Afghanistan’s Rashid takes six wickets in ODI thrashing of Ireland

Rashid Khan forces illness arsenic Afghanistan bushed Ireland by 92 runs successful 2nd crippled of five-match ODI series.

Rashid Khan took six wickets arsenic Afghanistan hammered Ireland by 92 runs successful the 2nd one-day international.

Victory saw Afghanistan instrumentality a 1-0 pb successful the five-match bid aft the archetypal ODI was washed out.

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Ireland mislaid 7 wickets for 63 runs connected Friday arsenic they were bowled retired for 207 chasing a people of 300 astatine Bready Cricket Club successful the Northern Irish colony of Magheramason.

Khan, 1 of the outstanding leg-spinners of his generation, took 4 of the past 7 wickets to autumn arsenic helium finished with awesome figures of 6-34 – his 3rd “six for” successful ODI cricket. His champion bowling successful the format remains 7-18 against the West Indies successful 2017.

Rashid struck 2 aboriginal blows, firstly having Andy Balbirnie caught down to extremity a promising basal of 72 with Cade Carmichael.

Next over, helium besides had Harry Tector caught behind.

Ireland, successful a lucifer reduced by rainfall to 47 overs per side, needed 156 runs from 137 balls with 7 wickets successful manus erstwhile their illness genuinely started with the freak dismissal of Lorcan Tucker.

Mohammed Saleem’s entreaty for lbw against Tucker was turned down. But with Tucker attempting a run, Sediqullah Atal, who was astatine point, ran the batsman retired with a nonstop hit.

Earlier, opener Ibrahim Zadran top-scored with 84 successful Afghanistan’s full of 299-8.

The bid continues successful Belfast connected Monday.