IRE vs AFG Live Cricket Score

5.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Struggling? Maybe. But the first wicket of the match goes to Ireland's new-found star. Overattacking costs Gurbaz here. Moondra, who has gone for 30 runs in his 16 deliveries so far, including two no balls, just got a bit of T20 mode into this ball. Rolled his fingers over the ball and took the pace off. Gurbaz looked to go after this one as well, swinging across the line but ended up playing a bit too early. As a result, he just got elevation and not the distance at all. The ball hovered around mid-wicket where Mark Adair took the catch comfortably, running across to his right. AFGHANISTAN ARE 39/1 AFTER 5.4 OVERS! 39/1

33.5 OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man this time! A wicket falls right after the break. Again, another wicket with nothing special about it. It was a length delivery, outside off and Ibrahim Zadran just looked to repeat his previous stroke, aiming to clear mid off. But this time, he ended up playing a bit early and hit it straight to Cade Carmichael at cover. Ibrahim misses out on a well-deserved century and another budding stand of 43 is broken. AFGHANISTAN ARE 198/3 AFTER 33.5 OVERS! 198/3

24.4 OUT! BOWLED! History repeats itself. Flashback, the 6th over bowled by Jai Moondra. The first ball went for a six, the second for a four, the third was a dot and the fourth resulted in a wicket. Full and straight, Sediqullah Atal looks to flick it away but somehow, misses the ball. There was nothing special about the delivery, but he just missed a straight one. The ball went past the pads and clipped the leg stump. Atal falls 5 short of a half century and the 116-run stand is broken. AFGHANISTAN ARE 155/2 AFTER 24.4 OVERS! 155/2

35.3 OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man once more. Full, around middle and off, Rahmat Shah gets down on a knee and looks to play the slog sweep. He connects well but is unable to find the gap. Andy Balbirnie is patiently waiting at the mid-wicket fence and takes it calmly. Quick wickets for Ireland as FROM 198/2, AFGHANISTAN ARE NOW 203/4! 203/4

40.5 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Or, is he? Omarzai looks amused and has a word with the umpire on his way out. Almost a carbon copy of the second ball of this over. Omarzai shuffles across his stumps and then backs away to the leg side. But Moondra is focused and bowls it very full and wide outside off. The batter has to reach out to hit that and misses. Seemingly. The ball goes through to the keeper who appeals for the catch and the umpire raises his finger. The 43-run stand is broken and another batter does not convert his start. AFGHANISTAN ARE 246/5 AFTER 40.5 OVERS! 246/5

43.1 OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Mark Adair has deserved this wicket for the way he has bowled in this game. He bangs this into the pitch, and takes pace off, on middle. Darwish Rasooli tries to pull it away but the ball just holds up on the surface a bit longer. He goes through the shot early and gets it more from the toe end of the bat. It flies straight to deep square leg, where Cade Carmichael does not have to move much and takes a good reverse cup catch. Rasooli cannot believe he has picked out the fielder but has to walk back. Afghanistan are 265/6 now. 265/6

43.4 OUT! IN THE AIR...GONE! Mark Adair makes a double strike and he gets rid of the dangerman now. He hits the deck hard and just around off, gets some steep bounce. Rashid Khan tries to heave it across the line but goes a bit too hard at it. The ball also gets big on him and takes the top edge. It flies over short third, where Byron McDonough runs backwards, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a fine catch. 265/5 becomes 267/7 for Afghanistan. 267/7

46.1 OUT! GHAZANFAR IS RUN OUT! Not sure whether we can blame Ghazanfar here. Given that this is the last over of the innings, one might have expected Shahidi to keep the strike. And one believes that Ghazanfar thought the same too. On a length, around off, Ghazanfar heaved it towards deep square leg. The ball went in the gap and deep backward square leg got to his left, dived and parried it wide of deep mid-wicket. That gave the room for the second and Shahidi wanted it. Ghazanfar was not at all for the idea and it came as a surprise for him. He took off late and by then, Harry Tector had returned the throw to the keeper who whipped the bails off. The run out was referred upstairs and the replay showed Ghazanfar well short. AFGHANISTAN ARE 289/8 AFTER 46.1 OVERS! 289/8

14.1 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! King Khan strikes. It is a short ball, but a quick one and a leg break at that, Andy Balbirnie probably did not pick it because his feet did not move. He tried a flat-footed punch and only succeeded in getting a thick outside edge to the keeper, Rahmanullah Gurbaz. A dramatic period of 3 overs at last results in a wicket for Afghanistan. The 72-run stand is broken and IRELAND ARE 96/2, CHASING 300. 96/2

5 OUT! TAKEN! Azmatullah Omarzai draws first blood and it is a WICKET MAIDEN. The pressure of the dot balls got to the Irish skipper here. This is on a nagging length, on middle, angling in a bit. Paul Stirling looks to force the flick but gets it from the toe end of the bat. He ends up chipping it towards mid-wicket, where Mohammad Saleem backtracks a bit and grabs it well above his head. Ireland are 24/1, chasing 300 runs. 24/1

25.5 OUT! CAUGHT! Azmatullah Omarzai gets the set batter and Ireland are in big trouble now. He bangs this into the pitch, outside off. Cade Carmichael backs a bit too far away and slashes his bat at it, trying to reach out. He cannot handle the bounce and gets a top edge that flies towards deep third. AM Ghazanfar moves to his left and takes a fine running catch. It almost popped out but he managed to hold on to it. It's the end of Carmichael's fine knock, and Ireland lose half their side now. 152/5

17 OUT! EDGED AND GONE! The magician strikes again. Rashid Khan tosses up the leg break, full and on off, and gets it to grip and turn away just enough. Harry Tector is drawn forward into his defensive stroke but only manages to get a thin outside edge behind. Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the keeper, reacts sharply, fumbles once but grabs it on the second attempt. Ireland are 106/3, still needing 194 runs in 180 balls. 106/3

24.2 OUT! MASSIVE SHOUT FOR LBW, NOT GIVEN, BUT TUCKER IS RUN OUT! You can either call it unlucky for the batter or exceptional alertness from the fielder. On a length, around off, angling down, Lorcan Tucker looks to flick it away but misses and is hit on the pads. Saleem roars an LBW appeal but the umpire moves away. Now, here comes the drama. Tucker does not know where the ball is and is wandering out of his crease. And the next thing he knows, the stumps are hit by a throw at his end and he has to walk back! Actually, the ball went off his pads towards point and Sediqullah Atal fielded and fired a direct hit at the striker's end. What a lucky break for Afghanistan. The 38-run stand is broken and IRELAND ARE 144/4 CHASING 300! 144/4

31.5 OUT! b Rashid Khan. 203/8

29.3 OUT! Dragged on! The batter has played that onto the stumps. 198/6

30.4 OUT! STRAIGHT TO MID OFF! The run chase is disintegrating now. On a length, around off, angling away, Mark Adair looks to go over the top but does not connect it well at all. The ball hits the toe end of the bat and lobs towards mid off where Rahmat Shah makes no mistake. From 198/5, IRELAND ARE NOW 201/7! 99 more needed from 98 balls. 201/7

33.2 OUT! c Mohammad Saleem b Rashid Khan. 207/9

33.4 OUT! b Rashid Khan. 207/10