI series winless streak, beat Afghanistan

While the hosts put the visitors to bat first, the latter were off to a fine start, as the openers, Shai Hope (43) and Evin Lewis (54), put up a 98-run opening stand.

It was followed by another splendid innings from wicket-keeper batsman Nicholas Pooran (67), as they finished 247/9.

For the hosts, medium-pacer Naveen-ul-Haq was their star, claiming 3/60.

In reply, the Afghan top-order did manage to get off to a moderate start, but could not cope up with the pressure.

While middle-order batsman Najibullah Zadran played a fine knock of 56 to give the hosts some hope, it was pacer Sheldon Cottrell, along with spinners Roston Chase and Hayden Walsh, who claimed three wickets each to bundle them for 200.

As a result of this series win, Windies have managed to end their five-year wait, as their last ODI series win came back in August 2014, when they beat Bangladesh at home 3-0.

During this period, Windies have lost 13 series and drew a couple, while they also played six tournaments without any success.

One of the notable observations during the match in Lucknow was that it was overshadowed by a swarm of insects and moths, that had engulfed the floodlights at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium.

"I've never played with so many flies around. Health is very important, so something's got to be done about that," said Windies skipper Kieron Pollard.