On Monday, between Afghanistan vs. Ireland, Afghanistan won the third and final Twenty20 International match against Ireland by a score of 57 runs. Afghanistan won the three-match T20 International series 2-1 with this triumph. In the third Twenty20 International, Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran, Naveen ul Haq, and Azmatullah Omarzai made outstanding performances by themselves. The winner of Player of the Series was Rashid Khan.
Afghanistan batted first in the Sharjah match and amassed 155 runs in 20 overs while losing seven wickets. Ireland responded by being dismissed for 98 runs in 17.2 overs. Rashid Khan (33 runs and 8 wickets) was declared Player of the Series, while Ibrahim Zadran (72*) was declared Player of the Match.
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Giving up before Naveen-Omarzai
Ireland’s chase of the 156-run goal got off to a very poor start. Andy Balbirnie was knocked out clean by Naveen Ul Haq (9). Ireland’s run of wickets began at this point, and they all fell within a hundred runs. Naveen bowled Lorcan Tucker clean on the very next ball.
Ireland’s captain, Paul Stirling (4), was bowled by Fazalhaq Farooqui, dealing them their third blow. Throughout the innings, the Irish squad was unable to bounce back from these losses. Harry Tector (16), Curtis Kanfer (28), and Gareth Delany (21) were the only three batsmen who could score in double digits.
Azmatullah Omarzai took four wickets for nine runs in four overs for Afghanistan. Clint Harpleton claimed three wickets. Each of Nangeyalia Kharote, Rashid Khan, and Fazalhaq Farooqui had one triumph.
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Zadran made a solid fifty-five
Ireland had earlier lost seven wickets in 20 overs but managed to score 155 runs. Afghanistan was the first to bat and had a poor start as well. Eder exposed Rahmanullah Gurbaz (6) to Tector’s deception. Then Ibrahim Zadran arrived at the crease, holding one end, but the other end did not provide adequate support.
Delaney caught Sediqullah Atal (19), the second Afghan opener, on his ball. Little caught Campher off guard with Omarzai (3). Zadran had good help from Mohammad Ishaq (27). For the fourth wicket, they shared a half-century partnership of 54 runs between them. Sterling exposed Ishaq, shattering their alliance at White’s behest.
Following this, Ijaz Ahmed Ahmedzai (10), Rashid Khan (3), and Mohammad Nabi (6) made a hasty return to the pavilion. With the help of five fours and three sixes, Ibrahim Zadran amassed an undefeated 72 runs in 51 balls, leading Afghanistan to a decent total. Ireland’s six bowlers each claimed one wicket.
