Ireland v Afghanistan, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 5th T20I, Afghanistan tour of Ireland, 2022

Afghanistan tour of Ireland 5th T20I: Ireland v Afghanistan at Belfast, August 17, 2022

Ireland

IRE

56/3 (6.4)

Afghanistan

AFG

95/5 (15)

Finished

IRE won by 7 wickets (D/L method)

Afghanistan InningsAFG Innings95/5 (15 ov)

Ireland InningsIRE Innings56/3 (6.4 ov)

Commentary

0.1

Naveen-ul-Haq to Paul Stirling, Four, good length, outside off Paul Stirling plays the along the ground cut, of the backfoot to the point for four

0.2

Naveen-ul-Haq to Paul Stirling, no run, dot ball!! good length, outside off, Paul Stirling plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.

0.3

Naveen-ul-Haq to Paul Stirling, 1 run, good length, Paul Stirling plays along the ground of the frontfoot to cover for 1 run

0.4

Naveen-ul-Haq to Andy Balbirnie, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Andy Balbirnie plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to back to bowler

0.5

Naveen-ul-Haq to Andy Balbirnie, 1 run, good length, outside the leg stump, Andy Balbirnie plays lofted flick, of the frontfoot to square leg for 1 run

0.6

Naveen-ul-Haq to Paul Stirling, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Paul Stirling plays along the ground of the frontfoot to mid on for 1 run

End of over 1 (7 runs)

Paul Stirling 6 (4)

Andy Balbirnie 1 (2)

Ireland 7/0

Naveen ul Haq 1-0-7-0

1.1

Fareed Malik to Paul Stirling, 1 run, good length, outside off, Paul Stirling plays along the ground cut, of the backfoot to point for 1 run

1.2

Fareed Malik to Andy Balbirnie, no run, dot ball!! good length, outside off, Andy Balbirnie plays along the ground, to mid off.

1.3

Fareed Malik to Andy Balbirnie, no run, dot ball!! good length, outside off, Andy Balbirnie plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.

1.4

Fareed Malik to Andy Balbirnie, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside off, Andy Balbirnie plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.

1.5

Fareed Malik to Andy Balbirnie, no run, dot ball!! good length, outside off, Andy Balbirnie plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.

1.6

Fareed Malik to Andy Balbirnie, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! full length outside off Andy Balbirnie plays lofted inside out, of the frontfoot over the long off

End of over 2 (7 runs)

Andy Balbirnie 7 (7)

Paul Stirling 7 (5)

Ireland 14/0

Fareed Malik 1-0-7-0

Naveen ul Haq 1-0-7-0

2.1

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Paul Stirling, 1 run, googly full length, outside off, Paul Stirling plays along the ground to point for 1 run

2.2

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andy Balbirnie, 2 runs, legbreak full length, outside off, Andy Balbirnie plays along the ground inside out, of the frontfoot to cover for 2 run

2.3

Andy Balbirnie lbw b MU Rahman 9 (9) Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andy Balbirnie, no run, lbw b MU Rahman, OUT LBW!! Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowled googly full length, on the middle stump, batsman plays sweep, of the frontfoot but mistimes it and ball bangs into pad and Mujeeb Ur Rahman goes for appeal for LBW and given out by the umpire, batsman has to go.

2.4

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Lorcan Tucker, 1 run, googly good length, outside off, Lorcan Tucker plays along the ground cut, of the backfoot to point for 1 run

2.5

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Paul Stirling, 1 run, googly full length, outside the leg stump, Paul Stirling plays along the ground flick, to square leg for 1 run

1lb

2.6

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Lorcan Tucker, 1 leg bye, Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowled googly full length, on the middle stump, batsman goes for sweep, of the frontfoot but misses the shot and ball bangs into leg, they take 1 run, Umpire signals it leg bye, but fails to act on ball.

End of over 3 (6 runs)

Lorcan Tucker 1 (2)

Paul Stirling 9 (7)

Ireland 20/1

Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1-0-5-1

Fareed Malik 1-0-7-0

3.1

Rashid Khan to Lorcan Tucker, no run, googly full length, on the middle stump, Lorcan Tucker plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to back to bowler

3.2

Rashid Khan to Lorcan Tucker, 2 runs, googly full length, on the middle stump, Lorcan Tucker plays along the ground sweep, to mid wicket for 2 run

3.3

Rashid Khan to Lorcan Tucker, 1 run, googly good length, on the middle stump, Lorcan Tucker plays along the ground of the backfoot to mid wicket for 1 run

3.4

Rashid Khan to Paul Stirling, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! googly full length on the middle stump Paul Stirling plays lofted of the frontfoot over the long on

3.5

Rashid Khan to Paul Stirling, 1 run, googly good length, outside off, Paul Stirling plays along the ground of the frontfoot to point for 1 run

3.6

Rashid Khan to Lorcan Tucker, 1 run, googly full length, on the middle stump, Lorcan Tucker plays along the ground of the frontfoot to mid on for 1 run

End of over 4 (11 runs)

Lorcan Tucker 5 (6)

Paul Stirling 16 (9)

Ireland 31/1

Rashid Khan 1-0-11-0

Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1-0-5-1

4.1

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Lorcan Tucker, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! googly good length on the middle stump Lorcan Tucker plays lofted pull, of the frontfoot over the mid wicket

4.2

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Lorcan Tucker, no run, legbreak full length, on the middle stump, Lorcan Tucker plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to cover

4.3

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Lorcan Tucker, 1 run, off break full length, outside off, Lorcan Tucker plays along the ground cut, of the frontfoot to cover for 1 run

4.4

Paul Stirling c N Haq b MU Rahman 16 (10) Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Paul Stirling, no run, c N Haq b MU Rahman, Caught out!! off break good length, outside the leg stump, Paul Stirling plays lofted pull, of the backfoot to the mid wicket where Naveen-ul-Haq completes catch. Gone.

4.5

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Lorcan Tucker, 1 run, off break full length, outside off, Lorcan Tucker plays along the ground of the frontfoot to cover for 1 run

4.6

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Harry Tector, Four, full toss, outside off Harry Tector plays the along the ground drive, of the frontfoot to the cover for four

End of over 5 (12 runs)

Harry Tector 4 (1)

Lorcan Tucker 13 (10)

Ireland 43/2

Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2-0-17-2

Rashid Khan 1-0-11-0

5.1

Rashid Khan to Lorcan Tucker, 1 run, googly good length, on the middle stump, Lorcan Tucker plays inside edge of the frontfoot for 1 run

5.2

Rashid Khan to Harry Tector, 1 run, legbreak good length, outside the leg stump, Harry Tector plays along the ground flick, of the frontfoot to mid wicket for 1 run

5.3

Lorcan Tucker c F Malik b R Khan 14 (12) Rashid Khan to Lorcan Tucker, no run, c F Malik b R Khan, Caught out!! googly full length, outside off, Lorcan Tucker plays lofted top edge, of the frontfoot to the slip where Fareed Malik completes catch. Gone.

5.4

Rashid Khan to Harry Tector, 1 run, googly full length, on the middle stump, Harry Tector plays along the ground of the frontfoot to mid on for 1 run

5.5

Rashid Khan to George Dockrell, 1 run, googly good length, on the middle stump, George Dockrell plays along the ground of the backfoot to mid wicket for 1 run

5.6

Rashid Khan to Harry Tector, 2 runs, googly good length, outside off, Harry Tector plays along the ground cut, of the backfoot to point for 2 run

End of over 6 (6 runs)

Harry Tector 8 (4)

George Dockrell 1 (1)

Ireland 49/3

Rashid Khan 2-0-17-1

Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2-0-17-2

6.1

Fareed Malik to George Dockrell, 1 run, good length, outside off, George Dockrell plays along the ground cut, of the backfoot to point for 1 run

6.2

Fareed Malik to Harry Tector, 1 run, good length, outside off, Harry Tector plays along the ground of the frontfoot to mid off for 1 run

6.3

Fareed Malik to George Dockrell, Four, good length, outside the leg stump George Dockrell plays the along the ground pull, of the backfoot to the mid wicket for four

6.4

Fareed Malik to George Dockrell, 1 run, good length, outside off, George Dockrell plays along the ground of the frontfoot to mid off for 1 run