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Afghanistan vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Match Summary

AFG vs IRE, 2019 - T20 Summary

Afghanistan vs Ireland Scorecard
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2nd T20I, Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun , Feb 23, 2019
Afghanistan Afghanistan
278/3 (20.0/20)
Ireland Ireland
194/6 (20.0/20)
Afghanistan beat Ireland by 84 runs
  • Player of the Match
    Hazratullah Zazai
AFG 278/3
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/109552-hazratullah-zazai-playerprofile>Hazratullah Zazai</a>
Hazratullah Zazai
162 (62)
  • 11x4s
  • 16x6s
  • 261.29SR
<a href=/cricket/players/106713-usman-ghani-playerprofile>Usman Ghani</a>
Usman Ghani
73 (48)
  • 7x4s
  • 3x6s
  • 152.08SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Boyd Rankin
ECON 8.75
4
OVERS
35/1
R/W
IRE 194/6
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/1080-paul-stirling-playerprofile>Paul Stirling</a>
Paul Stirling
91 (50)
  • 12x4s
  • 2x6s
  • 182SR
<a href=/cricket/players/784-kevin-o-brien-playerprofile>Kevin O'Brien</a>
Kevin O'Brien
37 (25)
  • 2x4s
  • 2x6s
  • 148SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Rashid Khan
ECON 6.25
4
OVERS
25/4
R/W
Bowler
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
ECON 7.5
4
OVERS
30/1
R/W
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Right! 2-0 then, very much expected. But what happened in this game has almost blown everyone away. Afghanistan have made the statisticians take note of them and be it against any team, still, making almost 280 is no bare feat. The two teams come back again on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at 6.30 pm local (1300 GMT) where one will look for a whitewash while the other would be aiming to take something from this series. Do join us then. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!
Victorious Afghanistan skipper, Asghar Afghan, too, thanks the almighty for the victory in the game and also the series. Stresses that this is a historic moment. On the changes for the final game, Asghar says that there will be a team meeting on Sunday after which, some new guys might be given a chance. Agrees that Usman Ghani played very well which came as a positive in the misfiring top order. Adds that it also indicates how good a bench strength they have.
HAZRATULLAH ZAZAI HAS BEEN NAMED THE MAN OF THE MATCH. Anyone surprised? Thanks the almighty for enabling him to play well tonight. Smiles and cheekily says that it was his day. Adds that the wicket was good for batting and all bowlers struggled, as he made merry.
Ireland captain Paul Stirling says that chasing over 270 is always a tough task and wants to forget this difficult evening and come back fresh tomorrow. Admits that around 220-230 would have been chaseable. Is happy from a personal point of view on this score tonight but also hopes that as a group, they came back better on Sunday.
Another series win for Afghanistan. But their bowling was finally tested tonight. They did not seem to have any answers to the openers' onslaught but Mujeeb and Rashid came out trumps again. 8-0-55-5 combined they wreaked and the opposition simply had no clue. Please do stay tuned to know what the two captains have to say...
Nothing much can be said about a side when it concedes 278 in the first place but as a positive, the visitors at least tried to fight. Their disappointment would be in the fact that none of the others stepped up after the openers. They might still not have won but the match would have been interesting.
Well, a defeat was expected but at least the Ireland gave some sort of a fight. They put in a 126-run opening stand but once O'Brien fell, so did the curtains. In such tall chases, one wicket mostly leads to another quickly and suddenly, the Irish were 165/6 from 126/0.
19.6
0
Karim Janat To Simi Singh
Full and outside off, Simi looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. That is the end of the game. AFGHANISTAN WIN BY 84 RUNS.
19.5
1
Karim Janat To Stuart Poynter
Outside off, punched down to long on for a run.
19.4
4
Karim Janat To Stuart Poynter
FOUR! Off the edge. 7 needed in 2 for that 200. On a good length outside off, Poynter looks to steer it to third man but is squared up. The ball goes off the outside edge past short third man for a boundary.
19.3
6
Karim Janat To Stuart Poynter
SIX! Full length delivery outside off, Poynter clears his front foot and sends it over the long off fence for a maximum.
19.2
1
Karim Janat To Simi Singh
Short of a length delivery, Singh pulls it towards the keeper where he dives to collect but fumbles. It goes towards fine leg. The batsmen take a run.
19.1
1
Karim Janat To Stuart Poynter
Short and outside off, Poynter makes room and cuts it through point for a run.
Karim Janat to bowl the final over of the match.
Over 19 : 181/6
10 Runs
S. Singh
16 (10)
S. Poynter
3 (3)
M. Nabi
3-0-36-0
18.6
0
Mohammad Nabi To Simi Singh
Bowls full on off, Singh plays it back towards the bowler.
18.5
1
Mohammad Nabi To Stuart Poynter
Full again on off, Poynter drives it through wide mid off for a run.
18.4
1
Mohammad Nabi To Simi Singh
Full on middle, Singh drives it through mid on for a run.
18.3
6
Mohammad Nabi To Simi Singh
SIX! This is huge. Once again Nabi bowls it short but this time he is punished. Singh sees the length early and rocks onto his back foot and sends this over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
18.2
1
Mohammad Nabi To Stuart Poynter
Once again off spinner which is bowled short, Poynter looks to pull but gets an inside edge onto the pad. The ball goes towards the off side and they take a single.
18.1
1
Mohammad Nabi To Simi Singh
Shorter around off, Singh punches it towards long on for a single.
Mohammad Nabi is back on.
Over 18 : 171/6
7 Runs
S. Singh
8 (6)
S. Poynter
1 (1)
R. Khan
4-0-25-4
17.6
1
Rashid Khan To Simi Singh
Flighted delivery on middle, Singh sweeps it towards square leg for a run.
17.5
4
Rashid Khan To Simi Singh
FOUR! Full and way outside leg, Simi gets down and paddles it past short fine leg for a boundary!
17.4
0
Rashid Khan To Simi Singh
Floated on middle, Singh plays it towards the leg side for a run.
17.3
1
Rashid Khan To Stuart Poynter
Tossed up on off, Poynter looks to play a reverse sweep but it goes off the glove towards third man for a run.
Stuart Poynter walks in at number 8, replacing Dockrell.
17.2
W
Rashid Khan To Shane Getkate OUT!
OUT!!! LBW. Quicker and straight from Rashid, Getkate looks to hit it on the off side. He expects the ball to turn but it does not and the ball strikes him on his front pad. Rashid thinks he has got the batsman and the umpire agrees with him and raises the dreaded finger. He gets his fourth of the match and once again proves to be a thorn like so many times in the past.
17.1
1
Rashid Khan To Simi Singh
Floated on middle, Getkate sweeps it towards fine leg for a run.
Over 17 : 164/5
14 Runs
S. Getkate
24 (15)
S. Singh
2 (2)
S. Shinwari
2-0-28-0
16.6
6
Samiullah Shinwari To Shane Getkate
SIX! The use of the long handle continues. Full and around middle, Getkate reaches out and sends the ball sailing over long on. There is Mohammad Nabi stationed at the ropes but he can only watch the ball sail over.
16.5
1
Samiullah Shinwari To Simi Singh
Tossed up on middle and leg, Singh nudges it towards the leg side for a run.
Full Commentary
Match Info
  • Venue Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
  • Weather Clear
  • Toss Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat
  • Result Afghanistan beat Ireland by 84 runs
  • Player of the Match Hazratullah Zazai
  • Umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari (AFG), Ahmed Shah Durrani (AFG) and Ahmed Shah Pakteen (AFG)
  • Referee Javagal Srinath (IND)
Match Notes
  • Afghanistan 254/0 in 18.1 over
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 200 off 93 balls between H Zazai (119) and U Ghani (67)
  • Afghanistan 200/0 in 15.3 overs
  • H Zazai dropped on 113 by S Singh in 15.3 overs
  • U Ghani Maiden T20I hundred: 102 runs in 42 balls (9x4) (9x6)
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 151 off 72 balls between H Zazai (90) and U Ghani (54)
  • Afghanistan 151/0 in 11.6 overs
  • H Zazai dropped on 72 by G Dockrell in 9.3 overs
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 102 off 54 balls between H Zazai (66) and U Ghani (32)
  • Afghanistan 102/0 in 8.6 overs
  • H Zazai T20I fifty: 54 runs in 25 balls (5x4) (5x6)
  • Mandatory Power play (1-6): Afghanistan 64/0
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 52 off 31 balls between H Zazai (25) and U Ghani (25)
  • Afghanistan 52/0 in 5.1 overs
  • Ireland 150/4 in 15.6 overs
  • K OBrien dropped on 34 by A Afghan in 10.1 overs
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 101 off 55 balls between P Stirling (65) and K OBrien (32)
  • Ireland 101/0 in 9.1 overs
  • P Stirling 11th T20I fifty: 50 runs in 27 balls (8x4) (1x6)
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 27 balls between P Stirling (43) and K OBrien (7)
  • Mandatory Power play (1-6): Ireland 69/0
  • Ireland 53/0 in 4.3 overs
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