Spinner Mujeeb's hat trick earns Afghanistan T20 series win over West Indies

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• Spinner Mujeeb's hat trick earns Afghanistan T20 series win over West Indies

  Mystery spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman grabbed a hat trick as Afghanistan warmed up for next month’s T20 World Cup with a series-clinching 39-run win over the West Indies on Wednesday. West Indies, which lost the first game by 38 runs, got bowled out for 150 in 18.5 overs. Mujeeb claimed 4-21 and became only the third Afghan bowler after Rashid Khan and Karim Janat to accomplish a hat trick in T20s.

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  Article published:Jan 21, 2:09 PM ET

• Springer's hat trick helps West Indies avoid T20 series sweep against Afghanistan

  Shamar Springer's hat trick in the 19th over helped the West Indies secure a 15-run win to deny Afghanistan a T20 series sweep on Thursday. Afghanistan, which had taken the first two matches to clinch the series, restricted the West Indies to 151-7 in 20 overs after winning the toss and choosing to field. Led by Rahmanullah Gurbaz's half-century, Afghanistan was in control before Springer's pace and length changes dismissed Gurbaz (71 off 58), Rashid Khan and Shahidullah in the penultimate ov...

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