Ireland vs Afghanistan 2017: 2nd ODI, 5 Talking Points

#1 Rashid Khan once again performs the rescue act

Rashid Khan was once again amongst the wickets at Noida

Rashid Khan has been a trump card for Afghanistan in limited overs cricket. The wily leg-spinner once again wove a web around the Irish batsmen and disrupted the rhythm of the chase.

He picked up the vital wicket of Paul Stirling and followed it up with the dismissal of Niall O'Brien. He had the skipper, Porterfield, with a googly in his next spell. Although Ireland kept recovering after each wicket, Rashid ensured they did not run away with the game by returning to take crucial wickets.

When Wilson and Stuart Thompson looked like taking Ireland to victory, the leggie returned to dismiss the former, cleaning him up with a well disguised wrong'un. He ended up with six wickets to take his side to victory.