- BATSMENRB4s6sSR3.6 How's that for a comeback! Length on middle, slightly quicker, Zazai stays back, playing for the flatter trajectory rather than the length, perhaps stayed a tad low, skidded on to him a little and crashed into his middle stump 17/14.4 What a catch and it's all happening in Dehradun! Pulled his length back a little, it stuck in the surface, and Noor Zadran went for the backfoot punch again, was early into the shot on this occasion, pushing it aerially to cover's right, who takes a smart catch, diving low to his right 23/210.5 inside edge and well taken by the keeper! Innocuous looking delivery outside off, he pushed at it tentatively, trying to chop it away to point, and the thinnest inside edge carried low to the keeper, who pouched it safely 58/332.2 Ireland might have their breakthrough! Yes! Asghar Afghan is diving awkwardly at the striker's end and is caught short by a direct hit. He's tumble and done something to either his shoulder or bicep. On his feet now, but he'll have to go. Just nowhere near completing a risky run. Short of a length just outside off, sliced into the covers and he isn't even close enough to ground his bat as Dockrell swoops down on this - after it was parried towards him by point - and hits the stumps on the bounce. Afghanistan had just begun to put some pressure on Ireland, but they've given it all away. Another good innings from their captain comes to an end 131/711.2 that's a beauty and that's another one! tossed up outside off, inviting the batsman forward, who obliges only to realize that he isn't quite to the pitch of it, the hint of turn away and extra bounce induce the outside edge, taken well by the slip fielder low to his left 59/413.2 massive appeal and given! That's a beautiful delivery, drift into the batsman and sharp turn away as he tried to push it to the leg side with the initial angle. He was struck in front but the only problem was that it pitched outside leg. Pretty unlucky 67/517.3 hits it straight back! Oh this freefall doesn't stop for Afghanistan. A classic fingerspinner's dismissal. Lobbed up at a length outside off, getting him to try and drive against the turn. He looks to do that, without coming close to the pitch of the ball. It floats back to the bowler who takes a simple catch. Another Afghanistan batsman out playing with hard hands 81/646.3 down the wicket, doesn't quite time it as he looks to go over long-off, and taken comfortably on the boundary 217/849.1 length, angled in, Rashid shuffles across and hammers it flat and hard to deep squareleg who takes it brilliantly, diving low to his right, ensuring that the ball doesn't pop out as his elbows make contact with the turf. That's the end of the Afghanistan innings, they haven't managed to bat out the fifty overs, but got close enough 223/1047.3 length outside off, has a wild swing at it, only managing a top edge high in the air and straight down thrid-man's throat 219/9Extras2 (w 2)TOTAL223 all out (49.1 Overs, RR: 4.53)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Hazratullah Zazai, 3.6 ov), 2-23 (Noor Ali Zadran, 4.4 ov), 3-58 (Rahmat Shah, 10.5 ov), 4-59 (Ikram Alikhil, 11.2 ov), 5-67 (Gulbadin Naib, 13.2 ov), 6-81 (Najibullah Zadran, 17.3 ov), 7-131 (Asghar Afghan, 32.2 ov), 8-217 (Mohammad Nabi, 46.3 ov), 9-219 (Aftab Alam, 47.3 ov), 10-223 (Rashid Khan, 49.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TJ Murtagh 10 0 49 1 4.90 35 3 2 1 0 AR McBrine 10 0 37 2 3.70 38 3 1 0 0 GH Dockrell 9.1 1 55 1 6.00 31 6 2 0 0 WB Rankin 10 0 50 2 5.00 39 9 0 1 0 J Cameron-Dow 10 0 32 3 3.20 35 2 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR5.4 massive appeal and given! That was full and tailing in, Porterfield went for the flick again, but beaten for pace this time and caught plumb in front 31/16.5 length outside off, he goes for the sweep, misses and the keeper takes the bails off, Third-umpire has been called. The foot certainly slid out appreciably, the keeper took a while to take the bails off, which allows the batsman to drag his foot back but is it on the line? Tough one for the third-umpire. And he reckons there was nothing behind the line and Ireland are in deep trouble! 33/36.3 length on off, lunges forward but it's the extra bounce that has him trouble, as it catches the splice and lobs up to Mujeeb for a simple return catch 32/219.1 through him! Simi picks the googly, but he's through the sweep too early. Length outside off, gets low and is beaten because this barely comes onto him. Beats the inside part of the under-edge and crashes into off stump 66/431.2 another one dragged one! Cross bat shots haven't been a wise choice here, that was short on middle, he went for the pull, with little choice but to attack, ends up chopping it back onto his stumps and Afghanistan are just two away, with Ireland's only hope now back in the hut 96/825.6 knocked over! That was a slower ball and he was through with his ugly swing across the line much before the ball arrived, it kept a little low and crashed into middle 82/529.1 short outside off and chopped on Innocuous delivery dragged back off the inside edge as he tries to blast it through point, rather than just time it 90/630.6 full toss, pushed back to the bowler, Rashid sticks his right hand out and hangs on to a beauty! The ball didn't deserve a wicket but return catches don't come much better than that 96/731.3 through the gate and that's another one for Aftab! kept it simple, kept it straight, bowled it fast and he was too late too bring his bat down, which also came down at an angle, as the ball crashed into middle stump. He's on a hat-trick and will fancy his chances 96/935.3 full on middle, there seemed to have been a massive inside edge before it struck him in front as he pushed forward but the umpire reckoned otherwise and that's a demolition job from Afghanistan 114/10Extras7 (lb 3, w 4)TOTAL114 all out (35.3 Overs, RR: 3.21)Fall of wickets: 1-31 (William Porterfield, 5.4 ov), 2-32 (Andy Balbirnie, 6.3 ov), 3-33 (Paul Stirling, 6.5 ov), 4-66 (Simi Singh, 19.1 ov), 5-82 (George Dockrell, 25.6 ov), 6-90 (Stuart Poynter, 29.1 ov), 7-96 (Andy McBrine, 30.6 ov), 8-96 (Kevin O'Brien, 31.2 ov), 9-96 (Tim Murtagh, 31.3 ov), 10-114 (Boyd Rankin, 35.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mujeeb Ur Rahman 8 0 25 2 3.12 29 1 0 1 0 Aftab Alam 8 2 25 4 3.12 37 4 0 0 0 Gulbadin Naib 6 0 21 1 3.50 25 2 0 0 0 Mohammad Nabi 7.3 1 18 1 2.40 29 0 0 0 0 Rashid Khan 6 0 22 2 3.66 22 1 0 3 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Ireland , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Afghanistan led the 5-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
13.00 start, First Session 13.00-16.30, Interval 16.30-17.15, Second Session 17.15-20.45
Match days
08 March 2019 - day/night match (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 54 runs, 2 wickets)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 0
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 110 runs, 5 wickets)
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 80/5 in 17.0 overs (Asghar Afghan 30, Najibullah Zadran 10)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 22.3 overs (135 balls), Extras 1
- Asghar Afghan: 50 off 60 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls (Asghar Afghan 23, Mohammad Nabi 26, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 143/7 in 35.0 overs (Mohammad Nabi 32, Rashid Khan 6)
- Afghanistan: 150 runs in 36.3 overs (219 balls), Extras 1
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 59 runs, 3 wickets)
- Mohammad Nabi: 50 off 76 balls (5 x 4)
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls (Mohammad Nabi 25, Rashid Khan 24, Ex 1)
- Afghanistan: 200 runs in 44.6 overs (270 balls), Extras 2
- Rashid Khan: 50 off 53 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: Afghanistan - 223/10 in 49.1 overs (Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 3 wickets)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 78 runs, 7 wickets)
- Ireland: 50 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Ireland - 73/4 in 22.0 overs (KJ O'Brien 15, GH Dockrell 3)
- Ireland: 100 runs in 32.3 overs (195 balls), Extras 5