Rashid Khan hit 48 off 40 deliveries to assist Afghanistan rating 266/9.© Twitter
An excellent all-round show from Rashid Khan helped Afghanistan safe a sequence clear sweep in opposition to Eire on Tuesday with a 36-run victory within the third one-day worldwide at Abu Dhabi. Rashid’s swashbuckling 48 helped Afghanistan recuperate from 163-7 to submit 266-9 from their 50 overs, earlier than the leg-spinner took 4 wickets as Eire fell quick regardless of a second straight hundred from Paul Stirling. The whitewash sees Afghanistan gather 30 factors within the race to qualify for the 2023 World Cup in India.
After a fast begin, the Afghans grew to become slowed down by Eire’s spinners, with Simi Singh claiming 3-37.
However a shocking late onslaught from Rashid, whose 40-ball innings featured three fours and three sixes, noticed Afghanistan submit a aggressive complete.
Stirling’s twelfth ODI ton helped Eire keep within the chase regardless of shedding common wickets, however the opener was bowled by Mujeeb Ur Rahman within the thirty seventh over.
A 30-run eighth-wicket partnership between Singh and Andy McBrine stored the slim Irish hopes alive.
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However, after Hashmatullah Shahidi made a large number of a catch from Singh off Rashid’s bowling, Mohammad Nabi was alert to the scenario to expire Singh.
Rashid bowled Craig Younger with the following supply and Naveen-ul-Haq trapped McBrine lbw as Afghanistan accomplished the sequence in model with three wickets in as many balls.
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