- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.2 great catch by Tector! He moved and dived full stretch to his right from mid-off, and gobbled it in both hands. Gurbaz fails again, and throws his head up in frustration. He had backed away early, and Adair bowled on a fullish length around sixth stump. Gurbaz threw his bat at it away from his body, and ended up toe-ending a loft to Tector 14/16.3 punched back to the bowler! Atal looks perplexed with what happened there, having chipped back for Delany to take it in front of his stomach. Delany got this to turn away from a length around off, with the ball finishing outside off. Looked like Atal was early into the shot, with signs of the slowness of the pitch coming into play 45/27.4 well taken by Little! He was placed at mid-on, and turned around and started running across after the ball, as Omarzai swiped off the inside half of the bat off this shortish ball around off 48/314.1 great catch by Stirling! He was placed at extra cover, and turned around to move straight for a few steps. The ball was lofted miles above, and was dropping over his left shoulder as he tumbled forward to complete the take. White bowled one full around off from the back of his hand, as Ishaq mistimed his attempted loft 102/416.4 swiped to short fine leg! Balbirnie did well to move to his right and take it low. Little bowled on a length, and got it to move back in to finish outside leg. Nabi went swinging, but played it too fine, and found the fielder inside the circle 116/518.5 finds deep midwicket! Taken with a reverse cup just above his head. Another shirt delivery from McCarthy, even as this one was a slower ball on middle-and-off line, thus not entirely allowing Rashid the room to swing. Ireland nipping Afghanistan's momentum each time Ibrahim takes them ahead 142/619.5 skips down, and has a swing at this dipping high full toss outside off. He is beaten, but they attempt a bye. But in the meanwhile, the keeper throws the ball to the bowler, who finds Ahmadzai short. A cameo comes to an end 154/7Extras9 (b 1, nb 1, w 7)TOTAL155/7 (20 Overs, RR: 7.75)Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 2.2 ov), 2-45 (Sediqullah Atal, 6.3 ov), 3-48 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 7.4 ov), 4-102 (Mohammad Ishaq, 14.1 ov), 5-116 (Mohammad Nabi, 16.4 ov), 6-142 (Rashid Khan, 18.5 ov), 7-154 (Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, 19.5 ov)
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.1 bowled him! There was a lot movement off the pitch, and also some extra bounce. Naveen went wide of the crease, as he so often does, and bowled on a length around sixth stump. Balbirnie punched at it, but the ball moved in sharply to hit the top of leg stump 9/12.4 bowled him! Farooqi strikes now. The ball deflected off Stirling's back pad, and went on to hit middle and off. He was standing on leg stump, with his front leg out of the way, but deep in the crease. Farooqi bowled on a length while angling it in. It pitched on middle and zipped through with the angle, as Stirling looked to drive but missed 15/31.2 gone first ball! Naveen on a hat-trick! I think Tucker made this ball look better than it was, but Naveen should get his credit too. Tucker walked down at him, with Naveen bowling on a fullish length, and getting the ball to swing in from wide of off to hit off stump. The last wicket was seam movement, and this is swing 9/27.3 gobbled by deep midwicket! Omarzai gets the impactful Tector. On a short of a length just outside off, and moving away. The bounce was good enough for someone even as tall as Tector, who pulled towards the longer side of the ground 39/412.6 taken at long-off! The man there was positioned much straighter than usual, and also right on the edge of the rope. Again Campher gave himself room, with the ball being full and just outside off. He went swiping, and though he timed it well, the ball went exactly where the fielder was placed 82/69.5 another one for Naveen at deep midwicket! Omarzai angled this full ball in, and landed it outside leg. But Dockrell's front leg was out of the way as he clipped aerially, and the ball flew off his bat for another comfortable catch 46/516.1 ahh, brilliantly taken by Ibrahim! He was placed at long-on, but went across to his right and took the ball low while diving forward. Rashid bowled the legspinner on a full length on off, getting it turn away a bit, as Delany went for the slog sweep 93/915.1 chopped on! Omarzai has his third. This was bowled on the shorter side of a length on off, with Adair going for the pull shot. But he seemed to have played too early, as the ball ended up landing on the middle and off stumps from his bottom edge 91/715.5 spooned back to Omarzai! He has his fourth, as he stretches his hands out to his left to take it. Omarzai bowled on a short of a length, and the ball moved back in towards leg, while also bouncing considerably. McCarthy skipped down the pitch but was cramped for room, as he ended up swatting it back 93/817.2 bowled him! Foxes him with the slower ball. On a length around off, and shaping back in to hit leg stump, as White goes low to try and dab, but misses his attempted swipe. Afghanistan win the series 2-1 98/10Extras7 (lb 6, w 1)TOTAL98 all out (17.2 Overs, RR: 5.65)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Andy Balbirnie, 1.1 ov), 2-9 (Lorcan Tucker, 1.2 ov), 3-15 (Paul Stirling, 2.4 ov), 4-39 (Harry Tector, 7.3 ov), 5-46 (George Dockrell, 9.5 ov), 6-82 (Curtis Campher, 12.6 ov), 7-91 (Mark Adair, 15.1 ov), 8-93 (Barry McCarthy, 15.5 ov), 9-93 (Gareth Delany, 16.1 ov), 10-98 (Ben White, 17.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Fazalhaq Farooqi 3 0 19 1 6.33 11 4 0 0 0 Naveen-ul-Haq 2.2 0 10 3 4.28 10 2 0 0 0 Azmatullah Omarzai 4 0 9 4 2.25 19 1 0 1 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 12 1 3.00 13 0 0 0 0 Nangeyalia Kharote 3 0 26 1 8.66 7 3 1 0 0 Mohammad Nabi 1 0 16 0 16.00 1 0 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Afghanistan , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Afghanistan won the 3-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50-23.20
Match days
18 March 2024 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 1 wicket)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 63/3 in 10.0 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 27, Mohammad Ishaq 5)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (Ibrahim Zadran 20, Mohammad Ishaq 27, Ex 3)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 13.6 overs (85 balls), Extras 5
- Ibrahim Zadran: 50 off 40 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Afghanistan: 150 runs in 19.4 overs (119 balls), Extras 7
- Innings Break: Afghanistan - 155/7 in 20.0 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 72, Nangeyalia Kharote 0)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 3 wickets)
- Drinks: Ireland - 46/5 in 9.5 overs (C Campher 9)
- Ireland: 50 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 5
Match Coverage
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