Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    2.2 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 14/1
    6.3 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 45/2
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    141.17
    7.4 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 48/3
    14.1 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 102/4
    16.4 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 116/5
    18.5 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 142/6
    19.5 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 154/7
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    Extras
    9 (b 1, nb 1, w 7)
    TOTAL
    155/7 (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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    MR Adair403518.75102220
    JB Little402716.75113100
    BJ McCarthy403418.5051210
    C Campher302317.6670120
    GJ Delany10515.0040020
    B White403017.5073001
  • BATSMEN
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    1.1 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 9/1
    2.4 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 15/3
    1.2 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 9/2
    7.3 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 39/4
    12.6 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 82/6
    9.5 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 46/5
    16.1 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 93/9
    15.1 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 91/7
    15.5 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 93/8
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    17.2 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 98/10
    Extras
    7 (lb 6, w 1)
    TOTAL
    98 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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Fazalhaq Farooqi301916.33114000
    Naveen-ul-Haq2.201034.28102000
    Azmatullah Omarzai40942.25191010
    Rashid Khan401213.00130000
    Nangeyalia Kharote302618.6673100
    Mohammad Nabi1016016.0010200

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)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Match Notes

Ireland 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st9A BalbirniePR Stirling
2nd0PR StirlingLJ Tucker
3rd6PR StirlingHT Tector
4th24C CampherHT Tector
5th7GH DockrellC Campher
6th36C CampherGJ Delany
7th9MR AdairGJ Delany
8th2BJ McCarthyGJ Delany
9th0JB LittleGJ Delany
10th5B WhiteJB Little