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Ireland vs Afghanistan 2019 4th ODI Full Commentary

Result · Mar 08 2019, Fri - 01:00 PM (IST)
4th ODI, - Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
AFGHANISTAN
223
IRELAND
114
Afghanistan won by 109 runs
CRR:3.21
Player Of The Match
  • 49.1

    OUT! Caught. George Dockrell to Rashid Khan. Stock ball back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, by Singh. Rashid sits deep in the crease, strikes it nicely, but straight down the throat of deep mid wicket. Simi Singh takes a stinger on the boundary edge to finish off the innings.

    After being 81-6, Afghanistan will be delighted to get up to 223. Asghar Afghan led the fightback, followed by Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan. Half centuries for all three ruined Ireland's good work early on. The spin duo of Mcbrine and Cameron-Dow were the pick of the bowlers. The visitors weren't quite ruthless enough again to dismiss the hosts out early, and face a tricky chase now. Should be an entertaining second innings coming up.

  • 48.6

    Tim Murtagh to Rashid Khan. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by O'Brien.

  • 48.5

    Tim Murtagh to Rashid Khan. Yorker, to leg on the front foot flick, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Murtagh.

  • 48.4

    Tim Murtagh to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Singh.

  • 48.3

    Tim Murtagh to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Singh.

  • 48.2

    Tim Murtagh to Rashid Khan. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot Slog, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Balbirnie.

  • 48.1

    Tim Murtagh to Rashid Khan. Length ball, to leg on the front foot slog sweeping, hit pad to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Murtagh.

  • 47.6

    Boyd Rankin to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Rankin.

  • 47.5

    Boyd Rankin to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Singh.

  • 47.4

    Boyd Rankin to Rashid Khan. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot flick, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Stirling. Fifty up for Rashid Khan. A vital innings for his side. Started slowly, but has gone ballistic in the last few overs.

  • 47.3

    OUT! Caught. Boyd Rankin to Aftab Alam. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to third man, by Murtagh. A huge hack into the legside attempted by Aftab, but the ball flies off the edge down to third man, and Murtagh gobbles it up with ease. Not a smart shot with Rashid going well at the other end.

  • 47.2

    Boyd Rankin to Aftab Alam. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by McBrine.

  • 47.1

    Boyd Rankin to Rashid Khan. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Dockrell.

  • 46.6

    James Cameron-Dow to Aftab Alam. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Cameron-Dow.

  • 46.5

    James Cameron-Dow to Aftab Alam. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Cameron-Dow.

  • 46.4

    James Cameron-Dow to Rashid Khan. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Stirling.

  • 46.3

    OUT! Caught. James Cameron-Dow to Mohammad Nabi. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, by Dockrell. Ireland needed that. Nabi runs down to smack it out the park, but it comes right off the toe end of the bat. Simple take for long off. Ends a quality innings that has kept Afghanistan in it.

  • 46.2

    James Cameron-Dow to Rashid Khan. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Murtagh.

  • 46.1

    James Cameron-Dow to Rashid Khan. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump down the track driving, to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Stirling.

  • 45.6

    George Dockrell to Mohammad Nabi. Stock length ball, outside off stump moves in front working, to mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Dockrell.

  • 45.5

    George Dockrell to Rashid Khan. Stock ball full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by McBrine.

  • 45.4

    FOUR! George Dockrell to Rashid Khan. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. He now springs back, and muscles this over mid wicket for four more. Excellent batting from Rashid.

  • 45.3

    SIX! George Dockrell to Rashid Khan. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs. Rashid Khan dances down, gets it in the arc, and hammers it over extra cover for six. Wonderful shot.

  • 45.2

    George Dockrell to Rashid Khan. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Dockrell.

  • 45.1

    George Dockrell to Mohammad Nabi. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Singh.

  • 44.6

    FOUR! Boyd Rankin to Rashid Khan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs. Rashid Khan loves it out there. Rankin is feeding him his strength. Whips the hands through the ball, and slashes it through backward point.

  • 44.5

    Boyd Rankin to Rashid Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Dockrell.

  • 44.4

    FOUR! Boyd Rankin to Rashid Khan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep point for 4 runs. Too wide from Rankin, and Rashid climbs into this. Stretches out, and crushes a square drive into the fence.

  • 44.3

    Boyd Rankin to Mohammad Nabi. Yorker, off stump backing away driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Cameron-Dow.

  • 44.2

    FOUR! Boyd Rankin to Mohammad Nabi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs. With mid off up in the circle, that is right in the slot for Nabi. Cracked it up and over the infield for four.

  • 35.3
    Boyd Rankin lbw b Mohammad Nabi 9 (14)

    OUT! L.B.W. Mohammad Nabi to Boyd Rankin. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, hit pad to. Rankin expecting turn, it doesn't come, and the ball skids through to hit the front pad. No bat, but it could have been missing leg stump. A very close call. Either way, the umpire thought it was out, and that's the end of the game.

    Afghanistan dominate with the ball, and that sees them come out as comfortable winners. All the bowlers contributed, but Aftab Alam, with his career best, was the pick. Ireland had their chances, though. They had the hosts at 81-6, but let things slip in the field to allow them to post a decent total. A very poor showing with the bat meant that the away side got nowhere near.

    So the hosts go 2-1 up in the series, and there is just one more left to go, which is on Sunday. Can Ireland level it up? Or will Afghanistan seal it 3-1? Join us again to find out.

  • 35.2

    Mohammad Nabi to Boyd Rankin. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot glancing, to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Zadran.

  • 35.1

    Mohammad Nabi to Boyd Rankin. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Ur Rahman.

  • End of Over 35
    Over 35. 6 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. Ireland: 112/9 (rr 3.20)
  • 34.6

    FOUR! Rashid Khan to James Cameron-Dow. Googly short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Rashid drops his googly a little short, and Cameron-Dow doesn't miss out. Springs back, and clobbers it to the mid wicket fence.

  • 34.5

    Rashid Khan to James Cameron-Dow. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot glancing, to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Alam.

  • 34.4

    APPEAL! Rashid Khan to James Cameron-Dow. Leg spinner yorker, to leg on the front foot flick, hit pad to short extra cover for no runs, appeal made for L.B.W. Huge shout, but this looks a little legside. Very full, but it was indeed missing the stumps.

  • 34.3

    Rashid Khan to James Cameron-Dow. Googly half volley, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs.

  • 34.2

    Rashid Khan to Boyd Rankin. Googly length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, shy attempt by Zazai.

  • 34.1

    Rashid Khan to Boyd Rankin. Leg spinner yorker, down leg side no foot movement defending, missed to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Khali, fielded by Zadran.

  • 34.1

    Wide Rashid Khan to Boyd Rankin. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Khali.

  • End of Over 34
    Over 34. 3 runs. Bowler: Aftab Alam. Ireland: 106/9 (rr 3.12)
  • 33.6

    Aftab Alam to James Cameron-Dow. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, well timed to fine leg for 2 runs, run save by Ur Rahman.

  • 33.5

    Aftab Alam to James Cameron-Dow. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Naib.

  • 33.4

    Aftab Alam to James Cameron-Dow. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Nabi.

  • 33.3

    Aftab Alam to Boyd Rankin. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement cutting, to cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Zadran.

  • 33.2

    Aftab Alam to Boyd Rankin. Length ball, outside off stump backing away pushing, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Khan.

  • 33.1

    Aftab Alam to Boyd Rankin. Slower ball full toss, wide outside off stump no foot movement driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Naib.

  • End of Over 33
    Over 33. 5 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. Ireland: 103/9 (rr 3.12)
  • 32.6

    Rashid Khan to James Cameron-Dow. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Zazai.

  • 32.5

    Rashid Khan to James Cameron-Dow. Googly half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Zazai.

  • 32.5

    Wide Rashid Khan to James Cameron-Dow. Googly yorker, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, missed to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Khali.

  • 32.4

    Rashid Khan to Boyd Rankin. Googly half volley, to leg on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.

  • 32.3

    Rashid Khan to Boyd Rankin. Googly half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Zurmatai.

  • 32.2

    Rashid Khan to Boyd Rankin. Googly length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Khali.

  • 32.1

    Rashid Khan to James Cameron-Dow. Leg spinner length ball, to leg no foot movement working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.

  • End of Over 32
    Over 32. 2 runs. Bowler: Aftab Alam. Ireland: 98/9 (rr 3.06)
  • 31.6

    Aftab Alam to Boyd Rankin. Yorker, middle stump no foot movement defending, inside edge to short mid wicket for no runs.

  • 31.5

    Aftab Alam to Boyd Rankin. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Nabi.

  • 31.4

    Aftab Alam to Boyd Rankin. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Nabi.

  • 31.3
    Tim Murtagh b Aftab Alam 0 (1)

    OUT! Bowled. Aftab Alam to Tim Murtagh. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement driving, missed to. Four for Aftab! Murtagh gone first ball. Feet stuck to the crease, holds the bat out in hope, and the ball thunders through to demolish the stumps. Accurate, pacey, and too good for the tailender.

  • 31.2
    Kevin O'Brien b Aftab Alam 26 (57)

    OUT! Bowled. Aftab Alam to Kevin O'Brien. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to. Now the game has definitely gone from Ireland. O'Brien was their last hope, but now he drags it onto his stumps. The ball did keep a little low, but it wasn't short enough to play the cross-batted shot. A thin under edge before the stumps go flying.

  • 31.1

    Aftab Alam to Kevin O'Brien. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, bat-pad to short extra cover for no runs.

  • End of Over 31
    Over 31. 4 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. Ireland: 96/7 (rr 3.10)
  • 30.6
    Andy McBrine c and b Rashid Khan 1 (7)

    OUT! Caught & Bowled. Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine. Leg spinner full toss, off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler, by Khan. That's an incredible grab by Rashid Khan. An awful delivery, that deserved to get the full treatment, but McBrine drives it straight back to the leg spinner. Struck hard, and the reactions from Rashid are brilliant. He puts out the right hand, and it sticks.