IRE vs AFG Live Cricket Score

4.5 OUT! CAUGHT! Barry McCarthy has the last laugh as he sends Rahmanullah Gurbaz packing! On a good length and around middle, Gurbaz walks across the leg stump and tries to force the lofted shot over extra cover. The ball goes off the top edge and lobs up around the mid off region. Harry Tector over there takes a few steps forward and grabs it comfortably. Gurbaz throws his wicket away just when he started to look good. 34/1

14.3 OUT! TAKEN! That is a huge wicket at this time! Usman Ghani, the well-set batter is out of here. Barry McCarthy's move has worked! We did not feel it was the right one as he has been expensive but he gets the vital breakthrough. Two wickets in quick succession and Ireland now have two new batters at the crease. Just what they would have wanted, heading into the last 5. A slower one on middle, Ghani is early in the whip, it goes off the top edge towards deep mid-wicket. Taken really well by Harry Tector. 115/4

9.4 OUT! CAUGHT! George Dockrell picks up a wicket in his first over and breaks the stand. This is floated up around middle, Hashmatullah Shahidi gets down on one knee and looks for the slog sweep. Shahidi mistimes it badly as the ball goes off the top edge and over short fine leg. Paul Stirling over there runs back and takes an assured catch over his shoulders. Shahidi departs after a sluggish innings. 76/2

14 OUT! TAKEN! That is a huge wicket! Najibullah Zadran can be very dangerous towards the end. Gareth Delany gets a well-deserved wicket. He has been really good with the ball. This is tossed up outside off, it seems to be the googly, Zadran swings, it goes more off the outer half towards point. The fielder, Andy McBrine runs back and takes a good catch. Can Ireland build from here now? 113/3

15.5 OUT! TAKEN! Straight to the man and Ireland are coming back strongly into the game! Three wickets in quick succession and that is the best way to stem the run flow. Nabi is very disappointed with himself. This was there to be hit and he knows it. This is short and on middle, Nabi stays back and pulls but straight to the man at deep mid-wicket. This is turning out to be another excellent over. 122/5

17 OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man and Josh Little gets the better of Azmatullah Omarzai in the end. Back of a length and well outside off, Omarzai just tries to cut it aerially and over the third man fence. Omarzai gets no power on it and the ball flies down the throat of the man stationed at the third man fence. Curtis Campher takes a simple catch and Afghanistan losing too many wickets here. 134/6

19 OUT! CAUGHT! Barry McCarthy gets the dangerous Rashid Khan! Barry McCarthy sticks to his plan of bowling full and outside off, Rashid Khan moves across and and tries to loft it over covers but cannot get the power and the ball goes in the air. George Dockrell at long off, runs to his left, settles under it and takes a good catch. 147/7

7.3 OUT! TAKEN! What an absolute brilliant catch by Fazalhaq Farooqi! Paul Stirling will be kicking himself, it was there to be hit but he holes out. This is shorter from Mohammad Nabi and bowled quite a bit wider as well. Stirling rocks back and looks to play it aerially. Stirling ends up slicing it a bit and the ball goes high towards the cover fence. It seems to be just sailing over but Fazalhaq Farooqi stetches his hands over his shoulders and grabs it with his right hand, keeping his balance in the process. Also, Lorcan Tucker walks out to bat now. 61/1

14.5 OUT! TAKEN! There is the breakthrough Afghanistan were so desperate for! The skipper, Andy Balbirnie has to depart and the stand which was taking the game away has been broken. 46 needed in 31. This is on middle, Andy Balbirnie brings out the slog sweep, it is to the longer side and the fielder in the deep takes a well-judged catch. 123/2

18 OUT! TAKEN! Fifty and out for Lorcan Tucker. This is full and around off, in the slot as well, Lorcan Tucker moves across and slog-sweeps it towards the deep mid wicket fence. As it is the longer side, the ball goes high in the air but does not go the distance. Rashid Khan there settles under it and takes a nice catch. 23 runs needed in 12 balls now. We are in for a thrilling finish. 146/3