- BATSMENRB4s6sSR17.3 finally a breakthrough for Ireland. Short of length on the stumps, Ghani backs away and looks to hit it over long-on, doesn't middle it, and Little takes a low tumbling catch coming in from long-on 236/118.4 short of length outside off, a slower one, Shafiqullah goes back and gives it his all, doesn't get the timing right though and Tucker completes the catch at deep midwicket 256/219.3 slower one on the stumps does the trick. Nabi was early into the pull, misses and the stumps are disturbed 273/3Extras18 (lb 4, w 14)TOTAL278/3 (20 Overs, RR: 13.9)Fall of wickets: 1-236 (Usman Ghani, 17.3 ov), 2-256 (Shafiqullah, 18.4 ov), 3-273 (Mohammad Nabi, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JB Little 4 0 49 1 12.25 10 3 5 1 0 WB Rankin 4 0 35 1 8.75 10 3 2 0 0 PKD Chase 3 0 43 1 14.33 5 5 3 0 0 GH Dockrell 2 0 24 0 12.00 1 2 1 1 0 SC Getkate 3 0 48 0 16.00 2 3 4 3 0 Simi Singh 1 0 16 0 16.00 0 3 0 1 0 PR Stirling 1 0 24 0 24.00 1 0 3 4 0 KJ O'Brien 2 0 35 0 17.50 1 0 4 4 0
23/02Result
2nd T20I, Ireland tour of India at Dehra Dun, Feb 23 2019
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
194/6 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
23/02Result
2nd T20I, Ireland tour of India at Dehra Dun, Feb 23 2019
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
194/6 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR13.1 length outside off, moves across and goes for the sweep, ends up hitting it straight to deep backward square leg, ge departs for 91 134/311.5 a full toss outside off, KOB just steers it but times it too well perhaps as it goes straight down the throat of deep cover, Karim Janat takes it comfortably with fingers pointing upwards 126/112.6 googly again, a touch fuller this time and on the stumps, Balbirnie goes back and looks to cut but the ball beats him and clatters into the middle stump 134/215.2 down the track, reaches to the pitch of the ball but doesn't quite middle it, Nabi at long-off takes an easy catch 143/417.2 fourth wicket for Rashid Khan. Length around off, once again a googly and slower in the air, Getkate was in two minds whether to pull or sweep, misses it altogether and gets struck right in front 165/615.6 another one goes. Rahsid has three now, it was a length ball around off, perhaps a googly, Dockrell looks to hit it aerially towards long-on, misses and gets bowled 150/5Extras6 (w 6)TOTAL194/6 (20 Overs, RR: 9.7)Fall of wickets: 1-126 (Kevin O'Brien, 11.5 ov), 2-134 (Andy Balbirnie, 12.6 ov), 3-134 (Paul Stirling, 13.1 ov), 4-143 (Lorcan Tucker, 15.2 ov), 5-150 (George Dockrell, 15.6 ov), 6-165 (Shane Getkate, 17.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4 0 30 1 7.50 10 1 1 3 0 Fareed Ahmad 3 0 45 1 15.00 5 10 0 1 0 Mohammad Nabi 3 0 36 0 12.00 2 1 3 1 0 Karim Janat 4 0 30 0 7.50 8 2 1 1 0 Samiullah Shinwari 2 0 28 0 14.00 0 2 2 0 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 25 4 6.25 7 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Series
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)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 64 runs, 0 wicket)
- Wet Ground: Afghanistan - 5/0 in 1.0 overs (Hazratullah Zazai 4, Usman Ghani 0)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (Hazratullah Zazai 25, Usman Ghani 25, Ex 2)
- Hazratullah Zazai: 50 off 25 balls (5 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 54 balls (Hazratullah Zazai 66, Usman Ghani 32, Ex 4)
- Usman Ghani: 50 off 31 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Afghanistan: 150 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 7
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 72 balls (Hazratullah Zazai 90, Usman Ghani 54, Ex 7)
- Hazratullah Zazai: 100 off 42 balls (9 x 4, 9 x 6)
- Afghanistan: 200 runs in 15.3 overs (93 balls), Extras 14
- 1st Wicket: 200 runs in 93 balls (Hazratullah Zazai 119, Usman Ghani 67, Ex 14)
- Hazratullah Zazai: 150 off 58 balls (9 x 4, 16 x 6)
- Afghanistan: 250 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 18
- Innings Break: Afghanistan - 278/3 in 20.0 overs (Hazratullah Zazai 162, Najibullah Zadran 1)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 69 runs, 0 wicket)
- Ireland: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (PR Stirling 43, KJ O'Brien 7, Ex 3)
- PR Stirling: 50 off 27 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Ireland: 100 runs in 9.1 overs (55 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 55 balls (PR Stirling 65, KJ O'Brien 32, Ex 4)
- Ireland: 150 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 6
Match Coverage
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