- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.1 edged and taken at first slip! Farooqi bowled it full and across the right-hander, Balbirnie drives on the up but isn't anywhere near the pitch of the ball and gets a thick edge that is gleefully accepted by Sediqullah Atal. 19/118.4 Rashid strikes right away, he's done Carmichael in, no worries! Was on a great attacking length right outside off, moved back in. Rapped him on the pads and was smashing into off-stump, at least. Carmichael was settled in but he has to walk back now 82/326.2 right through the gate! It's the wrong'un that rips back in from outside off to beat the inside edge and crash into the stumps. 106/619.1 Spin twins making quite the impression here: the taller Ghazanfar strikes first ball too, landing this ball on a great length outside off and making it twirl in. Tucker, on just his second delivery, defends down the wrong line and is rapped right on the pads 85/421.3 chipped back to the bowler, but was it a bump ball? Nope, the third umpire says after a lot of deliberation. Afghanistan think this went to Ghazanfar on the full. Campher isn't perturbed. One of the replays seems to suggest this one bounced straight into the pitch before lobbing back to the bowler, but the side-on replays says it may have lobbed straight up. The third umpire has gone in favour of the bowling team. 89/529.4 floated on the pads and Calitz has flicked this straight to midwicket. As simple as catches come. 128/828.6 the extra ball brings him a wicket. Adair plays an ugly heave across the line, nowhere near the pitch and misses it altogether. Poor stroke from someone who is way, way better than that. 125/746.3 cleans him up! This is full and straight from Omarzai, Hoey backs sway to swing down town but misses it altogether and the leg stump is pegged back. 206/1045.5 superb catch by Gurbaz! Moondra backs away but the bowler spears this full and across, he looks to scythe this behind point but gets a thick edge that is taken well by the keeper diving to his left. 204/9Extras34 (b 4, lb 3, w 27)TOTAL206 all out (46.3 Overs, RR: 4.43)Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Andy Balbirnie, 4.1 ov), 2-63 (Paul Stirling, 12.3 ov), 3-82 (Cade Carmichael, 18.4 ov), 4-85 (Lorcan Tucker, 19.1 ov), 5-89 (Curtis Campher, 21.3 ov), 6-106 (Harry Tector, 26.2 ov), 7-125 (Mark Adair, 28.6 ov), 8-128 (Ben Calitz, 29.4 ov), 9-204 (Jai Moondra, 45.5 ov), 10-206 (Gavin Hoey, 46.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Fazalhaq Farooqi 8 0 36 1 4.5 32 4 0 4 0 Yamin Ahmadzai 9 0 35 2 3.88 37 5 0 1 0 Azmatullah Omarzai 8.3 0 45 1 5.29 27 4 0 3 0 AM Ghazanfar 9 0 29 3 3.22 35 1 0 4 0 Rashid Khan 10 0 44 3 4.4 32 0 1 3 0 Hashmatullah Shahidi 2 0 10 0 5 5 1 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR28.1 And now, Gurbaz gives his wicket away on the verge of a win and a century. Was a length ball outside off and he goes for another lofted drive, but he can only send it out to deep extra cover, who gobbles up the catch without much celebration 149/59.2 Zadran takes a leaf out of Gurbaz's book, but he has to take his leave as a result. Was a short ball directed quite well into his shoulders. He goes for a wild pull himself, and the top-edge flies out to cover, who takes a calm catch 53/114.1 that is a sensational catch at long-on! Hoey tossed that up nicely, Atal couldn't stop himself from looking to hit down the ground. But this one dipped and spun back, Atal went straight but ended up dragging it to the fielder. Big opening. Adair ran nearly 20 yards to his right and was on the move as he plucked the catch. Superbly done. 84/217.5 big, big wicket. Rahmat gets a faint nick to one that jags back in from a length outside off. Adair got that to lift off the deck as well, and the ball clipped the top of off after taking the nick. The camera angle gave the impression initially that it was caught behind, turns out it was bowled. Dream wicket. 97/324.5 he has picked out the lone fielder in the deep! Shahidi rocks back to pull, but ends up dragging this towards deep square where Moondra makes no mistake. This kept a tad low, Shahidi was looking to hack that over deep midwicket but ends dup dragging it to the boundary rider. Moondra with a good, low catch. 132/430.5 Rasooli's watching from the other end and has other ideas! He wants to get this done with in a hurry and goes for a hot-blooded swipe through the line. Ball takes the bottom edge and flies out to midwicket. Ireland are, somehow, back in this context with four wickets to get... 154/635.4 Omarzai goes for the lofted drive now, but Tector grabs the ball while running back! Ireland are jubilant right now. Was a length ball and Omarzai had not nearly enough power to loft this one. He tries to, anyway. And can't even get it past mid-off, as it turns out to be 176/7Extras4 (w 4)TOTAL207/7 (44.5 Overs, RR: 4.61)Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Ibrahim Zadran, 9.2 ov), 2-84 (Sediqullah Atal, 14.1 ov), 3-97 (Rahmat Shah, 17.5 ov), 4-132 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 24.5 ov), 5-149 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 28.1 ov), 6-154 (Darwish Rasooli, 30.5 ov), 7-176 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 35.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MR Adair 10 1 36 2 3.6 37 2 0 2 0 J Moondra 10 0 67 0 6.7 27 5 3 1 0 BD McDonough 10 2 51 1 5.1 36 4 2 1 0 G Hoey 10 0 34 4 3.4 40 2 1 0 0 HT Tector 4.5 0 19 0 3.93 17 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Afghanistan , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Afghanistan led the 5-match series 2-0
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
10 August 2026 (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 1 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 122 runs, 7 wickets)
- Ireland: 50 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: Ireland - 63/2 in 12.3 overs (C Carmichael 21)
- Ireland: 100 runs in 23.6 overs (144 balls), Extras 16
- Drinks: Ireland - 106/6 in 26.2 overs (BF Calitz 9)
- Ireland: 150 runs in 34.5 overs (209 balls), Extras 28
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 2 wickets)
- 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (G Hoey 22, J Moondra 20, Ex 8)
- Ireland: 200 runs in 45.2 overs (272 balls), Extras 32
- Innings Break: Ireland - 206/10 in 46.3 overs (BD McDonough 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 59 runs, 1 wicket)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (52 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 38, Ibrahim Zadran 12, Ex 1)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 125 runs, 6 wickets)
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 92/2 in 16.0 overs (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 50, Rahmat Shah 2)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz: 50 off 45 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 18.4 overs (112 balls), Extras 1
- Afghanistan: 150 runs in 28.4 overs (172 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 154/6 in 30.5 overs (Azmatullah Omarzai 4)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 23 runs, 0 wicket)
- Afghanistan: 200 runs in 43.5 overs (263 balls), Extras 4
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