IRE vs AFG Live Cricket Score

4.1 OUT! CAUGHT AT FIRST SLIP! Fazalhaq Farooqi draws first blood for the Afghans. Superb catch by Atal. He angles the ball across the right hander, bowling it full and outside the off stump, inviting the drive. Balbirnie falls in the trap as he is drawn forward and pushes at it with hard hands. Ends up getting a big outside edge and the ball goes low to the left of Sediqullah Atal at first slip. He dives and scoops the ball inches above the turf. Ireland are 19/1 after 4.1 overs. 19/1

12.3 OUT! TAKEN! Yamin Ahmadzai gets the big wicket of Paul Stirling. Ireland are 63/2 after 12.3 overs now. 63/2

18.4 OUT! LBW! Immediate impact from Rashid Khan. Fired in, full and on off, with a hint of turn. Cade Carmichael leans on and looks to block it but gets beaten on the inside edge as the ball hits his pads. A loud celebrappeal from Rashid and the finger goes up straightaway. That looked dead straight in real time. Carmichael couldn't extend his start and walks back. Ireland are 82/3 after 18.4 overs now. 82/3

26.2 OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Exceptional display of spin bowling from the wizard, Rashid Khan. The Irish batters have looked all at sea once again while dealing with the spin. Dishes out the deceptive googly, and lands it full around off. Harry Tector is drawn forward and looks to drive it straight back but the ball barges through the yawning gap between the bat and pad and rattles the stumps behind. A massive wicket for Afghanistan as Tector perishes. Ireland are 106/6 in 26.2 overs. 106/6

19.1 OUT! LBW! AM Ghazanfar strikes. A bit short, on top of off, Lorcan Tucker rocks back and looks to block it but gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball hits him on his pads. A loud appeal and the finger goes up. The height seemed to be an issue, but because Lorcan Tucker was deep in his crease, it would have hit the stumps. Also, there is no DRS for this series, so Lorcan Tucker has to walk back. 85/4

21.3 OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Looped above the eyeline, full on middle, Campher get on the front foot to drive it straight but seems to have hit it straight and on the bounce to the bowler. Ghazanfar snaffles it on the follow-through to his right. Bump ball? The Afghan players are already celebrating but the decision is sent upstairs to check the legality of the catch. The replay shows that the ball might have gone straight to the bowler without making contact with the ground. 63/1 becomes 89/5 for Ireland after 21/3 overs. 89/5

29.4 OUT! CAUGHT! A very soft dismissal for Calitz and there goes the last recognized batter for Ireland. The in-drifter on a fuller length, around the pads, on a fuller length. Ben Calitz looks to flick but fails to hit it along the ground and chips it flatly towards Rashid Khan at mid-wicket. The Afghan captain is not dropping those, but that's a fine catch as it came at a decent speed towards him. 63/1 becomes 128/8 for Ireland. 128/8

29 OUT! BOWLED'EM! Wicket number 3 for Rashid and his ninth overall in this ODI series. Another googly dished out by Rashid. Lands it full and around the off stump. Mark Adair does read the variation and gets low on a knee to sweep it, but plays the shot before the ball dips on him. Hence, it goes below the inside edge and crashes into the stumps behind. Ireland are 125/7 in 29 overs. 125/7

46.3 OUT! TIMBER! Azmatullah Omarzai finishes things off. Full and straight, on middle and leg, Gavin Hoey goes deep in his crease and looks to loft it but gets beaten completely as the ball rattles over the middle and the leg pole. Gavin Hoey falls after a fine knock. Ireland have been bowled out for 206 runs! 206/10

45.5 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! There's the wicket at last. Yamin Ahmadzai breaks the gritty stand. Full and way outside off, Jai Moondra reaches out to it and looks to slap it. Gets a thick outside edge as the ball carries towards the keeper, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who dives low to his left and takes a sharp catch. Moondra has played a crucial hand, adding some precious runs for his side. Ireland are 204/9, with 4.1 overs left in the first innings. 204/9

28.1 OUT! TAKEN! Rahmanullah Gurbaz throws his wicket away and falls for 71. Gives it air, outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz stays back and looks to loft it but the ball hits the upper part of his bat. It carries towards deep extra cover. Mark Adair runs forward and takes a good catch. Afghanistan are 149/5 after 28.1 overs. They still need 58 runs to win. This is getting a bit interesting now. Gurbaz throws his head back in disappointment as he trudges off. 149/5

9.2 OUT! TAKEN! There's the first breakthrough for Ireland. A very special moment for Byron as this is his first international wicket. He bangs it short, on off, Ibrahim Zadran swivels and looks to pull it but the extra bounce does him in and hurries him up. Gets a top edge as the ball goes high up in the air towards short covers. Andy Balbirnie moves forward, keeps his eyes on the ball, calls for his catch loudly, and takes a well-judged catch. 84 in the previous ODI, Ibrahim departs cheaply this time around. Afghanistan are 53/1, chasing 207 runs. 53/1

14.1 OUT! CAUGHT SPECTACULARLY! Oh, my days! That's an absolute stunner from Adair. Tossed up and fullish outside off, Atal skips down the track and looks to launch it over long on. However, the ball arrives a fraction late, causing him to get it off the toe end. It airs towards long on's right, where Mark Adair swoops across and dives, and takes a sharp, low catch. Sediqullah Atal is standing shellshocked but has to walk off. Afghanistan are 84/2, needing 123 runs. 84/2

17.5 OUT! BOWLED! A ripper from Adair as he strikes big upon his return. A good-length delivery, just outside off, nips back sharply off the seam. Rahmat is drawn into playing a punch through the off side, but the movement opens up a gap between bat and pad. The ball sneaks through and crashes into the top of off stump. A superb delivery and a well-deserved wicket for Adair. Ireland are gradually creeping back in the game. Afghanistan need 110 runs. 97/3

24.5 OUT! TAKEN! Gavin Hoey gets the much-needed wicket for Ireland. Drops it short, on middle and leg, Hashmatullah Shahidi swivels and looks to pull it but doesn't get the elevation on it as the ball stays low and goes off the toe end. It carries towards deep backward square leg, where Jai Moondra bends low and takes a sharp catch. That brings an end to the 35-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Afghanistan are 132/4, needing 75 runs from 151 balls. 132/4

30.5 OUT! CAUGHT! Another Afghan batter who just throws his wicket away. A shot that could have been easily avoided from Rasooli, but he just couldn't control his temptation to go big. A short ball from Hoey, spinning and bouncing off the pitch, around middle. Darwish Rasooli hangs back and looks to pump it over mid-wicket, but gets a fat top edge. It flies up the chimney and goes down the throat of Curtis Campher at mid-wicket. A straightforward catch for him and he makes no mistake. Gavin continues to make an impact in this game, and has his fourth wicket. This is very much alive now for Ireland. Afghanistan have slipped from 132/3 to 154/6. 154/6

35.4 OUT! IN THE AIR AND CAUGHT! Once again, Adair makes an impact upon his return to the attack. On a back of a length, around the off stump, and it springs from the surface. Azmatullah Omarzai looks to pump it down the ground, lofting it on the rise, but gets more height than distance as the ball sails over mid off. Harry Tector backtracks over his right shoulder, and keeps his eyes locked on the ball and takes a fine, fine running catch around his chest. Ireland still very much alive in this one. Afghanistan slip down to 176/7 after 35.4 overs. 176/7