IRE VS AFG - 2nd T20I, Afghanistan tour of Ireland, 2022

Ireland vs Afghanistan

Ireland won by 5 wkts

IRE -125/5 (18.6)

AFG -122/8 (19.6)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Joshua Little

Batter

R
B
4s
6s
SR
3
5
0
0
60
25
19
1
1
131.58

Bowler

O
M
R
W
ECO
3
0
12
1
4

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Nabi: Pitch looked dry. But at the start the ball seamed a lot. 30 runs short on the board. Didn't build partnerships, lost wickets back to back. The pitch was seaming, that's why we started with the fast bowlers. We missed few balls in the fielding as well. Hopefully we'll be good in the next match. We'll try our best, work on mistakes with the bat.

Little: I've just found some nice rhythm. Looking to keep it as simple as possible. Something I was successful at the World Cup in the UAE (bowling round the wicket to the right-handers). If you get wickets in the powerplay, have a 70 percent chance of winning. WIckets in powerplay always key.

Balbirnie: Was able to give myself some time, and reap the benefits. Chasing a low total, you don't feel under the pump. He's playing nicely (Tucker). He's taking that number three spot well. Were probably going to bat as well. To keep Afghanistan to 120 is a very good effort. Word from behind the stumps was that it was doing enough to keep them going. Have to remind yourself you've done well in the past. You're not a bad player. Gelling well as a team. That's what we play the game for (series victory).

18:49 Local Time, 17:49 GMT, 23:19 IST: Ireland go 2-0 up in the five match series with this win. It was a low-scoring affair today on a pitch which offered the bowlers some help, with Afghanistan posting just 122 after batting first. Ireland have completed the chase with an over to spare, led by Andrew Balbirnie's 46 at the top off 36 balls. Contributions from Tucker and Dockrell ensured Afghanistan didn't have a way back in after Balbirine was dismissed. It's Ireland's bowlers though who take a large part of the credit for this victory. Little, Adair, Campher and Delany were all brilliant.

END OF OVER 19

10 Runs

IRE: 125 - 5

1 1 1 1 0 6

George Dockrell

25 (19)

Gareth Delany

3 (5)

Fazalhaq Farooqi

4-0-27-1

18.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dockrell, SIX, full toss outside off, Dockrell connects sweetly and lofts it down the ground over long-on as Ireland win by 5 wickets

18.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dockrell, no run, slower bouncer outside off, Dockrell almost plays two shots at it by the time it arrives but fails to connect

18.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Delany, 1 run, yorker length at the stumps, Delany squeezes it through point

18.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dockrell, 1 run, pulled away again, this time to deep midwicket

18.2

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Delany, 1 run, short of length delivery that's pulled wide of long-on

18.1

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dockrell, 1 run, full around off, Dockrell drills it back to Farooqi who gets a hand on it to take the pace off. Farooqi is in pain

END OF OVER 18

5 Runs

IRE: 115 - 5

2 0 1 1 1 0

Gareth Delany

1 (3)

George Dockrell

17 (15)

Naveen-ul-Haq

3-0-12-1

17.6

Naveen-ul-Haq to Delany, no run, short outside off, Delany chops it to cover as he goes flat-batted

17.5

Naveen-ul-Haq to Dockrell, 1 run, back of a length on leg, slower one, Dockrell clips it behind square

17.4

Naveen-ul-Haq to Delany, 1 run, back of a length outside off, steered through point

17.3

Naveen-ul-Haq to Dockrell, 1 run, slower short ball, flat-batted to mid-off. They get across for a quick single. The throw is for the keeper but Dockrell gets in his way and the keeper fails to stop it. Ireland don't take the extra runs

17.2

Naveen-ul-Haq to Dockrell, no run, back of a length on leg, Dockrell drags it off an inside edge onto pad

17.1

Naveen-ul-Haq to Dockrell, 2 runs, back of a length on middle, Dockrell tucks it through midwicket

Naveen-ul-Haq [2.0-0-7-1] is back into the attack

END OF OVER 17

7 Runs

IRE: 110 - 5

1 1 4 1 W 0

Gareth Delany

0 (1)

George Dockrell

13 (11)

Fazalhaq Farooqi

3-0-17-1

16.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Delany, no run, overpitched around off, squeezed to cover

Gareth Delany, right handed bat, comes to the crease