a low full toss this time and Nabi has lofted it over mid-off, bounces just inside, and goes over the rope
Afghanistan won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
That's all from our side for this game. Thanks for joining us. See you soon.
Asghar Afghan: The first game of the series is very important but good that we won. Our top order played some loose shots but I am happy the way Nabi and Najib batted. We want our young guys to get some exposure because our main plan is the World Cup."
Mohammad Nabi is the Man of the Match. "The batting side is always under pressure when you are 50 for 5," he says. "But we kept taking singles and doubles."
Paul Stirling: We didn't get much runs in the Powerplay but all credit to the bowlers the way they bowled in the first ten overs. But then we couldn't get any wickets. [On Thompson injury] It was a slight niggle at the start, but we will access it tomorrow.
Time for the presentation ceremony.
9.48pm A target of 133 was never going to be enough but credit to the Ireland bowlers who made a match out of it. They had Afghanistan 50 for 5 in the eighth over but Mohammad Nabi used his experience to steer the chase in the company of Najibullah Zadran. The two added 86 in 72 balls to take the side home with four balls to spare. Ireland have now lost eight T20Is in a row to Afghanistan.
a yorker on the off stump, Nabi jams his bat at it, gets an inside edge on to the pads
length, wide outside off, Nabi was looking to give himself some room, had to reach for it in the end, gets a single and levels the scores
bouncer this time, Nabi goes for the pull and misses
what a shot! Almost seals the game there, Nabi. Rankin misses his length a bit and that's enough for Nabi to lean back and lofts it over extra cover, all the way for a six
another one in the blockhole but Nabi manages to hit it back towards the bowler who gets some hand to it, another dot
fuller, right in the blockhole outside off, Nabi jams his bat, gets an inside edge into the ground, the keeper cuts it off
short of length on the pads, helped towards fine leg
Nine runs required from last two overs
slower length ball at the batsman who was looking to give himself some room, pushes it towards mid-off in the end
length outside off, drags it towards deep midwicket for one
fuller around off, driven towards long-off for one
length around off, was looking to work it on the leg side, gets a leading edge towards extra cover
length on the stumps, clears his front leg and clubs it towards deep midwicket, not the best of the connections but still a one-bounce four
length outside off, Najib pushes at it and gets beaten, was rooted to the crease
fuller around off, Nabi was looking to clip it on the leg side, gets an outside edge through short third man and point, Chase puts in the dive to keep it to two
short of length on the stumps, goes for the pull but toe-ends it towards covers
fuller again, backs away but hits it straight towards mid-off this time
smashed! Fuller on the stumps, Nabi backs away and drills it past the non-striker, a valiant effort by Getkate at long-on but cannot stop the boundary
fuller on the stumps, flicked towards deep square leg for a couple
length around off, Nabi looks to go over extra cover but ends up skying it towards deep backward point, lands safe
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Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun | |
Toss | Ireland, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2018/19 |
Player Of The Match | |
Series result | Afghanistan led the 3-match series 1-0 |
Match number | T20I no. 745 |
Hours of play (local time) | 18.30 start, First Session 18.30-19.55, Interval 19.55-20.15, Second Session 20.15- 21.40 |
Match days | 21 February 2019 - day (20-over match) |
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Over 20 • AFG 136/5
Afghanistan won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)