Match Details
It was Andrew Balbirne who won the toss earlier in the game and opted to bowl first after the game was delayed for two hours due to rain. The match was reduced to 11 overs a side contest. Rahmanullah Gurbaz gave the Afghans a blistering start in the powerplay scoring 24 off 13 balls before departing. Najibullah Zadran was the star for Afghanistan with his blistering 50 off 24 balls. Rashid Khan finished things off in style with an unbeaten 31 off 10 balls as the Afghans ended with 132-6 in 11 overs with 11 extras gifted by the Irish bowlers.
Gareth Delany was the pick of the bowlers with his 3-33 in 3
overs which included 21 runs off his final over that he bowled. A wicket apiece for
Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, and Fionn Hand who bowled a single over today.
Joshua Little remained wicketless as no bowler was spared on a good track and a
shortened game as well.
So, a win by Afghanistan by 27 runs to level the series 2-2 with the decider to play. Stay tuned for the post-match presentation ceremony that comes your way now.