256/8 (50.0 ov)AFG
VS
IRE 260/6 (49.0 ov)
CRR: 5.3 | Ireland beat Afghanistan by 4 wickets

IRE beat AFG by 4 wickets | Afghanistan vs Ireland, Highlights And Cricket Score 3rd ODI Match

Afghanistan and Ireland in India, 5 ODI Series, 2019

Date: Mar 05, 2019 Start Time: 13:00 IST | 07:30 GMT | 13:00 Local
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun

Afghanistan vs Ireland Highlights And Cricket Score 3rd Match - ODI Summary

End of Over : 49.0 IRE: 260/6

Afghanistan will be disappointed here. They had the conditions conducive for their style of bowling but still failed to create enough pressure in the middle overs. The start though was a good one with Mujeeb removing the Irish skipper early and then Dawlat Zadran striking twice in the 8th over. But, from there, Ireland clawed their way back. Even when Dockrell got dismissed, the Afghans had 41 runs to play with but the presence of Balbirnie never allowed their spinners to settle down.

Outstanding victory for Ireland to level the series 1-1! We witnessed a fabulous knock from Andy Balbirnie in a run chase and considering the sluggish nature of the deck, this knock has to be one of the very best from an Irish batsman. They were in doldrums after losing four wickets for only 73 but the 143-run stand between Balbirnie and Dockrell revived their innings. The pair batted smartly against the Afghan spinners and always kept the required rate under check.

48.6 4

Dawlat Zadran to Andy Balbirnie. FOUR! IRELAND WIN BY 4 WICKETS! Zadran dishes out a length ball outside off, Balbirnie throws his bat at it and slices it over backward point for a boundary. He roars in delight, what a win for the Irish team!

48.5 0

Dawlat Zadran to Andy Balbirnie. Too full in length on off, a cracking square drive by Andy but he finds the point fielder.

48.4 4

Dawlat Zadran to Andy Balbirnie. FOUR! A low full toss on middle, Balbirnie moves back to make some room and drills his drive through covers for a boundary. Scores are levelled.

48.3 1

Dawlat Zadran to Andy McBrine. Good length delivery outside off, McBrine looks to defend but gets an inside edge. The ball takes an inside edge and they take a single.

48.2 1

Dawlat Zadran to Andy Balbirnie. Dropped. This game would have become very interesting here had he taken the catch. Slower bouncer on leg, Balbirnie goes for the pull but he mishits it and it goes towards short fine leg fielder. Rahmat Shah there misses a dolly and they take a single.

48.1 1

Dawlat Zadran to Andy McBrine. Length delivery on middle and off, McBrine flicks it towards mid-wicket and gives the strike to Andy Balbirnie.

End of Over : 48 9 Runs 49.0: 249/6
47.6 1

Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine. Goes down on one knee and sweeps it wide of short fine leg for a run. 8 needed more.

47.5 0

Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine. That ball has taken the inside edge of the batsman and thudded into his pads.

47.4 1

Rashid Khan to Andy Balbirnie. Smartly gets a single after hitting a biggie. Knocks it down to wide long on for a run.

47.3 6

Rashid Khan to Andy Balbirnie. SIX! Slog sweeps have been a special feature of this Balbirnie knock. Tossed up ball around middle, Andy is down on one knee in a flash and spanks it over mid-wicket.

47.2 1

Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine. DROPPED! Another googly, McBrine fails to pick and has a tame push inside the line from the back foot. Edges it behind but Shahzad fails to catch it and they cross.

47.1 0

Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine. A googly around off, a stunning delivery, McBrine leans to defend but it spins away to beat the outside edge.

Summary

The second match was a wash out. Although Afghanistan did manage to reach 250 plus in first inning, but their efforts went in vain, as the Irish were not able to come out to bat. This happened due to excessive rain at Dehradun.

 

Now we will have to see whether the Irish team register a victory or not in this match. As they have been left dry and drought without a victory in this series till now.

 

Teams:
Afghanistan (From):Asghar Afghan (c),Dawlat Zadran, Fareed Ahmad, Gulbadin Naib ,Hashmatullah Shahidi,Hazratullah Zazai ,Ikram Ali Khil ,Javed Ahmadi ,Karim Janat , Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad ,Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Noor Ali Zadran ,Rahmat Shah, Rashid Khan, Samiullah Shinwari, Sayed Shirzad, Shapoor Zadran and Zahir Khan

 

 

Ireland (From):WTS Porterfield (c), A Balbirnie, J Cameron-Dow , PKD Chase, GH Dockrell, AR McBrine, BJ McCarthy, JA McCollum, TJ Murtagh, KJ O'Brien, SW Poynter, WB Rankin, Simi Singh, PR Stirling and LJ Tucker

 

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