Dubai, Jan. 20 -- Afghanistan, led by Rashid Khan, handed the Brandon King-led West Indies a convincing 38-run defeat at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Monday to kick the three-match T20I series off with a win.

Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first. While the Asian side suffered an early jolt in the form of Rahmanullah Gurbaz's run out on the very first ball of the match, Ibrahim Zadran (87 runs off 56 balls, including fours and 3 sixes) made sure his team still got a quick start as they were 18/1 in 2 overs.

However, Jayden Seales handed Afghanistan another blow as he scalped the wicket of Sediqullah Atal (2 runs off 4 balls) in the third over, reducing Afghanistan to 19/2 in 2.2 overs.

With Afghanistan on the ba...