Afghanistan won by 57 runs. Afghanistan defeated Ireland at Sharjah Cricket Stadium to draw the series 1-1. Afghanistan and Ireland won 1 match each in three matches T-20 series. Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first. Afghanistan put 155/7 on the scoreboard.
Ibrahim Zadran scored 72 runs not out and others played cameo innings for Afghanistan. Ireland in response all out in a score of 98 in 17.2 Azmatullah Omarzai took 4 wickets and Naveen-Ul-Haq took 3 wickets. Afghanistan won by 57 runs.
Afghanistan Playing eleven
Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Azmatullah Omarzai, Sediqullah Atal, Mohammad Ishaq(WK), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (Captain), Ijaz Ahmadzai, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen Ul Haq, Nangeyalia Kharote.
Ireland Playing Eleven
Paul Stirling (Captain), Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker (WK), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Benjamin White
Afghanistan VS Ireland: Afghanistan won by 57 runs
Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first. Sediqullah Atal and Rahmanullah Gurbaz came to open the batting for Afghanistan and Mark Adair had a first over for the Irish team. In the third over, Mark Adair bowls the length bowl in the middle and off stumps to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who looked to play a lofted shot but mistimed his shot, and Harry Tector took an easy catch at mid-off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 6 runs off 6 balls.
Sediqullah Atal and Ibrahim Zadran had a 31-run partnership for the second wicket. In the 7th over, Gareth Delany bowls googly to Sediqullah Atal who misread the delivery and hit straight into the hand of Gareth Delany. Sediqullah Atal scored 19 runs off 19 balls.
In the 8th over, Curtis Campher bowls a good length area to Azmatullah Omarzai plays his shot early, and shoots the ball over the mid-wicket and Joshua Little took a running catch. Azmatullah Omarzai scored 3 runs off 6 balls.
In the 14th over, Benjamin white bowls flipper to Mohammad Ishaq who looks to play a slog sweep but loses his shape and ends up slicing the ball and Paul Sterling took an amazing catch at short covers. Mohammad Ishaq scored 27 runs off 22 balls.
In the 17th over, Joshua Little bowls a length ball around the pads to Mohammad Nabi who plays flick but Andrew Balbirnie took a catch at short fine. Mohammad Nabi scored 6 runs off 8 balls. In the 19th over, Barry McCarthy bowls a shot pitched in the middle to Rashid Khan who goes for a pull shot but he does not connect as he likes and the ball goes in the hands of Curtis Campher. Rashid Khan scored 3 runs off 5 balls.
In the 20th over, Ijaz Ahmadzai was run out by Lorcan Tucker. Ijaz Ahmadzai scored 10 runs off 4 balls. Ibrahim Zadran scored 72 runs off 51 balls. Afghanistan scored 155/7 in 20 overs.
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Paul Sterling and Andrew Balbirnie came to open the batting for the Irish and Fazalhaq Farooqi had a first over. In the 2nd over, Andrew Balbirnie was LBW out in the ball of Naveen-Ul-Haq. Andrew Balbirnie scored 9 runs off 6 balls. in the next ball, Lorcan Tucker was bowled out in the ball of Naveen-Ul-Haq. Lorcan Tucker scored 0 runs off 1 balls.
In the third over, Paul Sterling was bowled out by Fazalhaq Farooqi. Paul Sterling scored 4 runs off 7 balls. in the 8th over, Harry Tector was caught out by Naveen-Ul-Haq at deep mid-wicket in the ball of Azmatullah Omarzai. Harry Tector scored 16 runs off 21 balls.
In the 10th over, George Dockrell was caught out by Naveen-Ul-Haq in the ball of Azmatullah Omarzai. George Dockrell scored 3 runs off 11 balls. in the 13th over, Curtis Campher was caught out by Rahmanullah Gurbaz at long-on in the ball of Nangeyalia Kharote. Curtis Camper scored 28 runs off 23 balls.
In the 16th over, Mark Adair was bowled out in the ball of Azmatullah Omarzai. Mark Adair scored 6 runs off 5 balls. in the same over, Barry McCarthy was caught and bowled by Azmatullah Omarzai. Barry McCarthy scored 1 run off 3 balls.
In the 17th over, Gareth Delany was caught out by Ibrahim Zadran at deep-mid wicket in the ball of Rashid Khan. Gareth Delany scored 21 runs off 19 balls. in the 18th over, Benjamin White was bowled in the ball of Naveen-Ul-Haq. Benjamin White Scored 1 run off 4 balls. Joshua Little scored not-out 2 runs off 4 balls. Ireland team all out in a score of 98 in 17.2 Azmatullah Omarzai took 4 wickets and Naveen-Ul-Haq took 3 wickets. Afghanistan won by 57 runs.