However, while the air quality index in the city remained a dismal 342, which falls under the 'very poor' category and a thin veil of smog covered the ground during the match, it was not the air that had forced the visitors to seek protection.
The match was a day and night affair and as soon as the floodlights came on, a swarm of huge black moths descended upon the ground. Moths could be spotted around the crease and the boundary line which led to West Indies captain Kieron Pollard and all rounder Jason Holder to talk to the umpires. Matches are halted in situations like these but the officials went ahead and the players seemingly decided to take protection.
The West Indies won the second ODI at Lucknow to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The Caribbean Nation registered their first series win since August 2014. That was 21 series ago. Afghanistan, on the other hand, suffered their 11th ODI loss in a row.
Put into bat, West Indies posted 247 for nine in their stipulated 50 overs, riding on a 50-ball 67 by Nicholas Pooran and a 75-ball 54 from opener Evin Lewis.