Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

Hazratullah Zazai
162(62) 11x4 - 16x6
Control %70%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 53 runs
  • 4x4 - 6x6
8 9 1 28 36 41 32 7
PR Stirling
PR Stirling
91(50) 12x4 - 2x6
Control %80%
  • Productive Shot
  • off drive
  • 18 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
12 0 7 9 17 20 6 20

Best performances - Bowlers

Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan
O4
M0
R25
W4
Eco6.25
RHB
OFFLEG
4W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
O4
M0
R30
W1
Eco7.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH

Match Details

Toss

Afghanistan , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Afghanistan led the 3-match series 2-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

18.30 start, First Session 18.30-19.55, Interval 19.55-20.15, Second Session 20.15- 21.40

Match days

23 February 2019 (20-over match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Hemant (@Cricquest)

END OF OVER:
20 | 13 Runs | IRE: 194/6 (85 runs required, RR: 9.70)

  • Simi Singh17 (12b)
  • Stuart Poynter15 (7b)
  • Karim Janat4-0-30-0
  • Mohammad Nabi3-0-36-0

So Afghanistan have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The last game will be played tomorrow at the very venue. But for now, that's all from our side. See you soon.

Asghar Afghan: Today is a very historical moment for Afghanistan. We are very happy because in the last couple of matches our top order hadn't done well.

Hazratullah Zazai is the Man of the Match. "I just tried to play my natural game," he says. "Today was my day. The wicket was good for the batting, their bowlers tried to bowl very well but today was my day."

Paul Stirling: It was a tough task especially with Rashid Khan. Every game is a big game for us. We will come back tomorrow and look to do well.

Time for the presentation ceremony.

Prem Shankar : "Is this the record for most runs in a T20I?" -- The third-most.

10.00pm A day on which many records tumbled, Afghanistan beat Ireland by 84 runs in a run-fest. Paul Stirling and Kevin O'Brien put together 126 in 11.5 overs for the first wicket but once the stand was broken, the incoming batsmen couldn't keep up with the asking rate. Rashid Khan, who came on in the 11th over, picked up 4 for 25 in his four overs to dash Ireland's hopes. But the day belong to Hazratullah Zazai who smashed 162* off 62 with 11 fours and 16 sixes as Afghanistan posted the highest-ever team total in T20Is.

19.6
0
Karim Janat to Simi Singh, no run, fuller outside off, Simi Singh moves across and looks to scoop, misses and tumbles over in his attempt
19.5
1
Karim Janat to Poynter, 1 run, short of length outside off, reaches for it and mistimes it towards mid-on
19.4
4
Karim Janat to Poynter, FOUR, fuller outside off, opens the face at the very last moment to run it past the keeper
19.3
6
Karim Janat to Poynter, SIX, fuller around off, clears his front leg and lofts it over long-off, great timing on that
19.2
1
Karim Janat to Simi Singh, 1 run, short one down the leg side, mistimes the pull, partial diving stop by the keeper to his left
19.1
1
Karim Janat to Poynter, 1 run, short of length outside off, cuts it towards sweeper cover

Karim Janat to bowl the last over

Ireland 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st126KJ O'BrienPR Stirling
2nd8A BalbirniePR Stirling
3rd0PR StirlingLJ Tucker
4th9SC GetkateLJ Tucker
5th7SC GetkateGH Dockrell
6th15SC GetkateSimi Singh
7th29SW PoynterSimi Singh