Bowlers build on Zazai blitz to make it 1-0 Afghanistan
Joshua Little shows promise for Ireland with 2 for 20, but home side fall 17 short in first T20I
20/08Result
1st T20I (D/N), Afghanistan tour of Ireland at Bready, Aug 20 2018
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
160/7 (18/18 ov) -
![Ireland]( "Ireland")
144/9 (18 ov, target 161)
20/08Result
1st T20I (D/N), Afghanistan tour of Ireland at Bready, Aug 20 2018
-
![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
160/7 (18/18 ov) -
![Ireland]( "Ireland")
144/9 (18 ov, target 161)
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Ireland , elected to field first
Series result
Afghanistan led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
16.00 start, First Session 16.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-17.50, Second Session 17.50-19.20
Match days
20 August 2018 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
AFGHANISTAN 160/7 (18 OVERS)
- Asghar Afghan31 (30)
- Hazratullah Zazai74 (33)
- Tyrone Kane2/50 (4)
- Josh Little2/20 (4)
IRELAND 144/9 (18 OVERS)
- Gary Wilson34 (23)
- Paul Stirling27 (19)
- Rashid Khan3/35 (4)
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman2/14 (3)
Commentator: Justin Smyth
END OF OVER:18 | 13 Runs 2 Wkts | IRE: 144/9 (17 runs required, RR: 8.00)
- George Dockrell22 (13b)
- Peter Chase1 (1b)
- Rashid Khan4-0-35-3
- Aftab Alam4-0-33-1
Ireland lost regular wickets throughout there reply and just didn't hit enough boundaries to put the Afghan bowlers under any real pressure. Once Stirling fell to a Worldie of a catch from Aftab, you just could just see the hope go out of the innings. A quick fire 34 off 23 balls, briefly brought life back in, yet it quickly went again.
Afghanistan's bowlers all took wickets and Rashid once again finished with 3. So a 16 run victory means that they go 1-0 up in the series. The next game is on Wednesday, so hopefully you can join me then. This is Justin Smyth saying goodnight from a darkening Bready.
17.6
4
Rashid Khan to Dockrell, FOUR, and this one goes to the boundary too! Dockrell hits the ball toward cow corner, the fielders don't even bother chasing the ball as they know they have it won!
17.5
1
Rashid Khan to Chase, 1 run, sweeps the ball down to long leg to get off the mark
17.4
W
Rashid Khan to Kane, OUT, goes for it the third time, this time Zadran is waiting and takes the easy catch at mid-wicket
TE Kane c Najibullah Zadran b Rashid Khan 8 (2m 3b 2x4 0x6) SR: 266.66
17.3
4
Rashid Khan to Kane, FOUR, back to back boundaries, gets a thick edge and it runs fine, very fine to the boundary
17.2
4
Rashid Khan to Kane, FOUR, pulls the ball into the legside and it lands just before the rope
17.1
W
Rashid Khan to Little, OUT, Well that didn't last long! Little swings hard at the ball, what did he have to lose? Well apart from his middle stump, as it gets knocked out of the ground...
JB Little b Rashid Khan 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Match Coverage
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Joshua Little shows promise for Ireland with 2 for 20, but home side fall 17 short in first T20I
