SIX! Mark Adair to Naveed Zadran. Beamer, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control over deep backward point for 6 runs. That's the end of the first innings. Afghanistan posted a decent total on the board after being elected to bat. Hashmatullah Shahidi played a handy knock of 69. Mark Adair picked up three wickets to his name. Can Ireland chase this target and level the Series? Let's find out.
49.5
Mark Adair to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Tector.
49.4
Mark Adair to Naveed Zadran. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Scoop, hit pad for 1 run, mis-fielded by Tucker.
49.3
Mark Adair to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Tector.
49.2
Mark Adair to Naveed Zadran. Full toss, to leg on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Hume.
49.1
Mark Adair to Naveed Zadran. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Stirling.
48.6
Barry McCarthy to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker.
48.5
Barry McCarthy to Naveed Zadran. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Campher.
48.4
Barry McCarthy to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Hume.
48.3
Barry McCarthy to Naveed Zadran. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Dockrell.
48.2
Barry McCarthy to Naveed Zadran. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, outside edge to short third man for no runs, fielded by McBrine.
48.1
Barry McCarthy to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Tector.
47.6
Mark Adair to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Hume.
47.5
Mark Adair to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Full toss, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
47.4
OUT! Bowled. Mark Adair to AM Ghazanfar. Length ball, off stump on the back foot Slog, missed. Through the gates.
47.3
Mark Adair to AM Ghazanfar. Full toss, down leg side on the back foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker.
47.2
Mark Adair to AM Ghazanfar. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, run save by Campher, fielded by Tector.
47.1
Mark Adair to AM Ghazanfar. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker.
46.6
OUT! Caught. Barry McCarthy to Nangeyalia Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, outside edge, caught by Tucker. Another one bites the dust.
46.5
Barry McCarthy to Nangeyalia Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, outside edge to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Hume.
46.4
Barry McCarthy to AM Ghazanfar. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Balbirnie.
46.3
Barry McCarthy to AM Ghazanfar. Bouncer, wide outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Tucker.
46.2
Barry McCarthy to Nangeyalia Khan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Hume.
46.1
FOUR! Barry McCarthy to Nangeyalia Khan. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot driving, well timed past deep point for 4 runs.
45.6
Mark Adair to Nangeyalia Khan. Length ball, to leg on the front foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Campher, fielded by Tucker.
45.5
Mark Adair to Nangeyalia Khan. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, missed to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Balbirnie.
45.4
Mark Adair to AM Ghazanfar. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot working, hit pad to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by McBrine.
45.3
Mark Adair to AM Ghazanfar. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Dockrell.
45.2
OUT! L.B.W. Mark Adair to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad in the air uncontrolled. Mark Adair picked his second wicket.
45.1
Mark Adair to Nangeyalia Khan. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot defending, inside edge to point for 1 run, fielded by Stirling.
OUT! Bowled. Nangeyalia Khan to Barry McCarthy. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot cutting, missed. All out! Afghanistan win the series 2-0 with a commanding 117-run victory. Ireland had a good start, with Paul Stirling and Curtis Campher adding 98 runs for the second wicket, but the Afghanistan bowlers, led by Nabi and Nangyal Kharoti, bounced back strongly and restricted them to 119. Nabi registered his best bowling figures in ODI cricket and is the Player of the Match for his all-round performance.
34.5
SIX! Nangeyalia Khan to Barry McCarthy. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
34.4
Nangeyalia Khan to Theo van Woerkom. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
34.3
Nangeyalia Khan to Theo van Woerkom. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Alikhil.
34.2
Nangeyalia Khan to Theo van Woerkom. Stock ball full toss, to leg on the front foot working, inside edge to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Ghazanfar.
34.1
Nangeyalia Khan to Theo van Woerkom. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Zadran.
End of Over 34
Over 34. 2 runs. Bowler: Mohammad Nabi. Ireland: 112/9 (rr 3.29)
33.6
Mohammad Nabi to Theo van Woerkom. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Farooqi.
33.5
Mohammad Nabi to Theo van Woerkom. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Khan.
33.4
Graham Hume b Mohammad Nabi 5 (19)
OUT! Bowled. Mohammad Nabi to Graham Hume. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. Nabi gets a five-wicket haul.
33.3
Mohammad Nabi to Barry McCarthy. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, thick edge to silly point for 1 run, shy attempt by Alikhil, fielded by Khan.
33.2
Mohammad Nabi to Barry McCarthy. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs.
33.1
Mohammad Nabi to Barry McCarthy. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Zadran.
32.5
Nangeyalia Khan to Barry McCarthy. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.
32.4
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, hit pad to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Zurmatai.
32.3
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.
32.2
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
32.1
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, hit pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Alikhil.
End of Over 32
Over 32. 1 run. Bowler: Mohammad Nabi. Ireland: 106/8 (rr 3.31)
31.6
Mohammad Nabi to Barry McCarthy. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs. Another tidy over from Nabi.
31.5
Mohammad Nabi to Barry McCarthy. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Zurmatai.
31.4
Mohammad Nabi to Barry McCarthy. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs.
31.3
Mohammad Nabi to Graham Hume. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to point for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
31.2
Mohammad Nabi to Graham Hume. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Alikhil.
31.1
Mohammad Nabi to Graham Hume. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.
Nangeyalia Khan to Barry McCarthy. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Zadran.
30.5
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shahidi.
30.4
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Zadran.
30.3
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Zadran.
30.2
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.
30.1
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to silly mid on for no runs.
SIX! Mark Adair to Naveed Zadran. Beamer, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control over deep backward point for 6 runs. That's the end of the first innings. Afghanistan posted a decent total on the board after being elected to bat. Hashmatullah Shahidi played a handy knock of 69. Mark Adair picked up three wickets to his name. Can Ireland chase this target and level the Series? Let's find out.
Mark Adair to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Tector.
Mark Adair to Naveed Zadran. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Scoop, hit pad for 1 run, mis-fielded by Tucker.
Mark Adair to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Tector.
Mark Adair to Naveed Zadran. Full toss, to leg on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Hume.
Mark Adair to Naveed Zadran. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Stirling.
Barry McCarthy to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker.
Barry McCarthy to Naveed Zadran. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Campher.
Barry McCarthy to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Hume.
Barry McCarthy to Naveed Zadran. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Dockrell.
Barry McCarthy to Naveed Zadran. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, outside edge to short third man for no runs, fielded by McBrine.
Barry McCarthy to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Tector.
Mark Adair to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Hume.
Mark Adair to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Full toss, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
OUT! Bowled. Mark Adair to AM Ghazanfar. Length ball, off stump on the back foot Slog, missed. Through the gates.
Mark Adair to AM Ghazanfar. Full toss, down leg side on the back foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker.
Mark Adair to AM Ghazanfar. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, run save by Campher, fielded by Tector.
Mark Adair to AM Ghazanfar. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Tucker.
OUT! Caught. Barry McCarthy to Nangeyalia Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, outside edge, caught by Tucker. Another one bites the dust.
Barry McCarthy to Nangeyalia Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, outside edge to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Hume.
Barry McCarthy to AM Ghazanfar. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Balbirnie.
Barry McCarthy to AM Ghazanfar. Bouncer, wide outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Tucker.
Barry McCarthy to Nangeyalia Khan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Hume.
FOUR! Barry McCarthy to Nangeyalia Khan. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot driving, well timed past deep point for 4 runs.
Mark Adair to Nangeyalia Khan. Length ball, to leg on the front foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Campher, fielded by Tucker.
Mark Adair to Nangeyalia Khan. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, missed to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Balbirnie.
Mark Adair to AM Ghazanfar. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot working, hit pad to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by McBrine.
Mark Adair to AM Ghazanfar. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Dockrell.
OUT! L.B.W. Mark Adair to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad in the air uncontrolled. Mark Adair picked his second wicket.
Mark Adair to Nangeyalia Khan. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot defending, inside edge to point for 1 run, fielded by Stirling.
OUT! Bowled. Nangeyalia Khan to Barry McCarthy. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot cutting, missed. All out! Afghanistan win the series 2-0 with a commanding 117-run victory. Ireland had a good start, with Paul Stirling and Curtis Campher adding 98 runs for the second wicket, but the Afghanistan bowlers, led by Nabi and Nangyal Kharoti, bounced back strongly and restricted them to 119. Nabi registered his best bowling figures in ODI cricket and is the Player of the Match for his all-round performance.
SIX! Nangeyalia Khan to Barry McCarthy. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Nangeyalia Khan to Theo van Woerkom. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
Nangeyalia Khan to Theo van Woerkom. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Alikhil.
Nangeyalia Khan to Theo van Woerkom. Stock ball full toss, to leg on the front foot working, inside edge to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Ghazanfar.
Nangeyalia Khan to Theo van Woerkom. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Zadran.
Mohammad Nabi to Theo van Woerkom. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Farooqi.
Mohammad Nabi to Theo van Woerkom. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Khan.
OUT! Bowled. Mohammad Nabi to Graham Hume. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. Nabi gets a five-wicket haul.
Mohammad Nabi to Barry McCarthy. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, thick edge to silly point for 1 run, shy attempt by Alikhil, fielded by Khan.
Mohammad Nabi to Barry McCarthy. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs.
Mohammad Nabi to Barry McCarthy. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Zadran.
Nangeyalia Khan to Barry McCarthy. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, hit pad to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Zurmatai.
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, hit pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Alikhil.
Mohammad Nabi to Barry McCarthy. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs. Another tidy over from Nabi.
Mohammad Nabi to Barry McCarthy. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Zurmatai.
Mohammad Nabi to Barry McCarthy. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs.
Mohammad Nabi to Graham Hume. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to point for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
Mohammad Nabi to Graham Hume. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Alikhil.
Mohammad Nabi to Graham Hume. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.
Nangeyalia Khan to Barry McCarthy. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Zadran.
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Shahidi.
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Zadran.
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Zadran.
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.
Nangeyalia Khan to Graham Hume. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to silly mid on for no runs.