Afghanistan 236 for 9 (Shahidi 69, Gurbaz 51, Adair 3-51) beat Ireland 119 (Stirling 50, Nabi 5-17, Kharote 4-30) by 117 runs
Ireland misplaced 8 for 26 in a startling collapse, as a snug 93 for two within the twenty second over become 119 all out in 35 in pursuit of 237. Afghanistan gained by 117 runs, and took the three-match series 2-0 after victory within the first and a washout within the second.
Nabi bowled all ten of his overs in a single spell – he completed with 5 for 17 – utilizing all his expertise to maintain various his tempo, line and size and sternly testing the Ireland batters. Nabi’s finest on evening was his fifth wicket. He went across the stumps to Graham Hume, and angled it into the left-hand batter. The ball dipped on the shorter aspect of a size on off, and rushed by means of to strike the stumps after beating Hume’s defence.
Kharote bowled 9 overs on the trot on the different finish and completed with 4 for 30, along with his first wicket coming within the twenty fifth over. Curtis Campher, on 43, tickled one to the wicketkeeper, having smashed Kharote’s first two balls in worldwide cricket for six and 4 again within the nineteenth over.
From there Ireland’s bowlers did effectively to prohibit Afghanistan to 236, claiming 5 for 45 within the final eight overs. However their batters weren’t allowed to again up that effort as, regardless of the absence of Rashid Khan and Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, the veteran Nabi discovered an ready companion in teenager Kharote to assist carry Afghanistan’s spin-bowling baton.
