Afghanistan beat Ireland by 57 runs in the 3rd T20I
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, . Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardAfghanistan won the toss and chose to bat. Afghanistan made 155 for 7 in 20 overs, Ibrahim Zadran 72 not out from 51 balls and Mohammad Ishaq 27 from 22 balls.
Ireland were bowled out for 98, Curtis Campher 28 from 23 balls. Azmatullah Omarzai took 4 for 9.
Afghanistan won by 57 runs.
Key performers
Afghanistan innings
155/7(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbazc HT Tector b MR Adair | c HT Tector b MR Adair | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Sediqullah Atalc & b GJ Delany | c & b GJ Delany | 19 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
| Ibrahim Zadrannot out | not out | 72* | 51 | 5 | 3 | 141.18 |
| Azmatullah Omarzaic J Little b C Campher | c J Little b C Campher | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mohammad Ishaq †c PR Stirling b B White | c PR Stirling b B White | 27 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 122.73 |
| Mohammad Nabic A Balbirnie b J Little | c A Balbirnie b J Little | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Rashid Khan (c)c C Campher b BJ McCarthy | c C Campher b BJ McCarthy | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzairun out (†L Tucker/MR Adair) | run out (†L Tucker/MR Adair) | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 250.00 |
| Nangeyalia Khannot out | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(b 1, w 7, nb 1) | (b 1, w 7, nb 1) | 9 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 7.75) | 20 Ov (RR 7.75) | 155/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 14-1 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 2.2 ov), 45-2 (Sediqullah Atal, 6.3 ov), 48-3 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 7.4 ov), 102-4 (Mohammad Ishaq, 14.1 ov), 116-5 (Mohammad Nabi, 16.4 ov), 142-6 (Rashid Khan, 18.5 ov), 154-7 (Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Adair | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Joshua Little | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry McCarthy | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Curtis Campher | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Gareth Delany | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben White | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rahmanullah Gurbaz 6(6) & Sediqullah Atal 8(8) | 14 | 14 |
| 2nd | Ibrahim Zadran 18(14) & Sediqullah Atal 11(11) | 31 | 25 |
| 3rd | Azmatullah Omarzai 3(6) & Ibrahim Zadran 0(1) | 3 | 7 |
| 4th | Mohammad Ishaq 27(22) & Ibrahim Zadran 24(18) | 54 | 39 |
| 5th | Mohammad Nabi 6(8) & Ibrahim Zadran 8(7) | 14 | 15 |
| 6th | Rashid Khan 3(5) & Ibrahim Zadran 21(8) | 26 | 13 |
| 7th | Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai 10(4) & Ibrahim Zadran 1(2) | 12 | 6 |
| 8th | Ibrahim Zadran 0(1) & Nangeyalia Kharote 0(0) | 1* | 1 |
Ireland innings
98(17.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Balbirnieb Naveen-ul-Haq | b Naveen-ul-Haq | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Paul Stirling (c)b Fazalhaq Farooqi | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Lorcan Tucker †b Naveen-ul-Haq | b Naveen-ul-Haq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Harry Tectorc Naveen-ul-Haq b Azmatullah Omarzai | c Naveen-ul-Haq b Azmatullah Omarzai | 16 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 76.19 |
| Curtis Campherc Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Nangeyalia Kharote | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Nangeyalia Kharote | 28 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 121.74 |
| George Dockrellc Naveen-ul-Haq b Azmatullah Omarzai | c Naveen-ul-Haq b Azmatullah Omarzai | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Gareth Delanyc Ibrahim Zadran b Rashid Khan | c Ibrahim Zadran b Rashid Khan | 21 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 110.53 |
| Mark Adairb Azmatullah Omarzai | b Azmatullah Omarzai | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Barry McCarthyc & b Azmatullah Omarzai | c & b Azmatullah Omarzai | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Joshua Littlenot out | not out | 2* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ben Whiteb Naveen-ul-Haq | b Naveen-ul-Haq | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Extras(lb 6, w 1) | (lb 6, w 1) | 7 | ||||
| Total17.2 Ov (RR 5.65) | 17.2 Ov (RR 5.65) · Target 156 from 20 ov | 98 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 9-1 (A Balbirnie, 1.1 ov), 9-2 (L Tucker, 1.2 ov), 15-3 (PR Stirling, 2.4 ov), 39-4 (HT Tector, 7.3 ov), 46-5 (GH Dockrell, 9.5 ov), 82-6 (C Campher, 13 ov), 91-7 (MR Adair, 15.1 ov), 93-8 (BJ McCarthy, 15.5 ov), 93-9 (GJ Delany, 16.1 ov), 98-10 (B White, 17.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 2.2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4.29 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2.25 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3.00 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nangeyalia Khan | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.67 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A Balbirnie 9(6) & PR Stirling 0(1) | 9 | 7 |
| 2nd | L Tucker 0(1) & PR Stirling 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd | HT Tector 1(2) & PR Stirling 4(6) | 6 | 8 |
| 4th | C Campher 7(10) & HT Tector 15(19) | 24 | 29 |
| 5th | GH Dockrell 3(11) & C Campher 2(3) | 7 | 14 |
| 6th | GJ Delany 17(9) & C Campher 19(10) | 36 | 19 |
| 7th | GJ Delany 3(8) & MR Adair 6(5) | 9 | 13 |
| 8th | BJ McCarthy 1(3) & GJ Delany 1(1) | 2 | 4 |
| 9th | J Little 0(1) & GJ Delany 0(1) | 0 | 2 |
| 10th | B White 1(4) & J Little 2(3) | 5 | 7 |
Commentary
17.2W
Naveen-ul-Haq to B White, OUT
B White b Naveen-ul-Haq 1(4) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 98/10 (17.2 ov)
17.11Lb
Naveen-ul-Haq to J Little, 1 leg bye
End of over 174 runs, 1 wktIRE 97/9W01Lb111
J Little 2(3)B White 1(3)Rashid Khan 4-0-12-1
16.61
Rashid Khan to J Little, 1 run
16.51
Rashid Khan to B White, 1 run
16.41
Rashid Khan to J Little, 1 run
16.31Lb
Rashid Khan to B White, 1 leg bye
16.20
Rashid Khan to B White, no run
16.1W
Rashid Khan to GJ Delany, OUT
GJ Delany c Ibrahim Zadran b Rashid Khan 21(19) [4s-0 6s-2] · FoW 93/9 (16.1 ov)
End of over 162 runs, 2 wktsIRE 93/8W110W0
J Little 0(1)GJ Delany 21(18)Azmatullah Omarzai 4-0-9-4
15.60
Azmatullah Omarzai to J Little, no run
15.5W
Azmatullah Omarzai to BJ McCarthy, OUT
BJ McCarthy c & b Azmatullah Omarzai 1(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 93/8 (15.5 ov)
15.40
Azmatullah Omarzai to BJ McCarthy, no run
15.31
Azmatullah Omarzai to GJ Delany, 1 run
15.21
Azmatullah Omarzai to BJ McCarthy, 1 run
15.1W
Azmatullah Omarzai to MR Adair, OUT
MR Adair b Azmatullah Omarzai 6(5) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 91/7 (15.1 ov)
End of over 156 runsIRE 91/6014100
GJ Delany 20(17)MR Adair 6(4)Nangeyalia Kharote 3-0-26-1
14.60
Nangeyalia Kharote to GJ Delany, no run
14.50
Nangeyalia Kharote to GJ Delany, no run
14.41
Nangeyalia Kharote to MR Adair, 1 run
14.34
Nangeyalia Kharote to MR Adair, FOUR
14.21
Nangeyalia Kharote to GJ Delany, 1 run
14.10
Nangeyalia Kharote to GJ Delany, no run
End of over 143 runsIRE 85/6001110
MR Adair 1(2)GJ Delany 19(13)Rashid Khan 3-0-9-0
13.60
Rashid Khan to MR Adair, no run
13.51
Rashid Khan to GJ Delany, 1 run
13.41
Rashid Khan to MR Adair, 1 run
13.31
Rashid Khan to GJ Delany, 1 run
13.20
Rashid Khan to GJ Delany, no run