IRE vs AFG Live Cricket Score

2 OUT! CAUGHT! The extra ball brings a massive wicket for McDonough and Ireland. He is beaming with smile and is circled by his fellow teammates. Bowls it on a good length, outside the off stump, with a little bit of extra bounce and an away shape. Rahmanullah Gurbaz charges down a bit and tries to loft it over the mid off fielder but ends up badly shanking it and offering a straightforward catch to Harry Tector at mid off. A really good start for Ireland as the dangerous Gurbaz falls. Afghanistan are 16/1. 16/1

38.4 OUT! DRAGGED ON! Finally, at last, Ireland break the massive 231-run stand. Gavin Hoey is the one who picks up the wicket. He bowls this a bit flatter, shortish and on middle, drifts in. Ibrahim Zadran moves back to clip it away but misses. The ball clips the front pad before going off his back pad and onto the stumps. Unusual way to go, but Zadran has played a fantastic knock here. Afghanistan are 247/2 now. 247/2

42.5 OUT! CAUGHT! Atal departs 7 short of his 150. Tossed up wide outside off, on a fuller length. Sediqullah Atal collapses his back knee into the pitch to slog it over long on, but cannot get underneath the ball and gets no timing on it and airs it straight into the hands of Mark Adair at long on. A very impressive knock from Atal nonetheless. Hoey picks up his second wicket as Afghanistan are 285/3, with 7.1 overs left. 285/3

44.4 OUT! HIGH UP AND CAUGHT! A bit of revenge from McDonough after being taken to the cleaners. Fuller delivery, outside the off stump line, seemingly another pace-off ball. Darwish Rasooli gets crouched and looks to air it behind deep cover, but gets more height than distance. The ball swirls up and over extra cover, going off the toe end of the bat. Paul Stirling lurks under it, watches the ball till the last moment and takes a good catch. A breezy knock from Rasooli. Afghanistan are 310/4. 310/4

46.2 OUT! TAKEN! Byron McDonough has three to his name now. He hits the deck hard and just outside off. Azmatullah Omarzai extends his arms and looks to go big down the ground, but his bat turns in his hands. He ends up slicing it towards wide long off, where Mark Adair runs forward a bit and takes a good catch. He was pushed back just before this ball, so good planning from Ireland. Afghanistan are 324/5 now. 324/5

47.5 OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Mark Adair strikes now. He sticks to the fuller length, and pushes this outside off, keeping it inside the tramline this time. Rashid Khan tries to reach out for it by throwing everything at it, but loses his balance and gets a thin outside edge, behind, where Lorcan Tucker makes no mistake. Afghanistan slip from 310/3 to 335/6, with 13 balls left in the first innings. 335/6

48.4 OUT! IN THE AIR...GONE! Liam McCarthy gets among the wickets. This is dug into the surface, just outside off, and gets some steep bounce. Rahmat Shah backs away and looks to slap it but has to reach out for it and gets it high on the bat. It lobs up in the air only as far as Paul Stirling at cover, who makes no mistake. Afghanistan are 338/7 now, 8 balls left. 338/7

49.2 OUT! GHAZANFAR IS RUN OUT! Another one bites the dust. Mark Adair goes fuller and on middle, Hashmatullah Shahidi drills it wide of long on and calls for the second run. AM Ghazanfar responds but Curtis Campher is much quicker to the ball and fires in a throw at the bowler's end, where Adair breaks the stumps, with the batter well short of his crease. 341/8

50 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Mark Adair wraps things up with a wicket. Afghanistan finish on 343/9! This is banged into the pitch, on middle and leg. Yamin Ahmadzai goes for the pull but only manages to get an outside edge behind, where Lorcan Tucker takes a simple catch. A much better end for Ireland, but the target is still a daunting one. 343/9

40.1 OUT! CAUGHT! Is that the final nail in the coffin for Ireland? Rashid Khan gets his second here. He tosses it up, full and around middle. Andy Balbirnie gets down for the slog sweep but fails to get the elevation or the placement. It flies straight towards deep square leg, where Darwish Rasooli gets behind it well and takes a fine catch. End of an excellent knock from Balbirnie. 215/5

10.3 OUT! LBW! Immediate impact from Ghazanfar as he breaks the opening partnership. He dishes out a full ball, on the stumps, Paul Stirling is drawn forward to play at it, but the ball turns in sharply and beats the inside edge to strike on the back pad. A confident appeal goes up in unison from the Afghans and up goes the finger. It is as plumb as it can get and Stirling is trapped in front, the first ball of spin he faces. Ireland are 48/1, needing 296 runs. 48/1

11.3 OUT! BOWLED'EM! A seamer's dream ball, this one. Hit the top of off, they say and Ahmadzai does exactly that. On a length, straightening up from the pitch. Cade Carmichael plays from out of the crease and looks to block it in front but the ball almost trims the outside edge and clips the bails on the off stump. Absolutely cleaned him up through a ripper. Ireland slip from 48/0 to 53/2. 53/2

27.2 OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Azmatullah Omarzai strikes on his return to the attack. He bangs this into the pitch, on middle, angling into the batter. Harry Tector looks to pull it away but gets cramped up to free his arms. He does not get the elevation and hits it much flatter towards deep square leg, where Yamin Ahmadzai does not have to move an inch and takes a good catch. Ireland are 129/3, chasing 344 runs. 129/3

30.4 OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! It was inevitable at some point, as they needed to get a move on. Rashid opens his account with the ball. He bowls from well behind the popping crease and dishes out a googly, on a length, on the stumps. The ball lands and just refuses to rise up. Lorcan Tucker rocks back and goes for the pull shot, but the ball beats the inside edge, shoots low and rattles the timber. Tucker is dejected as he walks off and Ireland are 142/3, needing 202 runs. 142/4

47.1 OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND CAUGHT! That should be the game for Afghanistan. But full credit to Campher, who conjured a fightback out of thin air, dragging this contest back from the dead when nobody gave it a chance. Full and wide outside off, deliberately kept away from the hitting arc. Campher goes down low and throws everything into it, with no option left but to keep swinging for the fences. But his bottom hand comes off the bat at the crucial moment, and the mistimed shot balloons up towards extra cover, where Rahmat settles under it for an easy catch. Ireland are 292 for 9, needing 52 more runs. 292/9

40.2 OUT! BOWLED'EM! Two in two for Rashid Khan. This is a flatter, leg-break, full and on middle, turns in sharply. Ben Calitz backs away to punch it but gets cramped for room. He plays all over it as the ball goes through and rattles the leg pole. Rashid will be on a hat-trick now. 216/4 becomes 216/6 for Ireland. 215/6

43.1 OUT! ABSOLUTE SCREAMER! Rashid Khan, you beauty! Azmatullah Omarzai lands this back of a length and around off, Mark Adair backs away and tries to punch it over extra cover but ends up slicing it. It flies towards extra cover, where Rashid sticks out his left hand and plucks the ball out of thin air. He is off and running in celebration. Ireland slip further, still needing 97 runs in 41 balls. 247/7

44.1 OUT! IN THE AIR...GONE! Yamin Ahmadzai gets his second. He hits the deck hard, on off, and shoots up a bit. Gavin Hoey backs and tries to slap it away but gets it high on the bat. It goes straight up in the air towards cover, where Rahmat Shah settles under the high ball and takes a good catch. Ireland are 256/8, needing 88 runs. 256/8

48 OUT! CAUGHT SPECTACULARLY! Sediqullah Atal snaps a stunning catch to cap off his birthday in style. AFGHANISTAN WIN BY 42 RUNS! And with that, they win the 5-match ODI series, leading by 3-0. Full and angling into the batter around off. McDonough goes right back in his crease, clearing that front leg out of the way, and swings hard trying to muscle it away into the leg side. The elevation just isn't there though. Deep mid-wicket springs into action, as Sediqullah Atal times his leap to perfection and clutches the catch, somehow staying balletically balanced with both feet inside the rope. The third umpire is called upon for a closer look, though there isn't much in the way of angles to work with. One replay is enough to confirm that Atal's feet stayed well clear of the ropes throughout. A day to remember for Ahmadzai too, who rounds it off with a stunning four-wicket haul. 301/10