- BATSMENRB4s6sSR13.3 Superb catch by Stirling! Slowish delivery outside offstump, Zazai too early in the shot. Ball loops to short third man where Stirling takes a diving catch. That's Fionn Hand's first international wicket 109/211.2 Length ball on middle and leg, he tries to smash it on the legside but gets a top-edge, Adair runs back to catch it at short third 90/117.5 Short ball ploy continues.. Zadran looks to paddle it to fine leg but he ramps it straight into the keeper's hands 157/320 Another full toss, this time he finds the fielder at deep square leg while trying to flick it. That's a superb knock from Najibullah nonetheless 189/519.1 a low full-toss on the legstump, it is smashed to midwicket.. great fielding in the deep as Nabi is run-out looking for the third run. he has sacrificed the wicket trying to get Najibullah back on strike 175/4Extras13 (lb 1, w 12)TOTAL189/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.45)Fall of wickets: 1-90 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 11.2 ov), 2-109 (Hazratullah Zazai, 13.3 ov), 3-157 (Ibrahim Zadran, 17.5 ov), 4-175 (Mohammad Nabi, 19.1 ov), 5-189 (Najibullah Zadran, 19.6 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.3 an early breakthrough. A wide full toss, Stirling throws his bat at it but gets little power behind it. Ghani moves to his right from cover and grabs it 3/12.3 an excellent catch by Rashid at backward point. Full and wide, Balbirnie was backing away and had to reach out for it in the end. He gets it on the full but from the toe end of the bat, which means he ends up slicing it towards backward point where Rashid grabs it with both hands 19/28.4 a brilliant catch. Tucker goes for the slog sweep again. He middles it but fails to keep it down. Naveen was a few yards in at deep midwicket and had to back-pedal a bit. He grabs it with both hands and tumbles back 58/53.2 Naveen-ul-Haq strikes with his second ball. Short of length outside off, well outside off, but Tector chases it and gets an outside edge to the keeper 22/35.5 slower one does the trick. Campher wanted to repeat the shot but the change of pace does him in. It was full around off and while Campher delayed his shot but couldn't get the timing right. Najeeb at mid-on takes a simple catch 36/49.5 Nabi picks up his first wicket. Delany goes for the slog sweep but fails to keep it down. Doesn't get the required distance on it. Najib takes a couple of step to his left at deep midwicket and settles under it 65/612.2 a length ball around off, Dockrell looks to clear long-off but fails. Rashid, on the edge of the boundary line, pouches it calmly 85/718.4 full on the stumps, moves towards the off side and goes for the ramp/scoop. He gets it on the full and over short fine leg but Zazai runs back and takes it over his shoulder 159/819 short of length angling down the leg side. Hume pulls it towards fine leg and he has to turn back for the second. Cannot beat the throw from Mujeeb though. Gurbaz collects it and breaks the stumps. Hume put in a dive but even that couldn't save him 162/8Extras7 (lb 1, w 6)TOTAL167/9 (20 Overs, RR: 8.35)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Paul Stirling, 0.3 ov), 2-19 (Andy Balbirnie, 2.3 ov), 3-22 (Harry Tector, 3.2 ov), 4-36 (Curtis Campher, 5.5 ov), 5-58 (Lorcan Tucker, 8.4 ov), 6-65 (Gareth Delany, 9.5 ov), 7-85 (Mark Adair, 12.2 ov), 8-159 (Fionn Hand, 18.4 ov), 9-162 (Graham Hume, 18.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Fazalhaq Farooqi 2 0 11 2 5.50 1 0 Azmatullah Omarzai 2 0 13 0 6.50 4 0 Naveen-ul-Haq 4 0 38 3 9.50 1 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 38 0 9.50 0 0 Mohammad Nabi 4 0 38 1 9.50 0 0 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4 0 28 2 7.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Ireland , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Ireland led the 5-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Match days
12 August 2022 (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 8
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (Hazratullah Zazai 21, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 21, Ex 8)
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 82/0 in 9.5 overs (Hazratullah Zazai 23, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 49)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz: 50 off 31 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 11
Match Coverage
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