160/8 (20.0 ov)AFG
VS
IRE 79/10 (15.0 ov)
CRR: 5.26 | Afghanistan beat Ireland by 81 runs

AFG beat IRE by 81 runs | Afghanistan vs Ireland, Highlights And Cricket Score 2nd T20I Match

Afghanistan in Ireland, 3 T20I Series, 2018

Date: Aug 22, 2018 Start Time: 20:30 IST | 15:00 GMT | 16:00 Local
Venue: Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason, Bready

Afghanistan vs Ireland Highlights And Cricket Score 2nd Match - T20I Summary

End of Over : 15.0 IRE: 79/10

Right then! 2 matches, 2 wins and the series is Afghanistan's. Can Ireland avoid a whitewash? First they need to start picking the spinners from the opposition to do that. Join us for the third T20I on Friday, 24th August, 2018 at 1600 local (1300 GMT). ADIOS! TAKE CARE!

Afghanistan skipper, Asghar Afghan, thanks the Almighty for winning the series. Reckons they thought anything over 140 would have been a good score as they have quality bowlers. Feels they lost wickets in the middle which was the problem, otherwise they would have got a big score after the start Hazratullah Zazai gave them. Ends by saying that they will try for the whitewash come the final game.

Ireland skipper, Gary Wilson, says whenever you lose a game by such a big margin it's always disappointing. Feels the boys will be hurting as they will know it's not good enough, but everyone will train hard and try to come back well in the final game. Mentions that whenever you lose by a margin of 81 runs, the toss has no bearing on it.

It is not like there were no positives for Ireland at all. They started well with the ball and finished decently too, picking up 6 wickets in the last 5 overs - but that 116-run stand between Zazai and Afghan took the game away. Rankin's 2/14 and Dockrell's 1/19 in addition to Chase's 3-fer were the highlights for the home side. Stay tuned for the presentation.

As expected, spin was supposed to be the weak link for the Irish and that indeed turned out to be. Paul Stirling departed to Aftab but then Mujeeb got stuck into them. There was a brief fight between Porterfield and Wilson but once that was broken, it was all over. Just to emphasize on the spinners' stats - 10-0-53-8 - the combined figures of Mujeeb, Rashid and Nabi. Simply too good.

So Afghanistan register their 7th successive win over Ireland in this format. They have been unbeaten since 14th January 2017 and the Irish don't seem to be getting any closer to beating them. The hosts did well with the ball but floundered hopelessly with the bat.

William Porterfield is caught on the sidelines for a little chat. He says after a losing a couple of early wickets it's always difficult. Mentions they needed to get that one big partnership but it never came. Credits Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan for their splendid bowling as they made it difficult for the batsmen with their variations. States that they came close the other day, so it's just a bad day and anything can happen, so just have to come back fresh for the final game and give it their best.

14.6 W

Rashid Khan to Peter Chase. OUT! Fantastic catch and that ends the game! Game and series to Afghanistan, with one more match to go. Floated outside off, Chase gets down and attempts a mighty slog sweep. Seems to have connected well but when he looks up, he sees Mohammad Nabi swooping onto his sweep from long on and taking a fantastic diving catch. AN 81-RUN WIN FOR AFGHANISTAN!!!

14.5 4

Rashid Khan to Peter Chase. FOUR! Lucky boundary. Full and outside off, Chase has a wild slog but only gets a top edge. It flies over the keeper and eludes short fine leg to the fence behind.

14.4 0

Rashid Khan to Peter Chase. The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.

14.3 W

Rashid Khan to Boyd Rankin. OUT! All the cheers have vanished now. The googly, around middle, Rankin plays all over it and misses the ball. Castled, is he.

14.2 6

Rashid Khan to Boyd Rankin. SIX! THUMP! Something for the crowd to cheer. Hitting the best bowler from the opposition for a biggie. Flighted outside off, Rankin picks the leggie and deposits the leg spinner with a mow over mid-wicket!

14.1 0

Rashid Khan to Boyd Rankin. LBW appeal, turned down again. PITCHED OUTSIDE LEG. That settles the argument. Rankin looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. Impact is outside leg while the ball seemed to be going past the leg stump too.

End of Over : 14 1 Runs 15.0: 69/8
13.6 0

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Joshua Little. Full and outside off, Joshua looks to sweep but misses. Mujeeb finishes with figures of 4-0-17-3. Brilliant.

13.5 0

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Joshua Little. This one spits off the deck, darts in from outside off, Little plays all around it and is hit on the pads. An LBW appeal ensues but that was too high. Not the octane, but the impact.

13.4 1

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Boyd Rankin. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. They pick up a single.

13.3 0

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Boyd Rankin. Full and around off, watchfully defended.

13.2 W

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to George Dockrell. OUT! Wickets are falling like ninepins here. Short and outside off, there to be hit and Dockrell hits it too. Pulls it but the shot goes straight to mid-wicket where Shenwari completes the formalities with a leap. Boy, Ireland could get bowled out here, well before the 20th over.

13.1 0

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to George Dockrell. Full and around off, flicked straight to mid-wicket.

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