3rd T20I
Afghanistan beat Ireland by 28 runs in the 3rd T20I
Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, . Ireland won the toss and chose to bowl.
Afghanistan233/820 ov
Ireland20519.2 ov
Afghanistan won by 28 runs
Match report
From the scorecardIreland won the toss and chose to bowl. Afghanistan made 233 for 8 in 20 overs, Mohammad Nabi 89 from 30 balls and Mohammad Shahzad 72 from 43 balls. Kevin O'Brien took 4 for 45.
Ireland were bowled out for 205, Gary Wilson 59 from 34 balls and Paul Stirling 49 from 20 balls. Rashid Khan took 3 for 28.
Afghanistan won by 28 runs.
Key performers
Afghanistan innings
233/8(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Shahzad †c GH Dockrell b J Mulder | c GH Dockrell b J Mulder | 72 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 167.44 |
| Najeeb Tarakaic GH Dockrell b KJ O'Brien | c GH Dockrell b KJ O'Brien | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Usman Ghanib KJ O'Brien | b KJ O'Brien | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 115.00 |
| Asghar Afghan (c)c SR Thompson b AR McBrine | c SR Thompson b AR McBrine | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 240.00 |
| Najibullah Zadranc †GC Wilson b J Mulder | c †GC Wilson b J Mulder | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Samiullah Shenwaric GH Dockrell b KJ O'Brien | c GH Dockrell b KJ O'Brien | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 130.00 |
| Mohammad Nabirun out (BJ McCarthy) | run out (BJ McCarthy) | 89 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 296.67 |
| Karim Janatc J Mulder b KJ O'Brien | c J Mulder b KJ O'Brien | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300.00 |
| Rashid Khannot out | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(lb 5, w 7, nb 1) | (lb 5, w 7, nb 1) | 13 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 8.74) | 20 Ov (RR 8.74) | 233/8 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 23-1 (Najeeb Tarakai, 2.4 ov), 97-2 (Usman Ghani, 10.2 ov), 119-3 (Asghar Stanikzai, 11.4 ov), 121-4 (Mohammad Shahzad, 12.3 ov), 121-5 (Najibullah Zadran, 12.5 ov), 195-6 (Samiullah Shenwari, 18.1 ov), 206-7 (Karim Janat, 18.5 ov), 233-8 (Mohammad Nabi, 19.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McCarthy | 4 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 12.94 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| George Dockrell | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 6.56 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 8.44 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Stuart Thompson | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Jacob Mulder | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew McBrine | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Ireland innings
205(19.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirlingc Mohammad Nabi b Shapoor Zadran | c Mohammad Nabi b Shapoor Zadran | 49 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 245.00 |
| Stuart Thompsonb Amir Hamza | b Amir Hamza | 43 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 238.89 |
| William Porterfield (c)c Mohammad Nabi b Amir Hamza | c Mohammad Nabi b Amir Hamza | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Kevin O'Brienc Mohammad Nabi b Karim Janat | c Mohammad Nabi b Karim Janat | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Gary Wilson †c Samiullah Shenwari b Rashid Khan | c Samiullah Shenwari b Rashid Khan | 59 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 173.53 |
| Andrew McBrinelbw b Karim Janat | lbw b Karim Janat | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 162.50 |
| Lorcan Tuckerb Rashid Khan | b Rashid Khan | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 114.29 |
| Greg Thompsonb Rashid Khan | b Rashid Khan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| George Dockrellc Usman Ghani b Mohammad Nabi | c Usman Ghani b Mohammad Nabi | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Barry McCarthyrun out (Najibullah Zadran) | run out (Najibullah Zadran) | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jacob Muldernot out | not out | 0* | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(lb 1, w 1, nb 2) | (lb 1, w 1, nb 2) | 4 | ||||
| Total19.2 Ov (RR 7.99) | 19.2 Ov (RR 7.99) · Target 234 | 205 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 65-1 (PR Stirling, 4.2 ov), 95-2 (SR Thompson, 6.2 ov), 100-3 (KJ O'Brien, 7.5 ov), 123-4 (WTS Porterfield, 10.3 ov), 159-5 (AR McBrine, 13.4 ov), 201-6 (GC Wilson, 18.2 ov), 203-7 (L Tucker, 18.4 ov), 204-8 (GJ Thompson, 18.6 ov), 205-9 (BJ McCarthy, 19.1 ov), 205-10 (GH Dockrell, 19.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shapoor Zadran | 4 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 11.25 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Amir Hamza | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 7.31 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 3.2 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 9.92 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Karim Janat | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 6.38 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 5.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |



