Azmatullah to Stirling, no run, tad fuller on off, Stirling knocks it to cover from within the crease
1.2
Azmatullah to Stirling, no run,
1.1
Azmatullah to Stirling, leg byes, 2 runs, drifting down the leg-side, flicks his pads on its way to fine leg for a couple of leg byes
Azmatullah Omarzai, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
A couple of slips in place for Stirling
0.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Balbirnie, 2 runs, back of a length on off,
0.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Balbirnie, no run
0.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Balbirnie, no run,
0.3
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Balbirnie, no run, short of a length on off, Balbirnie steers it to point
0.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Balbirnie, no run
0.1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Balbirnie, no run
Balbirnie and Stirling are at the crease. Balbirnie is on strike. Fazalhaq Farooqi will open the attack
Welcome back for the run chase..
19:09 Local Time, 15:09 GMT, 20:39 IST: A commendable effort by Afghanistan who have posted a formidable total having been put in to bat first. Gurbaz was dropped very early in the match and the opener made Ireland pay as he ended up scoring a fine century. His partner - Ibrahim Zadran too played a crucial knock as the Afghan openers had a pivotal partnership of 150 between them. Omarzai was moved up the order owing to that superb partnership between the openers, but the all-rounder wasn't really able to make an impact and departed without making much of an impact. Nabi and Shahidi played equally well towards the end to power Afghanistan over the 300-run mark. For Ireland, Theo van Woerkom was the pick of the bowlers as he claimed three big wickets. Can the visitors manage to chase this down like they chased down the target in the Test match? Join us back in 30 minutes for the second essay to find out..
49.6
Campher to Shahidi, byes, 1 run, Afghanistan finish with 310/5! Slower delivery outside off, Shahidi swings and misses and they take a bye
49.5
Campher to Shahidi, FOUR, to fine leg
49.4
Campher to Gulbadin, 1 run,
49.3
Campher to Gulbadin, SIX, 300 up for Afghanistan! Right in the slot and Gulbadin has tonked it over long-on for half-a-dozen
49.2
Campher to Gulbadin, no run, yorker length ball at the stumps, squeezed back to the bowler
49.1
Campher to Gulbadin, no run, slower delivery outside off, left alone by Gulbadin
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