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Afghanistan v Ireland in United Arab Emirates

2nd T20I / Sharjah

Afghanistan 152 for 9. Ireland 142 for 8.

Afghanistan win by 10 runs.

Match Commentary

  1. Update

    Summary

    Over 20: 7 runs. Bowler: Fazalhaq Farooqi. Ireland: 142/8 (rr 7.1)

  2. 19.6

    OUT! Fazalhaq Farooqi to Gareth Delany. No movement full toss, wide outside off on the front foot slogged mis-timed to deep cover for no run, caught by Sediqullah Atal. Gareth Delany Caught for 39.

  3. 19.5

    Fazalhaq Farooqi to Gareth Delany. No movement back of a length, outside off on the back foot pulled mis-timed for no run

  4. 19.4

    SIX! Fazalhaq Farooqi to Gareth Delany. No movement full toss, wide outside off no foot movement slogged well timed for 6 runs

  5. 19.3

    Fazalhaq Farooqi to Gareth Delany. No movement yorker, wide outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed for no run

  6. 19.2

    Fazalhaq Farooqi to Barry McCarthy. No movement full toss, wide outside off on the back foot pushed mis-timed to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Rashid Khan

  7. 19.1

    Fazalhaq Farooqi to Barry McCarthy. No movement yorker, wide outside off on the back foot steered for no run

  8. Update

    Summary

    Over 19: 11 runs. Bowler: Naveen-ul-Haq. Ireland: 135/7 (rr 7.11)

  9. 18.6

    FOUR! Naveen-ul-Haq to Gareth Delany. No movement half volley, wide outside off no foot movement driving well timed for 4 runs

  10. 18.5

    FOUR! Naveen-ul-Haq to Gareth Delany. Slower ball length ball, outside off no foot movement slogged well timed for 4 runs

  11. 18.4

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Barry McCarthy. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot steered mis-timed for 1 run

  12. 18.3

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Gareth Delany. Slower ball back of a length, wide outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed for 1 run

  13. 18.2

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Barry McCarthy. No movement short, outside off on the back foot hook mis-timed for 1 run

  14. 18.1

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Barry McCarthy. No movement half volley, outside off on the front foot driving for no run

  15. Update

    Summary

    Over 18: 22 runs. Bowler: Fazalhaq Farooqi. Ireland: 124/7 (rr 6.89)

  16. 17.6

    FOUR! Fazalhaq Farooqi to Gareth Delany. No movement full toss, wide outside off on the back foot cut well timed for 4 runs

  17. 17.5

    SIX! Fazalhaq Farooqi to Gareth Delany. No movement half volley, outside off on the front foot slogged well timed for 6 runs

  18. 17.4

    Fazalhaq Farooqi to Gareth Delany. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off on the back foot pulled for no run

  19. 17.3

    Fazalhaq Farooqi to Gareth Delany. Slower ball length ball, outside off on the front foot flick mis-timed for no run

  20. 17.2

    SIX! Fazalhaq Farooqi to Gareth Delany. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot slogged well timed for 6 runs

  21. 17.1

    SIX! Fazalhaq Farooqi to Gareth Delany. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot slogged well timed for 6 runs

  22. Update

    Summary

    Over 17: 4 runs. Bowler: Naveen-ul-Haq. Ireland: 102/7 (rr 6.0)

  23. 16.6

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Gareth Delany. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot pushed mis-timed for 1 run

  24. 16.5

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Gareth Delany. Slower ball back of a length, wide outside off on the back foot cut for no run

  25. 16.4

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Barry McCarthy. Slower ball half volley, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Rashid Khan

  26. 16.3

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Gareth Delany. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot pushed mis-timed for 1 run

  27. 16.2

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Barry McCarthy. No movement back of a length, outside off on the back foot glancing mis-timed for 1 run

  28. 16.1

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Barry McCarthy. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed for no run

  29. Update

    Summary

    Over 16: 3 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. Ireland: 98/7 (rr 6.12)

  30. 15.6

    Rashid Khan to Gareth Delany. Googly length ball, outside off on the back foot pushed for 2 leg byes

  31. 15.5

    Rashid Khan to Gareth Delany. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot pushed for no run

  32. 15.4

    Rashid Khan to Barry McCarthy. Googly length ball, outside off on the back foot pushed mis-timed for 1 run

  33. 15.3

    OUT! Rashid Khan to Mark Adair. Googly length ball, outside off on the back foot worked for no run. Mark Adair Bowled for 0.

  34. 15.2

    Rashid Khan to Mark Adair. Leg spinner length ball, outside off on the back foot worked mis-timed for no run

  35. 15.1

    OUT! Rashid Khan to George Dockrell. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushed for no run. George Dockrell Bowled for 5.

  36. Update

    Summary

    Over 15: 5 runs. Bowler: Nangeyalia Kharote. Ireland: 95/5 (rr 6.33)

  37. 14.6

    OUT! Nangeyalia Kharote to Andrew Balbirnie. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, leg stump on the front foot sweep for no run. Andrew Balbirnie Leg Before Wicket for 45.

  38. 14.5

    FOUR! Nangeyalia Kharote to Andrew Balbirnie. Left-arm orthodox stock half volley, leg stump on the front foot sweep well timed for 4 runs

  39. 14.4

    Nangeyalia Kharote to Andrew Balbirnie. Left-arm orthodox stock yorker, leg stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Nangeyalia Kharote

  40. 14.3

    Nangeyalia Kharote to George Dockrell. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot worked mis-timed for 1 run

  41. 14.2

    Nangeyalia Kharote to George Dockrell. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushed for no run

  42. 14.1

    Nangeyalia Kharote to George Dockrell. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Nangeyalia Kharote

  43. Update

    Summary

    Over 14: 4 runs. Bowler: Mohammad Nabi. Ireland: 90/4 (rr 6.43)

  44. 13.6

    Mohammad Nabi to Andrew Balbirnie. Off break half volley, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed for no run

  45. 13.5

    Mohammad Nabi to George Dockrell. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed for 1 run

  46. 13.4

    Mohammad Nabi to George Dockrell. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed for no run

  47. 13.3

    Mohammad Nabi to Andrew Balbirnie. Off break full toss, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed for 1 run

  48. 13.2

    Mohammad Nabi to George Dockrell. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed for 1 run

  49. 13.1

    Mohammad Nabi to Andrew Balbirnie. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot sweep mis-timed for 1 run

  50. Update

    Summary

    Over 13: 3 runs. Bowler: Nangeyalia Kharote. Ireland: 86/4 (rr 6.62)

  51. 12.6

    Nangeyalia Kharote to George Dockrell. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed for no run

  52. 12.5

    Nangeyalia Kharote to Andrew Balbirnie. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving mis-timed for 1 run

  53. 12.4

    Nangeyalia Kharote to George Dockrell. Left-arm orthodox stock yorker, leg stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed for 1 run

  54. 12.3

    Nangeyalia Kharote to George Dockrell. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, off stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed for no run

  55. 12.2

    Nangeyalia Kharote to Andrew Balbirnie. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, off stump on the front foot driving mis-timed for 1 run

  56. 12.1

    Nangeyalia Kharote to Andrew Balbirnie. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, wide outside off on the back foot cut for no run

  57. Update

    Summary

    Over 12: 5 runs. Bowler: Mohammad Nabi. Ireland: 83/4 (rr 6.92)

  58. 11.6

    Mohammad Nabi to Andrew Balbirnie. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot steered mis-timed for 1 run

  59. 11.5

    Mohammad Nabi to George Dockrell. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot worked mis-timed for 1 run

  60. 11.4

    OUT! Mohammad Nabi to Curtis Campher. Off break half volley, outside off down the pitch driving mis-timed to bowler for no run, caught by Mohammad Nabi. Curtis Campher Caught for 6.

  61. 11.3

    Mohammad Nabi to Andrew Balbirnie. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed for 1 run

  62. 11.2

    Mohammad Nabi to Curtis Campher. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot cut mis-timed for 1 run

  63. 11.1

    Mohammad Nabi to Andrew Balbirnie. Off break half volley, outside off on the front foot slog-sweep mis-timed for 1 run

  64. Update

    Summary

    Over 11: 5 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. Ireland: 78/3 (rr 7.09)

  65. 10.6

    Rashid Khan to Curtis Campher. Googly length ball, middle stump on the back foot worked for no run

  66. 10.5

    Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off on the back foot late cutted mis-timed for 1 run

  67. 10.4

    Rashid Khan to Curtis Campher. Leg spinner half volley, outside off on the back foot pushed mis-timed for 1 run

  68. 10.3

    Rashid Khan to Curtis Campher. Leg spinner length ball, outside off on the back foot late cutted for no run

  69. 10.2

    Rashid Khan to Curtis Campher. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump no foot movement scoopped mis-timed for 2 runs

  70. 10.1

    Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot worked mis-timed for 1 run

  71. Update

    Summary

    Over 10: 5 runs. Bowler: Mohammad Nabi. Ireland: 73/3 (rr 7.3)

  72. 9.6

    Mohammad Nabi to Andrew Balbirnie. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot worked mis-timed for 1 run

  73. 9.5

    Mohammad Nabi to Curtis Campher. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot worked mis-timed for 1 run

  74. 9.4

    Mohammad Nabi to Curtis Campher. Off break length ball, off stump no foot movement driving mis-timed for no run

  75. 9.3

    Mohammad Nabi to Andrew Balbirnie. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed for 1 run

  76. 9.2

    Mohammad Nabi to Curtis Campher. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot worked mis-timed for 1 run

  77. 9.1

    Mohammad Nabi to Andrew Balbirnie. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot pushed mis-timed for 1 run

  78. Update

    Summary

    Over 9: 2 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. Ireland: 68/3 (rr 7.56)

  79. 8.6

    Rashid Khan to Curtis Campher. Googly length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Rashid Khan

  80. 8.5

    OUT! Rashid Khan to Harry Tector. Googly length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot for no run. Harry Tector Bowled for 0.

  81. 8.4

    OUT! Rashid Khan to Lorcan Tucker. Leg spinner length ball, outside off on the front foot sweep mis-timed to short fine leg for no run, caught by Fazalhaq Farooqi. Lorcan Tucker Caught for 10.

  82. 8.3

    Rashid Khan to Lorcan Tucker. Leg spinner length ball, outside off on the back foot pushed mis-timed for no run

  83. 8.2

    Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie. Leg spinner length ball, outside off on the back foot pushed mis-timed for 1 run

  84. 8.1

    Rashid Khan to Lorcan Tucker. Googly length ball, outside off on the back foot cut mis-timed for 1 run

  85. Update

    Summary

    Over 8: 9 runs. Bowler: Nangeyalia Kharote. Ireland: 66/1 (rr 8.25)

  86. 7.6

    Nangeyalia Kharote to Andrew Balbirnie. Left-arm orthodox stock half volley, middle stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed for no run

  87. 7.5

    FOUR! Nangeyalia Kharote to Andrew Balbirnie. Left-arm orthodox stock back of a length, outside off on the front foot sweep well timed for 4 runs

  88. 7.4

    Nangeyalia Kharote to Lorcan Tucker. Left-arm orthodox stock half volley, leg stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed for 1 run

  89. 7.3

    Nangeyalia Kharote to Andrew Balbirnie. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed for 1 run

  90. 7.2

    Nangeyalia Kharote to Lorcan Tucker. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, off stump on the back foot worked mis-timed for 1 run

  91. 7.1

    Nangeyalia Kharote to Lorcan Tucker. Left-arm orthodox stock half volley, outside off on the front foot sweep to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Fazalhaq Farooqi

  92. Update

    Summary

    Over 7: 6 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. Ireland: 57/1 (rr 8.14)

  93. 6.6

    Rashid Khan to Lorcan Tucker. Leg spinner length ball, outside off on the back foot pushed mis-timed for 1 run

  94. 6.5

    Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie. Leg spinner back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulled mis-timed for 1 run

  95. 6.4

    Rashid Khan to Lorcan Tucker. Leg spinner length ball, outside off on the front foot sweep mis-timed for 3 runs

  96. 6.3

    Rashid Khan to Lorcan Tucker. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Rashid Khan

  97. 6.2

    Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed for 1 run

  98. 6.1

    Rashid Khan to Andrew Balbirnie. Leg spinner yorker, off stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Rashid Khan

  99. Update

    Summary

    Over 6: 6 runs. Bowler: Nangeyalia Kharote. Ireland: 51/1 (rr 8.5)

  100. 5.6

    Nangeyalia Kharote to Andrew Balbirnie. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, off stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed for 1 run

  101. 5.5

    Nangeyalia Kharote to Andrew Balbirnie. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, middle stump no foot movement sweep for no run

  102. 5.4

    Nangeyalia Kharote to Andrew Balbirnie. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the back foot pushed mis-timed for no run

  103. 5.3

    Nangeyalia Kharote to Lorcan Tucker. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the back foot pushed mis-timed for 1 run

  104. 5.2

    OUT! Nangeyalia Kharote to Paul Stirling. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, off stump on the back foot pushed for no run. Paul Stirling Bowled for 24.

  105. 5.1

    FOUR! Nangeyalia Kharote to Paul Stirling. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off no foot movement driving mis-timed for 4 runs

  106. Update

    Summary

    Over 5: 2 runs. Bowler: Naveen-ul-Haq. Ireland: 45/0 (rr 9.0)

  107. 4.6

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Andrew Balbirnie. Slower ball length ball, outside off on the front foot driving for no run

  108. 4.5

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Paul Stirling. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot steered mis-timed for 1 run

  109. 4.4

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Paul Stirling. Slower ball yorker, middle stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Naveen-ul-Haq

  110. 4.3

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Paul Stirling. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed for no run

  111. 4.2

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Andrew Balbirnie. No movement length ball, middle stump on the back foot worked mis-timed for 1 run

  112. 4.1

    Naveen-ul-Haq to Andrew Balbirnie. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot pushed mis-timed for no run

  113. Update

    Summary

    Over 4: 14 runs. Bowler: Azmatullah Omarzai. Ireland: 43/0 (rr 10.75)

  114. 3.6

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Andrew Balbirnie. No movement length ball, off stump on the back foot worked mis-timed for 1 run

  115. 3.5

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Andrew Balbirnie. No movement length ball, off stump on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Azmatullah Omarzai

  116. 3.4

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Paul Stirling. No movement length ball, leg stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed for 1 run

  117. 3.3

    FOUR! Azmatullah Omarzai to Paul Stirling. Away swinger length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed for 4 runs