Gareth Delany’s late heroics have fallen short as Ireland lost by 10 runs to Afghanistan in the second Twenty20 international in Sharjah.<\/p>\n

Delany revived Irish hopes after a middle-order collapse, smashing four sixes in an 18-ball 39 before Fazalhaq Farooqi got the better of him in the final over.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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