bouncer again! Rankin uses his height to good effect and pitches this on off stump
result
1st T20I, Greater Noida, Mar 6 2020, Ireland tour of India
172/6
(15/15 ov, target 123)133/5
Afghanistan won by 11 runs (D/L method)
player of the match
Afghanistan
Match centre
Scorer: Harshith Gowda
14.5
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Rankin to Samiullah Shinwari, no run
14.4
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Rankin to Samiullah Shinwari, no run
short again outside off but this time the ball comes back into the right hander. He lets that go to the keeper
The physio comes out immediately to check on Shinwari
14.3
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Rankin to Samiullah Shinwari, no run
short on off. He attempts a pull but misses and the ball hits his chest region
Rain is getting heavier
14.2
1
Rankin to Najib, 1 run
driven down the ground towards long on off this fuller ball on leg stump
14.1
6
Rankin to Najib, SIX runs
full outside off and that sails over wide long off for the maximum. Powerfully sent over the rope
Required rate is under 8 now
end of over 146 runs
AFG: 126/4CRR: 9.00 • RRR: 7.83 • Need 47 from 36b
Samiullah Shinwari28 (25)
Najibullah Zadran35 (19)
Simi Singh3-0-18-2
Boyd Rankin3-0-37-0
13.6
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Simi Singh to Samiullah Shinwari, no run
full on off and he attempts a cut but finds the point fielder
13.5
1
Simi Singh to Najib, 1 run
fuller on off. He pushes it towards cover without much foot movement
13.4
1
Simi Singh to Samiullah Shinwari, 1 run
short again and cut again towards the same region
13.3
1
Simi Singh to Najib, 1 run
shorter and cut towards deep point for a comfortable run
13.2
2
Simi Singh to Najib, 2 runs
a bit of an inside edge towards long on as the bowler gives the chase. Shinwari dived at the non-striker's end and made his ground
13.1
1
Simi Singh to Samiullah Shinwari, 1 run
punched off the back foot to the left of mid-off
The DLS par at stage is 106
end of over 139 runs
AFG: 120/4CRR: 9.23 • RRR: 7.57 • Need 53 from 42b
Najibullah Zadran31 (16)
Samiullah Shinwari26 (22)
Boyd Rankin3-0-37-0
George Dockrell2-0-22-0
That's the 50 stand
12.6
2
Rankin to Najib, 2 runs
takes the pace off again and it is yet another misfield. He cut it but the point fielder let it go
12.5
1
Rankin to Samiullah Shinwari, 1 run
was that a drop? He tried to guide it past short third man, but was dropped by KoB as the ball came low
12.4
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Rankin to Samiullah Shinwari, no run
slower ball and good length on off. He tries to cut but gets a bottom edge
12.3
4
Rankin to Samiullah Shinwari, FOUR runs
cracked beyond the square leg boundary. Short of a length on middle and he pulled it off the front foot with power
12.2
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Rankin to Samiullah Shinwari, no run
good length on off stump. He defends to point and his refused a single by the non-striker
12.1
2
Rankin to Samiullah Shinwari, 2 runs
good length and that was pushed just beyond cover for a couple.
Rankin returns
end of over 1215 runs
AFG: 111/4CRR: 9.25 • RRR: 7.75 • Need 62 from 48b
Najibullah Zadran29 (15)
Samiullah Shinwari19 (17)
George Dockrell2-0-22-0
Gareth Delany2-0-19-0
11.6
4
Dockrell to Najib, FOUR runs
another boundary. This was tossed up outside off and sent one bounce over extra cover
11.5
1
Dockrell to Samiullah Shinwari, 1 run
good length on middle. He defends with soft hands towards square leg off the back foot
| Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida | |
| Toss | Ireland, elected to bat first |
| Series | Ireland tour of India |
| Season | 2019/20 |
| Player Of The Match | Rashid Khan |
| Series result | Afghanistan led the 3-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | T20 No. 1077 |
| Match days | 06 March 2020 - day match (20-over match) |
| Umpires | Ahmed Shah DurraniBismillah Jan Shinwari |
| TV Umpire | Ahmed Shah Pakteen |
| Reserve Umpire | Izatullah Safi |
| Match Referee | Richie Richardson |
4.51pm Covers are on as the drizzle continues in Greater Noida
middle stump pegged back! It was full on off as he went for the pull but the ball took the bottom edge to send him back