Witness the key moments from the 3rd T20I match between Afghanistan and Ireland in 2024 – the final match of the 3-game Twenty20 international series between Ireland and Afghanistan, held at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on March 18th, 2024.
Ibrahim Zadran (C) from the Afghanistan Cricket Board celebrates his 50 runs in the highlights of the 3rd T20I 2024 match between Afghanistan and Ireland. The image shows Zadran’s joy as he reaches his half-century milestone.
In the third and final T20I match, Afghanistan secured a comfortable 57-run win over Ireland, clinching the three-match series 2-1. This victory was fueled by Ibrahim Zadran’s unbeaten 72, which is his personal best, and Azmatullah Omarzai’s career-high 4 for 9. Additionally, Naveen-ul-Haq also contributed with three wickets, helping Afghanistan dominate the match.
Statistics for the match:
- In terms of runs, Afghanistan’s 57-run victory against Ireland was their tenth largest in T20 international matches. It also marked their third biggest win against Ireland in T20Is.
- With a score of 155, Afghanistan achieved their 12th highest total against Ireland in T20 international matches. This score also ties for their ninth highest at Sharjah in T20Is.
- Ibrahim Zadran and Mohammad Ishaq’s partnership of 54 runs set a new record for the fourth-wicket partnership for Afghanistan against Ireland in T20 international matches. This surpassed the previous record of 40 runs by Asghar Afgan and Mohammad Nabi in Dehradun in 2019, and is now the ninth highest fourth-wicket stand for Afghanistan in T20Is.
- Azmatullah Omarzai’s impressive figures of 4 for 9 in the match were the joint sixth best for a bowler from Afghanistan in T20 international matches, sharing this record with Rashid Khan. This was also the third best bowling performance by an Afghanistan bowler against Ireland in T20Is.
- Ibrahim Zadran’s unbeaten score of 72 runs was his highest in T20 international matches for Afghanistan. It also ties as the ninth highest score by an Afghanistan batsman against Ireland in T20Is, along with Mohammad Shahzad.
- Ireland’s total of 98 runs was their seventh lowest in a completed innings in T20 international matches. It was also their third worst against Afghanistan in T20Is, and their lowest at Sharjah. Their previous lowest at Sharjah was 125 runs against Namibia in 2021.
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In the 20 overs, Afghanistan achieved a score of 155-7, led by Ibrahim Zadran who smashed an unbeaten 72 runs off 51 balls. Mohammad Ishaq also contributed with 27 runs in 22 balls, including 3 boundaries, while Sediqullah Atal scored 19 runs off the same number of balls, which included two sixes.
The top bowlers for Ireland were Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, Josh Little, Ben White, Barry McCarthy, and Mark Adair, each claiming a single wicket.
In just 17.2 overs, Ireland was dismissed for 98 runs, with their highest scorer being Curtis Campher who scored 28 runs off 23 balls, with 3 fours and a six.
In the match, Gareth Delany scored 21 runs off 19 deliveries, which included 2 sixes, while Harry Tector contributed 16 runs off 21 deliveries, including 3 fours.
Azmatullah Omarzai, the top bowler for Afghanistan, achieved his personal best with 4 wickets for 9 runs in just 4 overs, maintaining an impressive economy rate of 2.25. Naveen-ul-Haq also put up a strong performance, taking 3 wickets for 10 runs in just 2.2 overs. In addition, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, and Nangeyalia Kharote each managed to secure one wicket.
For his outstanding batting performance, Ibrahim Zadran was awarded Player of the Match after hitting a personal best of 72 runs off 51 balls. His impressive innings included 5 fours and 3 sixes, with a strike rate of 141.17.
In the three-match series, Rashid Khan was awarded the player of the series title for his impressive performance of taking 8 wickets.
