- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.4 gone!! Gurbaz's party ends. Moondra gets Gurbaz on debut. He went after Moondra yet again, but ended up sending this miles up in the air. The ball was in the hittable zone again - it was on the fuller side - and Gurbaz went hoicking from around middle stump. But Adair, at mid-on, moved to his right, and waited and waited... before finally grabbing the ball 39/133.5 taken at mid-off. Campher roars out to celebrate. Zadran chips this straight to the fielder to fall on 84. Campher bowled this on a length around off, and although it was there to be lofted, Zadran didn't get the height and the power to get runs 198/324.4 bowled him!! Atal can't believe that the stumps are moved. He walks back looking frustrated. Tector gave this ball a lot of air, and bowled a yorker on the stumps. Atal went for the flick, but the length was too full for that shot. The solid partnership is broken, as Ireland aim to to fight back 155/235.3 Straight down deep midwicket's throat and that is a soft dismissal. Tossed up on middle and leg, he brings out the slog sweep, gets no power or timing behind it and Balbirnie completes a simple catch 203/440.5 Loud appeal for caught behind and the umpire agrees. Oh, Omarzai isn't convinced. No DRS, so he will have to go. But he is incensed. He has a chat with the umpire, before he's been asked to walk back. Full and well outside off, he throws his bat at it, and it looks like he did get a slight edge on it through to the 'keeper. It certainly seemed like there was a deflection there. Did Omarzai feel that was a bump ball? 246/543.1 The larger boundary comes to Adair's rescue and Rasooli departs. Slower back of a length ball on leg, Rasooli pulls but gets it right of the toe-end of the bat to deep backward square leg where Carmichael completes a simple catch 265/643.4 That is a very good catch by McDonough. Back of a length ball outside off, Rashid backs away and swings for the hills. He only manages a top-edge that spoons straight up behind short third, where McDonough runs back and completes the catch 267/746.1 Has Ghazanfar run himself out? Looks like he has. Good length ball on middle and leg, he backs away and heaves it to the left of long leg, who dives and parries the ball to deep midwicket. The fielder fires a flat throw and finds Ghazanfar short 289/8Extras12 (b 1, lb 2, nb 2, w 7)TOTAL299/8 (47 Overs, RR: 6.36)Did not bat: Fazalhaq FarooqiFall of wickets: 1-39 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 5.4 ov), 2-155 (Sediqullah Atal, 24.4 ov), 3-198 (Ibrahim Zadran, 33.5 ov), 4-203 (Rahmat Shah, 35.3 ov), 5-246 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 40.5 ov), 6-265 (Darwish Rasooli, 43.1 ov), 7-267 (Rashid Khan, 43.4 ov), 8-289 (AM Ghazanfar, 46.1 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.1 Edged and gone. Who else but Rashid to provide Afghanistan that all-important breakthrough. Flatter, skiddy legbreak outside off, he shapes up for the cut, but can only manage a thick outside edge with Gurbaz doing the rest. A fine catch by the keeper as that was a big deflection 96/24.6 good catch by midwicket. Saleem takes with a reverse cup while moving back. Stirling's wicket ends what turns out to be a wicket maiden. He simply chipped at this shortish delivery, and his shot had little power. Saleem had to do was keep his eyes on the ball as it approached him, and he moved well 24/125.5 top edge, and gone!! Carmichael, who was leading the chase, is done. He looks to use the pace and the bounce for the upper cut, but can't clear Saleem, who, although placed wide at deep third, moves well to his left to grab the ball on the edge of the boundary. Omarzai went for the short ball again, and got it to rise outside off to end a solid innings 152/516.6 Caught on the second attempt and Rashid has a second. That is a stunning piece of bowling from Rashid and an equally good catch. Length ball that lands on off and keeps it going straight. Tector pushes at it, gets a thin edge through to Gurbaz who takes a very good catch 106/324.2 struck on the pad, but turned down. Hang on, though. Afghanistan are celebrating a run-out dismissal now. And Tucker is indeed walking back. Saleem bowled one on a length, and the ball shaped back in to hit Tucker's pad. He looked to flick but missed, and the ball headed to point. The throw from Atal found Tucker well short as the batter attempted a run, so that was good presence of mind from Atal 144/431.4 plays back to the googly, don't do that! Rashid rips out another, Campher bowled trying to pull. The ball looked like it kept a touch low as it spun back into middle and leg, too late for the batter to adjust 203/830.4 lofted to mid-off. Farooqi strikes, and Ireland keep sliding. For a moment, though, that shot looked like comfortably clearing the fielder. Adair went after this length delivery to try and attack, but couldn't hit powerfully enough to clear the fielder 201/733.2 launched down the throat of long-off! Rashid bags his five-for with the wicket of Moondra. Round the wicket, pushed up very full and he can't get the elevation, picking out the man back for a simple take 207/933.4 bamboozled with a googly, six for Rashid! Fizzed down fast and dipping, spins back through the gate to hit middle and leg as McDonough propped forward uncertainly. Second-best ODI figures for Rashid, who has been the star man in a hefty win for the visitors 207/10Extras19 (b 4, lb 5, nb 1, w 9)TOTAL207 all out (33.4 Overs, RR: 6.14)Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Paul Stirling, 4.6 ov), 2-96 (Andy Balbirnie, 14.1 ov), 3-106 (Harry Tector, 16.6 ov), 4-144 (Lorcan Tucker, 24.2 ov), 5-152 (Cade Carmichael, 25.5 ov), 6-198 (Ben Calitz, 29.3 ov), 7-201 (Mark Adair, 30.4 ov), 8-203 (Curtis Campher, 31.4 ov), 9-207 (Jai Moondra, 33.2 ov), 10-207 (Byron McDonough, 33.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Azmatullah Omarzai 7 1 42 2 6 23 3 2 2 1 Fazalhaq Farooqi 7 1 32 1 4.57 31 7 0 0 0 Mohammad Saleem 7 0 66 0 9.42 21 11 2 2 0 AM Ghazanfar 5 0 24 0 4.8 12 1 0 0 0 Rashid Khan 7.4 0 34 6 4.43 23 1 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Ireland , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Afghanistan led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.45 start, First Session 10.45-14.15, Interval 14.15-14.45, Second Session 14.45-18.15
Match days
7 August 2026 (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Wet Ground: Afghanistan - 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 65 runs, 1 wicket)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (45 balls), Extras 5
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 37.0 (Mandatory - 151 runs, 3 wickets)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (Ibrahim Zadran 24, Sediqullah Atal 24, Ex 2)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 15.4 overs (96 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 103/1 in 16.0 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 38, Sediqullah Atal 27)
- Ibrahim Zadran: 50 off 52 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 104 balls (Ibrahim Zadran 53, Sediqullah Atal 44, Ex 3)
- Afghanistan: 150 runs in 24.1 overs (147 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 193/2 in 33.0 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 80, Rahmat Shah 26)
- Afghanistan: 200 runs in 34.2 overs (208 balls), Extras 10
- Powerplay 3: Overs 37.1 - 47.0 (Mandatory - 83 runs, 4 wickets)
- Afghanistan: 250 runs in 41.3 overs (251 balls), Extras 11
- Innings Break: Afghanistan - 299/8 in 47.0 overs (Hashmatullah Shahidi 36, Mohammad Saleem 5)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 57 runs, 1 wicket)
- Ireland: 50 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 8
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 37.0 (Mandatory - 150 runs, 9 wickets)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (A Balbirnie 22, C Carmichael 22, Ex 7)
- Drinks: Ireland - 96/2 in 14.1 overs (C Carmichael 42)
- Ireland: 100 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 13
- C Carmichael: 50 off 44 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Ireland: 150 runs in 25.3 overs (153 balls), Extras 13
- Ireland: 200 runs in 29.5 overs (180 balls), Extras 19
- Drinks: Ireland - 201/7 in 31.0 overs (C Campher 21, G Hoey 0)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsIbrahim 84 and Rashid six-for carry Afghanistan to victory
Ireland lost 7 for 63 to be bowled out for 207 in their chase of 300
Ireland opt to bowl, hand out three debuts
Jai Moondra, who impressed against India in T20Is, was among the three debutants




