What happened to Afghanistan? Such a horrible performance. If they had at least 140 runs on the board, then there was a chance. But target of 123 was too small. Ireland still struggled to reach their target, with Paul Stirling once again getting out cheaply. Harry Tector and Curtis Campher also disappointed. They managed to win the match, but not in a convincing manner. Anyway, for now Ireland will be relieved. They are having second consecutive win, after 5 successive defeats. They need to win the series now and for that they need one more win.
The favourite teams aren't winning the matches. Recently Bangladesh has lost T20 and ODI series against Zimbabwe. Now Afghanistan is in the bad situation against Ireland in the 5 match T20 series. Many people thought that Afghanistan will whitewash Ireland team. Surprisingly Ireland has won the first two matches, and they have high chance to win the series now.
In my view, Ireland has won both matches by showing their capability. Afghanistan is playing with their strong squad. But Ireland has improved a lot too. Ireland players have played quite well in their recent series against India, New Zealand and South Africa. They hadn't won any match of those series though.