Afghanistan vs Ireland, 2nd T20I at Sharjah, AFG v IRE, Mar 17 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary

taken at deep backward point! A full toss angling away and finishing around sixth stump, as he opened the face of the bat and sliced it away

short of a length, and angling across towards off. Pulled to long-on, and they don't get a boundary

he keeps Ireland alive! A low full toss angling into off, and he almost flat-bats it over long-on for six

another yorker, and this is wide of off, as he gets it off the bottom of the bat to long-on. They don't run, though

gets across and comes down the pitch. He converts this into a low full toss and pushes to extra cover

ahh, well bowled! Fires a yorker on sixth stump, which McCarthy cannot get a bat on as he jams it down

drilled to deep backward point! He backs away, and crushes this fullish ball on sixth stump all along the ground to beat deep point to his left

clubbed over the bowler's head! Another one at a change of pace from Naveen, but this is on a length on fifth stump, as Delany has a mow

change of pace, and quite full just outside off. Pushed to point

just short deep point, which is the longer side of the boundary. Slower ball and short of a length outside off, as Delany hacked to go high

bouncer outside off, and a tennis-batted swat to deep midwicket

ahh, bottom edge hits the base of off stump! He made a bit of room and drove at this full ball on fifth stump, but the bails don't come off

full toss, and over point! Delany takes Farooqi for a ride. Angled in and finishing around off, as he played late to push it to deep backward point

that goes miles up in the air! Another slower ball, but this is in the arc, and on the stumps, as Delany has a golf swing to go over long-on

slower ball again, and now he bowls on a short of a length on sixth stump. The ball turns away as Delany looks to pull but misses

change of pace, and on a fullish length just outside off. Dabbed towards point

smashed down the ground! He stands deep in the crease, and gets his front leg out of the way to launch at this length ball angling in to finish around sixth stump

clears deep square leg! That went very high before landing beyond the boundary, as he pulled this length delivery angled into off, and got the distance

slower ball, and full on off. Dragged to long-on

short of a length, and a bit wide of off, as he looked to ramp but missed