Ireland's match against Afghanistan abandoned

Sports Desk: The third Twenty20 international between Ireland and Afghanistan at Bready has been abandoned because of a waterlogged pitch.

Friday's final match in the three-game series was called off before a ball was bowled after heavy rain left the playing surface unsafe.

The game would have been a dead rubber after the Afghans won the series with a dominant 81-run victory on Wednesday.

That followed their 16-run win in the opener on Monday.

The two sides are set to meet again in three one-day internationals at Stormont in Belfast next week.

Afghanistan, led by former Ireland coach Phil Simmons, recently climbed to eighth in the ICC rankings for the T20 format.

Agencies


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