BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rahmanullah Gurbaz †	c Tector b McCarthy	26	22	18	5	0	118.18

Usman Ghani	c Tector b McCarthy	59	42	64	6	2	140.47

Hashmatullah Shahidi	c Stirling b Dockrell	11	12	20	2	0	91.66

Najibullah Zadran	c McBrine b Delany	15	10	21	0	1	150.00

Mohammad Nabi (c)	c Tector b Dockrell	5	6	9	0	0	83.33

Ibrahim Zadran	not out	29	18	29	1	2	161.11
Azmatullah Omarzai	c Campher b Little	11	5	6	1	1	220.00

Rashid Khan	c Dockrell b McCarthy	2	4	10	0	0	50.00

Naveen-ul-Haq	not out	1	1	6	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 4, w 5)	9
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 8.40, 93 Mins)	168/7
Did not bat: Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 4.5 ov), 2-76 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 9.4 ov), 3-113 (Najibullah Zadran, 13.6 ov), 4-115 (Usman Ghani, 14.3 ov), 5-122 (Mohammad Nabi, 15.5 ov), 6-134 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 16.6 ov), 7-147 (Rashid Khan, 18.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Josh Little	4	0	33	1	8.25	10	4	1	0	0
16.6 to Azmatullah Omarzai, Cut straight to deep third! It was around back of a length outside off, it seemed to jump up and took the top-edge of the hard-swung cut, and it carried easily.. 134/6 See all photos
Mark Adair	4	0	39	0	9.75	8	3	2	2	0
Andy McBrine	2	0	24	0	12.00	2	3	1	0	0
Barry McCarthy	4	0	34	3	8.50	10	4	1	2	0
4.5 to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Spooned in the air and that's the end of Gurbaz! McCarthy comes back well. Back of a length outside off, he gives himself room looking to loft it over the offside. Does not get it anywhere close to the middle of the bat and can only mistime it to Tector at mid-off.. 34/1 14.3 to Usman Ghani, Full, whacked but it's a skier. Taken by Tector at deep midwicket! Ghani tried to get under the ball, did so but could not connect as sweetly as he would have wanted. McCarthy gets his second.. 115/4 18.6 to Rashid Khan, Wide, slashed, taken at wide long-off! This was full, very wide, Rashid reached out and lofted it with a whippy cover drive, but could not get past Dockrell running to his left. 147/7 See all photos
Gareth Delany	4	0	27	1	6.75	6	1	1	0	0
13.6 to Najibullah Zadran, Top edge off the swipe and he holes to short third! This was fullish around sixth stump, he reached out and tried to clobber it over cover but it ballooned up off the edge, easily taken by McBrine. 113/3
George Dockrell	2	0	7	2	3.50	6	0	0	1	0
9.4 to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Three dots and the pressure gets to Shahidi. Tossed up around middle and leg, he goes for the sweep, can only get a top edge and short fine leg runs back to complete a good catch.. 76/2 15.5 to Mohammad Nabi, Pulled, straight to deep midwicket! Nabi made room, the length ball angled in towards him. It sat up well for the pull, he god decent elevation but could not clear Tector. Dockrell's gotten a couple of bonuses.. 122/5

Ireland (T: 169 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Paul Stirling	c Fazalhaq Farooqi b Mohammad Nabi	31	29	37	3	2	106.89

Andy Balbirnie (c)	c Najibullah Zadran b Mujeeb Ur Rahman	51	38	64	5	1	134.21

Lorcan Tucker †	c Rashid Khan b Naveen-ul-Haq	50	32	42	6	1	156.25

Harry Tector	not out	25	15	29	1	1	166.66
George Dockrell	not out	10	5	13	2	0	200.00
Extras	(lb 1, w 3)	4
TOTAL	19.5 Ov (RR: 8.62, 93 Mins)	171/3
Did not bat: Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Josh Little
Fall of wickets: 1-61 (Paul Stirling, 7.3 ov), 2-123 (Andy Balbirnie, 14.5 ov), 3-146 (Lorcan Tucker, 17.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Fazalhaq Farooqi	4	0	32	0	8.00	7	2	1	1	0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	3	0	22	1	7.33	8	2	1	0	0
14.5 to A Balbirnie, Sweeps in the air, and Zadran takes it at deep midwicket! The ball was full and coming at him, he went through with the shot and his upper body overbalanced him to the left. Najib did well to take it while on the move.. 123/2
Naveen-ul-Haq	3.5	1	39	1	10.17	8	5	1	1	0
17.6 to LJ Tucker, Slog swept, it's a skier and taken by Rashid at deep midwicket! It was a length ball, the slower one was in Tucker's reach. He swung through, Rashid ran to his left as the ball eased down and took it well.. 146/3
Azmatullah Omarzai	2	0	25	0	12.50	4	2	2	0	0
Rashid Khan	4	0	25	0	6.25	7	2	0	1	0
Mohammad Nabi	3	0	27	1	9.00	6	4	0	0	0
7.3 to PR Stirling, Forces it to deep cover and that is a top catch! Slightly short outside off, he gives himself room and slams it deep. Does not get all of it but the ball still seems to be going over the fielder. But Farooqi steadies himself very well and completes an excellent take.. 61/1

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MATCH FLOW

Afghanistan innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 1 wicket)
Afghanistan: 50 runs in 6.2 overs (38 balls), Extras 0
Drinks: Afghanistan - 76/2 in 9.4 overs (Usman Ghani 38)
Usman Ghani: 50 off 35 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
Afghanistan: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 3
Afghanistan: 150 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 9
Innings Break: Afghanistan - 168/7 in 20.0 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 29, Naveen-ul-Haq 1)

Ireland innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 0 wicket)
Ireland: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 2
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (PR Stirling 25, A Balbirnie 25, Ex 2)
Drinks: Ireland - 80/1 in 10.0 overs (A Balbirnie 37, LJ Tucker 10)
Ireland: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 2
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (A Balbirnie 19, LJ Tucker 33, Ex 0)
A Balbirnie: 50 off 34 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
LJ Tucker: 50 off 31 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
Ireland: 150 runs in 18.2 overs (110 balls), Extras 4

MATCH DETAILS

Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast
Toss	Afghanistan, elected to bat first
Series	Afghanistan tour of Ireland
Season	2022
Player Of The Match	Andy Balbirnie
Series result	Ireland led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number	T20I no. 1727
Match days	9 August 2022 - day (20-over match)
Umpires	Paul Reynolds Roly Black
Reserve Umpire	Mark Hawthorne
Match Referee	Graham McCrea