Cricket News: Record-breaking Hazratullah Zazai helps Afghanistan clinch series

Hazratullah Zazai smashed the ball to every corner of the ground, and even out of the stadium, as Afghanistan racked up a world record T20 score of 278/3 in a crushing demolition of Ireland on Saturday.The 20-year-old Zazai's unbeaten 162 included 16 sixes and 11 fours, delighting Afghan fans in the Indian city of Dehradun. His haul of sixes was another record, as was his stand of 236 with fellow opener Usman Ghani and the 22 sixes scored in all by Afganistan's players. Ireland captain Paul Stirling also hit a six off the first ball of his side's innings as they chased a mammoth 13.95 runs an over to keep up. But they ended on 194/6 and Afghanistan won by 84 runs to wrap up the three match series with a game to spare.