{"id":1956,"date":"2017-01-14T19:57:41","date_gmt":"2017-01-14T19:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taand.com\/en\/?p=1956"},"modified":"2017-01-14T19:57:41","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T19:57:41","slug":"experience-sees-afghanistan-home-as-irelands-t20-troubles-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taand.net\/en\/?p=1956","title":{"rendered":"Experience sees Afghanistan home as Ireland\u2019s T20 troubles continue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"beacon\">\u00a0Irish Times:<\/div>\n<div class=\"article_bodycopy\">\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\">Ireland\u2019s T20 troubles continued as they were beaten by Afghanistan by five wickets in their opening Desert T20 match in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\">Batting first, Ireland were given a solid platform as Paul Stirling top scored with 25 in an opening partnership of 36 with stand-in opener Stuart Poynter (18).<\/p>\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\">However once Mohammed Nabi (2-27) broke the stand, Afghanistan\u2019s spinning triumvirate gained control of the innings which they never relinquished.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\">Amir Hamza (2-21) and talented leg-spinner Rashid Khan (2-22) also picked up a brace of wickets as the Irish innings stuttered to 125 for 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\">Gary Wilson (23) was the only other batsman to pass 20 with the Irish failing to hit any sixes against a disciplined Afghanistan attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\">Chasing 126, the Afghans were given the perfect start as top scorer Najibullah Tarakai (31) and the enigmatic Mohammed Shehzad (29) shared an opening stand of 54 to put their side firmly in control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\">Jacob Mulder (2-23)dismissed Shehzad and skipper Ashgar Stanikzai in quick succession to give Ireland hope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\">The run out by Josh Little of Tarakai was followed in quick succession by wickets for George Dockrell (1-19) and Andy McBrine (1-13) to leave Afghanistan wobbling slightly at 99 for 5, needing 26 off 26 balls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\">However, the experienced Mohammed Nabi (26*) saw his team home without further alarm, striking two sixes at crucial junctures to secure the five wicket win with eight balls to spare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\">Ireland are back in action at the same venue on Tuesday when they face Namibia in a must-win encounter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\"><strong>IRELAND:<\/strong> 125\/6 (20 overs; P Stirling 25, G Wilson 23, S Poynter 18, Amir Hamza 2-21, Rashid Khan 2-22, Mohammed Nabi 2-27).<\/p>\n<p class=\"no_name selectionShareable\"><strong>AFGHANISTAN:<\/strong> 126\/5 (18.4 overs; Najibullah Tarakai 31, Mohammed Shehzad 29, Mohammed Nabi 26*, J Mulder 2-23).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Irish Times: Ireland\u2019s T20 troubles continued as they were beaten by Afghanistan by five wickets in their opening<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[318,321],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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