IRE vs AFG Highlights – 1st T20I IRE vs AFG Live Score – IRE wins by 7 wickets – Ireland registers their first T20I win of the season after putting up a strong performance against Afghanistan. Though Ireland has lost back-to-back series against New Zealand and South Africa they kept their momentum going and chased down 169 to register a 7-wicket victory. Skipper Andrew Balbirnie and Lorcan Tucker scored fifties each to power the Irish to a stellar win. Follow IRE vs AFG Live updates With InsideSport.IN.
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Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first. The visitors had a decent start but lost both their openers before reaching 100. Usman Ghani was the star player for Afghanistan after scoring a fine fifty. However, Ireland made a comeback into the game by scalping 5 quick wickets. Ibrahim Zadran scored a quick firing 27-run knock to help Afghanistan register a decent score to chase.
Ireland began their run chase on a fine note. Paul Stirling scored 31 while skipper Andy Balbirnie scored a magnificent fifty. Balbirnie was then joined by keeper Lorcan Tucker who accompanied yet another fifty to pile heavy pressure on the visitors and kept the run chase under their belt. Harry Tector and Geroge Dockrell applied the finishing touches to the run chase to seal the tie as Ireland won the first t20I game of the year.
Ireland Innings:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling | 31 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 106.90 | |
| Andy Balbirnie (C) | 51 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 134.21 | |
| Lorcan Tucker (WK) | 50 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 156.25 | |
| Harry Tector | 25 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 166.67 | |
| George Dockrell | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 200.00 | |
| Extra | 4 (b 0, w 3, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 171/3 (19.5) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Josh Little | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 3.5 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 10.17 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling | 1-61 | 7.3 |
| Andy Balbirnie | 2-123 | 14.5 |
| Lorcan Tucker | 3-146 | 17.6 |
Afghanistan Innings:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK) | 26 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 118.18 | |
| Usman Ghani | 59 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 140.48 | |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 91.67 | |
| Najibullah Zadran | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 150.00 | |
| Mohammad Nabi (C) | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 | |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 27 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 158.82 | |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 220.00 | |
| Rashid Khan | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150.00 | |
| Extra | 10 (b 4, w 5, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 168/7 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Little | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Mark Adair | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 |
| Andy McBrine | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Barry McCarthy | 4 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 8.50 |
| Gareth Delany | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| George Dockrell | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 1-34 | 4.5 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 2-76 | 9.4 |
| Najibullah Zadran | 3-113 | 13.6 |
| Usman Ghani | 4-115 | 14.3 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 5-122 | 15.5 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 6-134 | 16.6 |
| Rashid Khan | 7-147 | 18.6 |
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Ireland (Playing XI): Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little
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