Afghanistan won by 84 runs, as they hit record T20I 278-3 against Ireland
Dehradun, Feb 23: Afghanistan set an international record T20 total as they notched 278-3 and won by 84 runs, with this they seal the series by a margin of 2-0.
Today’s Afghan innings break the record of 263-3 set by Australia against Sri Lanka in 2016.
Afghan’s opening batsman’s Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani put a partnership of 236-run and ended their innings on 278/3, beating the record for highest T20I score by a team.
In reply, Ireland scored 194/6 but fell short by quite a big margin. Paul Stirling’s 91 was the only stand out innings.
Hazratullah Zazai finished on 167 off 62 balls not out, his innings included an international T20 record of 16 sixes as his century came off only 42 balls.
Brief Score:
Afghanistan 278-3 (20 overs): Zazai 162*, Ghani 73
Ireland 194-6 (20 overs): Stirling 91; Rashid 4-25
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No issue can be resolved through military conflict: PM Modi
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for a "swift end" to the conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine, saying no issue can be resolved through military confrontation.
Modi made the remarks after holding wide-ranging talks with Finnish President Alexander Stubb.
"India and Finland, both, believe in the rule of law, dialogue, and diplomacy. We are in agreement that no issue can be resolved through military conflict alone," he said. "Be it Ukraine or West Asia, we will continue to support the swift end of conflicts and every effort towards peace," Modi said in his media statement.
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In the talks, the two sides also agreed to accord India-Finland relations in digitalisation and sustainability as a strategic partnership.
"This partnership, from AI to 6G telecom, from clean energy to quantum computing, will give momentum and energy to our cooperation in many high-tech areas," he said. Modi said the India-EU free trade agreement will bolster trade ties between India and Finland.
"This agreement will further strengthen trade, investment, and technology cooperation between India and Finland," he said.
Finnish President Stubb began a four-day visit to India on Wednesday with an aim to shore up bilateral cooperation across a wide spectrum of areas, including trade, investment and critical technology.
