Rahmat Shah, Ihsanullah see Afghanistan through to historic maiden Test win
Rahmat Shah made his second fifty of the match and put on a century stand for the second wicket with Ihsanullah as Afghanistan registered their first Test win
15/03Result
Only Test, Ireland tour of India at Dehra Dun, Mar 15-18 2019
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
172 & 288 -
![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
314 & 149/3 (47.5 ov)
Player of the Match
15/03Result
Only Test, Ireland tour of India at Dehra Dun, Mar 15-18 2019
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
172 & 288 -
![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
314 & 149/3 (47.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
The nomads who went above and beyond for Test cricket
Many of Afghanistan's key players were dealing with great adversity, but they wouldn't let it affect them as they hunted down a maiden Test win
'A historic day for Afghanistan' - Asghar Afghan
Captain praises Rashid Khan, Yamin Ahmadzai and Waqar Salamkheil for setting up the victory by bowling Ireland out for 172 in the first innings
Day 3
Afghanistan chase historic Test win after Rashid Khan's five-for
Ireland's second successive half-century stand for the last wicket keeps them in the fight
Rashid Khan rises above pain to stall Ireland's resurgence
A finger injury was dulling his impact, and a stubborn Ireland were overcoming their first-innings disadvantage, but Afghanistan's talisman couldn't be kept down for too long
Day 2
Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan and Hashmatullah Shahidi put Afghanistan in dominant position
Fifties from Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, and Asghar Afghan helped them go 142 ahead before getting the wicket of William Porterfield
Rahmat Shah misses landmark but puts Afghanistan on the road to history
He fell agonisingly short of becoming his country's first Test centurion, but by then he had set them on track for a momentous maiden win
Day 1
Afghanistan on top after Ireland fold for 172
Ireland's last-wicket pair of George Dockrell and Tim Murtagh put together 87 to keep them in the contest after Afghan bowlers run riot
'Dig deep' - Ireland must take the lead from No. 11 hero Tim Murtagh
There might never be a World Cup appearance for the veteran Irish paceman, but he's having the time of his life as a Test cricketer
Others
A deferred dream, a win on the line for Afghanistan, Ireland
In the second Test for both sides, only one will win and for some, it could be the sole Test triumph of their career
Afghanistan v Ireland - the ESPNcricinfo reader
A selection of some of our best articles on the two newest Test nations, who are set to play each other in their teams' second Tests
Afghanistan, Ireland and their many clashes in whites
It will be the first time the two sides meet each other in Test cricket, but it's far from the first occasion that they will be in a red-ball clash
Ireland, Afghanistan get a shot at glory as they meet in whites
Barring the possibility of a draw, one of these teams will become the joint-quickest to their first Test win besides Australia back in 1877
