Eire v Afghanistan: Vacationers win by 22 runs to maintain T20 collection alive

Curtis Campher’s one over for Ireland cost 14 runs

Third Twenty20 international, Belfast:

Afghanistan 189-5 (20 overs): Gurbaz 53, Najibullah 42; Little 2-29

Ireland 167-9 (20 overs): Dockrell 58*, Hand 36; Naveen 3-38

Afghanistan won by 22 runs

Scorecard

Afghanistan beat Ireland by 22 runs, leaving the Irish leading their Twenty20 series 2-1 with two more matches to play at Stormont next week.

A half-century by Rahmanullah Gurbaz helped the tourists to 189-5.

Ireland struggled from the off in their reply as they lost openers Paul Stirling for a duck and Andrew Balbirnie for one to lie 19-2.

Wickets continued to fall steadily and despite a late unbeaten 58 from George Dockrell, they fell short with 167-9.

Ireland had won the first two matches at the Belfast venue and retain a slender lead going into the final two encounters on Monday and Wednesday.

Ireland won the toss and opted to field but they may have regretted that decision when Gurbaz (53 from 35 balls) and Hazratullah Zazai (39 off 40) put…

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