Lucknow: It was a brave decision by West Indies captain Jason Holder to opt to the field on a pitch which is likely to aid spinners as the match progresses. Under the circumstances, West Indies required to get rid of Afghanistan at the earliest on the opening day of the one-off Test at the Ekana Stadium here on Wednesday.

It was left to the bulkiest cricketer at 140 kgs, Rahkeem Cornwall to produce a superlative effort in only his second Test to give his team a head start. The heavyweight off-spinner produced his best of 7-75 as Afghanistan managed only 187. In the remaining time, West Indies had done well for themselves by closing the day at 68-2.