Afghanistan clean sweep Ireland 3-0, Rashid grabs hattrick
Posted - 2019-02-24T23:32:25+06:00
Updated - 2019-02-24T23:32:25+06:00
Afghanistan have successfully clean sweep Ireland 3-0 in the T20I series after winning the final T20I comfortably by 32 runs.
Afghanistan started off from where they exactly left off in the last T20I. After breaking tons of records and scoring the highest ever T20I total in the last game. leg-spinner Rashid Khan became the first ever bowler to take four wickets in four balls in a T20I tonight.
After putting into bat first, the host scored a mammoth score once again. The history maker Hazratullah Zazai, who scored 162 in the last game started off with all guns blazing yet again. But this time he failed to continue as departed for a well-made 31 of just 17 balls.
However, the man for this occasion was
this time. The all-rounder smashed 81 runs off just 36 balls including 6 fours and 7 massive sixes. He guided Afghanistan to a handsome score of 209 runs in their 20 overs.
In reply, Paul Stirling departed early for 10. But Kevin O'Brien smashed the bowlers all over the park. With 5 fours and 3 sixes, he hammered 74 off just 47. Andrew also played a sensible knock of 47 from 33. But after their departure, the visitors fell apart and kept losing wickets.
Rashid Khan was the difference maker yet again and this time, he destroyed the lower-over even more dangerously. In the 17th over of the game, Rashid departed Dockrell, Getkate and Simi to become the first Afghanistan bowler to grab a hattrick.
The magical spinner finished with bowling figures of 5 for 27 which helped Afghanistan to complete a 3-0 clean sweep over the Irish.
Brief scores:
Afghanistan 210/7 in 20 overs (Mohammad Nabi 81; Boyd Rankin 3-53)
beat Ireland
178/8 in 20 overs (Kevin O'Brien 74; Rashid Khan 5-27)
by 32 runs.