Ireland
210/10 (48.5)
Afghanistan
138/10 (35.4)
Ireland won by 72 runs
Commentary
Match
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Mark Adair to Mujeeb, out Caught&Bowled!! Full ball, Mujeeb hammers it down the ground and Adair takes a superb return catch. That hit firmly and Adair had both his hands above his head to gobble that up. Excellent reflexes. Ireland win by 72 runs! Mujeeb c and b Mark Adair 0(2)
0
Mark Adair to Mujeeb, no run, fullish ball, flicked to the right of mid-on, who makes a diving stop
0
Mark Adair to Naib, no run, back of a length delivery, punched towards mid-wicket
4
Rankin to Aftab Alam, FOUR, goes back, moves leg-side and pummells the pull against this short ball. Good swing of the bat and the ball reaches the deep mid-wicket fence in a jiffy
0
Rankin to Aftab Alam, no run, shortish ball, Aftab Alam moves leg-side and guides it to backward point
4
Rankin to Aftab Alam, no run, shortish ball, Aftab Alam moves leg-side and guides it to backward point 34.4 Rankin to Aftab Alam, no run, stays leg-side of the ball and blocks 34.3 Rankin to Naib, 1 run, sees the width and wafts his bat at it. Off the edge, but falls well short of the third man fielder 34.24 Rankin to Naib, FOUR, errs in line does Rankin and that's easy pickings for Naib. Gets inside the line and flicks it fine to fine leg for a boundary 34.1 Rankin to Naib, 2 runs, fullish ball, Naib looks to heave it away and gets a thick outside edge that flies over backward point Over 3412
0
Rankin to Aftab Alam, no run, stays leg-side of the ball and blocks
1
Rankin to Naib, 1 run, sees the width and wafts his bat at it. Off the edge, but falls well short of the third man fielder
4
Rankin to Naib, FOUR, errs in line does Rankin and that's easy pickings for Naib. Gets inside the line and flicks it fine to fine leg for a boundary
2
Rankin to Naib, 2 runs, fullish ball, Naib looks to heave it away and gets a thick outside edge that flies over backward point
0
Mark Adair to Aftab Alam, no run, short of length delivery, Aftab Alam moves leg-side to play an ugly heave, missed
1
Mark Adair to Naib, 1 run, pulled to deep mid-wicket
1
Mark Adair to Aftab Alam, 1 run, flat-batted pull to a short ball and it falls just short of the mid-on fielder