2024-03-18 02:56:20
Sharjah: The second match of the 3-match T20 series being played between Afghanistan and Ireland was played on 17 March at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. In this match, the host team Afghanistan made a brilliant comeback and defeated the Irish team. A high voltage match was seen between the two teams, in which Afghanistan ultimately won by 10 runs. Now the series is tied at 1-1. Let us know what happened in the match.
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat
Afghanistan team captain Rashid Khan won the toss and decided to bat first. In such a situation, Afghanistan, batting first, scored 152 runs for 9 wickets on the board in the stipulated 20 overs. Experienced all-rounder Mohammad Nabi scored a stormy half-century for the team and played an inning of 59 runs. Rashid also scored 25 runs in the end while batting at a stormy strike rate of 208. Mark Adair got 3 wickets for Ireland. Joshua Little and Barry McCarthy took 2 wickets each while Benjamin White also took 1 wicket.
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Rashid Khan blows away Ireland’s senses
Ireland had made a good start chasing the target of 153 runs. There was a partnership of 49 runs for the first wicket between Andrew Balbirnie and captain Paul Stirling. However, after this, Ireland’s batting completely flopped and they kept losing their wickets one after the other. His middle order got scattered.
Afghanistan captain and magical spinner Rashid Khan had a big role in this. He took 4 wickets for just 14 runs in his 4 over spell. Apart from this, Kharote also took 2 wickets. Fazalhaq Farooqui and Mohammad Nabi also got 1 success each. After playing 20 overs, Ireland could score only 120 runs for 8 wickets and lost the match by 10 runs. Opener Balbirnie scored the maximum 45 runs for the Irish team. Whereas Gareth Delaney scored 39 runs at a fast pace in the end.