'Better prepared for Test cricket now' - Shahzad
Mohammad Nabi and Mohammad Shahzad speak about their experience of playing Afghanistan's first Test, and what they learnt from that defeat
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
Not everyone gets the chance to score a Test hundred - Kevin O'Brien
Kevin O'Brien speaks on the eve of Ireland's second ever Test match
Some of us thought we'd never play a Test in our lifetime - Porterfield
Ireland Test captain William Porterfield looks back at Ireland's Test debut last year and looks ahead to their face-off against Afghanistan in the format on Friday
We have faith that we can beat any team in the world - Nabi
The Afghanistan allrounder praised the way the team fought for their first-ever Test win, and said it showed they were ready for Test cricket
'Was tough for me to grip the new ball' - Rashid Khan
Bowling with a finger injury, the Afghanistan legspinner picked up five wickets in Ireland's second innings
Afghanistan celebrate maiden Test win
Newest Test nation trumps Ireland by seven wickets in only their second appearance in the format
Match Coverage
All Match NewsThe 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
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
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
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
