IRE vs AFG Live: Afghanistan win by 22 runs: Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Naveen-ul-Haq starred in Belfast as Afghanistan returned to winning ways against Ireland. Having lost the first two games, the visitors sealed a comfortable 22-run win in the third game to reduce the deficit to 2-1. Follow IRE vs AFG 3rd T20 live updates with InsideSport.IN
IRE vs AFG Live: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen-ul-Haq star as Afghanistan clinch 22-run win to stay alive in the series, Ireland lead 2-1 – Check Highlights
Chasing 190 to win, Ireland were never in the game after an early collapse rocked them. The hosts lost Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie early as wickets continued to tumble in the first phase of the innings. Ireland were soon reduced to 7/85, with more than 100 needed in just over seven overs.
However, George Dockrell and Fionn Hand put on a stunning eighth-wicket stand to keep the Irish hopes up for a series win. Hand managed an 18-ball 36, while Dockrell remained unbeaten on 58, but the target proved to be too steep for the hosts to scale it down. For Afghanistan, Naveen-ul-Haq starred with a three-wicket haul, while Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mujeeb ur Rahman also picked up two wickets each.
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IRE vs AFG Live: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen-ul-Haq star as Afghanistan clinch 22-run win to stay alive in the series, Ireland lead 2-1 – Check Highlights
Earlier, Ireland won the toss and put Afghanistan into bat who welcomed back Hazratullah Zazai into the line up. The visitors put on a strong 90-run stand for the first wicket, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz scoring a fine half-century. Zazai meanwhile held anchor but was soon dismissed handing Ireland an opening in the contest.
However, those hopes were shut down with Ibrahim Zadran and Najibullah Zadran chipping in with fiery cameos to take Afghanistan to a staggering 189. Ibrahim managed a 22-ball 36 while Najibullah scored 42 off just 18 balls, hitting five sixes. The Irish bowlers, barring Josh Little had a field day with Graham Hume, Mark Adair and Curtis Campher conceding well over 10 runs an over.
IRE vs AFG Live: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen-ul-Haq star as Afghanistan clinch 22-run win to stay alive in the series, Ireland lead 2-1 – Check Highlights
Afghanistan Innings:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazratullah Zazai | 39 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 97.50 | |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK) | 53 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 151.43 | |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 36 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 163.64 | |
| Najibullah Zadran | 42 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 233.33 | |
| Mohammad Nabi (C) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 120.00 | |
| Rashid Khan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 13 (b 0, w 12, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 189/5 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Usman Ghani, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Adair | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 10.50 |
| Josh Little | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 |
| Graham Hume | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.25 |
| Gareth Delany | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 |
| Fionn Hand | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 |
| Curtis Campher | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 1-90 | 11.2 |
| Hazratullah Zazai | 2-109 | 13.3 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 3-157 | 17.5 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 4-173 | 19.1 |
| Najibullah Zadran | 5-189 | 19.6 |
Ireland innings
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Andy Balbirnie (C) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | |
| Lorcan Tucker (WK) | 31 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 147.62 | |
| Harry Tector | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 | |
| Curtis Campher | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Gareth Delany | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 123.08 | |
| George Dockrell | 58 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 156.76 | |
| Mark Adair | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Fionn Hand | 36 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 200.00 | |
| Graham Hume | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Josh Little | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 7 (b 0, w 6, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 167/9 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 4 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 9.50 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.50 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling | 1-3 | 0.3 |
| Andy Balbirnie | 2-19 | 2.3 |
| Harry Tector | 3-22 | 3.2 |
| Curtis Campher | 4-36 | 5.5 |
| Lorcan Tucker | 5-58 | 8.4 |
| Gareth Delany | 6-65 | 9.5 |
| Mark Adair | 7-85 | 12.2 |
| Fionn Hand | 8-159 | 18.4 |
| Graham Hume | 9-162 | 18.6 |
Ireland Playing XI: Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Curtis Campher, Fionn Hand, Mark Adair, Graham Hume, Joshua Little
Afghanistan Playing XI: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Usman Ghani, Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran(c), Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi
IRE vs AFG Live: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen-ul-Haq star as Afghanistan clinch 22-run win to stay alive in the series, Ireland lead 2-1 – Check Highlights
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