Afghanistan vs Ireland, 2nd T20I at Greater Noida, AFG v IRE, Mar 08 2020 - Match Result

RESULT
2nd T20I, Greater Noida, March 08, 2020, Ireland tour of India
(20 ov, T:185) 163/6

Afghanistan won by 21 runs

Player Of The Match
3/38
mujeeb-ur-rahman
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Scorecard summary
Afghanistan 184/4(20 overs)
Ireland 163/6(20 overs)
end of over 204 runs
IRE: 163/6CRR: 8.15 
Simi Singh13 (10b 1x6)
George Dockrell9 (5b 1x4)
Shapoor Zadran 4-0-25-1
Rashid Khan 4-0-26-1

That's all from our side. See you soon.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman is the Man of the Match.

Asghar Afghan: Happy to win the series. We focused on some strike rotation before going for quick runs. The ball wasn't coming on to the bat. We know our strength, we bat long and can target the death overs. One the ball is a bit old, Rashid is very good. So we know what combination to go with. We want to stay positive because every game is important.

Balbirnie: We started pretty well but you have to good for the whole 20 overs. We tend to start well in the T20Is but need some balance in the middle order. The series is now gone but it's a big year and we need to focus on the third game.

Azweer: ""Little" expensive last over made the huge difference between the teams result.."

5.05pm So a 21-run win takes Afghanistan to an unassailable 2-0 lead in this three-match T20I series. Mujeeb picked up 3 for 38 while Nabi and Rashid were economical as usual. Earlier, Asghar Afghan's 28-ball 49 had lifted Afghanistan to 184 for 4 after a sluggish start.

19.6
Shapoor to Simi Singh, no run

fuller outside off, Singh cannot put bat on it

19.5
1
Shapoor to Dockrell, 1 run

fuller around off, hits it towards long-on for a couple. A direct hit at the bowler's end but Dockrell was in

19.4
1
Shapoor to Simi Singh, 1 run

length ball outside off, pulled towards deep midwicket for a single

19.3
Shapoor to Simi Singh, no run

slower length ball outside off, Simi Singh comes down the track but fails to connect

19.2
1
Shapoor to Dockrell, 1 run

length ball around off, pulled towards deep backward square leg

19.1
1
Shapoor to Simi Singh, 1 run

length ball around off, pulled towards long-on

Ireland need 26 from the 20th over, Afghanistan too had got 26 from their last over

end of over 1915 runs
IRE: 159/6CRR: 8.36 RRR: 26.00
Simi Singh11 (6b 1x6)
George Dockrell7 (3b 1x4)
Rashid Khan 4-0-26-1
Shapoor Zadran 3-0-21-1
18.6
1
Rashid Khan to Simi Singh, 1 run

another googly, swept towards deep square leg

18.5
6
Rashid Khan to Simi Singh, SIX runs

down the track, reaches to the pitch and smashes it over long-off

18.4
1
Rashid Khan to Dockrell, 1 run

length outside off, hits it towards long-off from the back foot

18.3
2
Rashid Khan to Dockrell, 2 runs

a googly, chopped towards midwicket for a couple

18.2
4
Rashid Khan to Dockrell, FOUR runs

fuller around off, backs away and lofts it straight down the ground. Long-off cannot reach there

18.1
1
Rashid Khan to Simi Singh, 1 run

fuller down the leg side, sweeps it towards square leg

end of over 188 runs • 1 wicket
IRE: 144/6CRR: 8.00 RRR: 20.50
Simi Singh3 (3b)
Shapoor Zadran 3-0-21-1
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4-0-38-3
17.6
W
Shapoor to Tucker, OUT

fuller around off, lofted towards long-on but fails to clear Nabi

Lorcan Tucker c Mohammad Nabi b Shapoor Zadran 16 (14b 2x4 0x6) SR: 114.28
17.5
1
Shapoor to Simi Singh, 1 run

length ball, pulled towards backward square leg

17.4
2
Shapoor to Simi Singh, 2 runs

length ball around off, pulls it towards backward square leg. A direct hit would have been out. In fact, if the keeper was behind the stumps, that too would have resulted in the dismissal but instead he tried to deflect on to the stumps

17.3
1
Shapoor to Tucker, 1 run

goes for the pull but the ball hurries on to him. Only a single to deep midwicket

17.2
4
Shapoor to Tucker, FOUR runs

fuller outside off and smashed down the ground. Along the ground but long-off fails to spot it

17.1
Shapoor to Tucker, no run

length ball outside off, goes for the reverse sweep but fails to connect

49 required from 18 balls. Shapoor goes around the wicket

end of over 1712 runs • 1 wicket
IRE: 136/5CRR: 8.00 RRR: 16.33
Simi Singh0 (1b)
Lorcan Tucker11 (10b 1x4)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4-0-38-3
Karim Janat 3-0-32-0
16.6
Mujeeb to Simi Singh, no run

length outside off, backs away and cannot connect the cut

Ranjith R: "Shall v call Russell at No. 7." -- Think he's the only man who can help Ireland out here

16.5
W
Mujeeb to Tector, OUT

and again, this time Tector backs away and goes for the cut. Misses and the ball hits the top of the off

Harry Tector b Mujeeb Ur Rahman 37 (29b 3x4 1x6) SR: 127.58
Match details
Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida
TossAfghanistan, elected to bat first
Series
Season2019/20
Player Of The Match
Series resultAfghanistan led the 3-match series 2-0
Match numberT20I no. 1079
Hours of play (local time)14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.20
Match days08 March 2020 - day (20-over match)
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