Published: Jul 14, 2016, 02:15 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 30, 2016, 07:10 PM (IST)
Good Afternoon, ماسپېښين مو نېکمرغه, Tráthnóna maith! Hello and Welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of Afghanistan’s tour of Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands. Here you will get all the live updates of the third One-Day International (ODI) between Ireland and Afghanistan. The match is scheduled to be played at Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast. The series opener got washed out and Afghanistan made no mistake in taking the lead as they won the following ODI with ease. Now, while the visitors will look to win the third ODI to maintain domination. hosts Ireland will try to find a way to victorious ways to prove their mettle. READ: IRE vs AFG 2016, 3rd ODI at Belfast, Predictions and Preview
Live Cricket Score IRE 237/4 | Overs 47.3 | Target 237 | Ed Joyce 105 (135) ,Paul Stirling 39(37): SINGLE and that’s it Ireland win the match by 6-wickets as Ed Joyce and Paul Stirling guide their team to victory and level the series 1-1 after the 3rd ODI. Joyce in the process also notched up his fourth ODI ton to remain not-out on 105. He was well supported by Kevin O’Brien and Stirling in the latter half of the match.
Live Cricket Score IRE 186/4 | Overs 40 | Target 237 | Ed Joyce 85 (115) ,Paul Stirling 8(12): Afghanistan finally managed to get a wicket in Kevin O’Brien who got out on 75. Dawlat Zadran was the bowler who helped his team get a break-through after toiling ro 5 overs. Paul Stirling has been good alongwith Joyce hitting quick runs in the process. It is a uphil task for Afghanistan to win .
Live Cricket Score IRE 164/3 | Overs 35 | Target 237 | Ed Joyce 74 (101) ,Kevin O’Brien 72(81): Both Kevin O’Brien and Ed Joyce have held fort for Ireland since the early tumbling of wickets. O’Brien in particular has been on the offensive so far with getting as many as 7 boundaries. Both have managed to get past 135* stand for the fourth wicket. Afghanistan bowlers have look unconvincing so far bowling far to many loose deliveries.
Live Cricket Score IRE 114/3 | Overs 25 | Target 237 | Ed Joyce 51 (70) ,Kevin O’Brien 47(52): Ireland with the help of Ed Joyce and Kevin O’Brien have managed to get their team get across 100. Joyce so far has managed to get past his fifty while O’Brein has struck a 52-ball 47. Both batsmen have so far struck a 89 runs stand.
Live Cricket Score IRE 58/3 | Overs 15 | Target 237 | Ed Joyce26 (40) ,Kevin O’Brien 17(22): Both Ed Joyce and Kevin O’Brien have played sensible cricket so far. Kevin in particular has been on the aggressive side making 17 off 22 balls while Joyce is looking more solid and defensive. Rashid Khan and Mirwais Ashraf have looked good so far bowling the ball at good line and lengths.
Live Cricket Score IRE 32/3 | Overs 10 | Target 237 | Ed Joyce 16(25) ,Kevin O’Brien 2(7) : After somewhat surviving five overs after early tumble Ireland managed to do the same and gift Afghanistan a free wicket right at the 10th over mark. Stuart Pontyer survived just 12 balls before giving Najibullah Zadran a simple catch of Mohammad Nabi. It will now up to the experience of Ed Joyce and Kevin O’Brien to guide Ireland to victory and play out the Afghan bowlers.
Live Cricket Score IRE 13/2 | Overs 5 | Target 237 | Ed Joyce 5(11) , Stuart Poynter 0(3) : Dawlat Zadran into his third over bowls the first maiden of the Ireland innings. Ireland in trouble from the get go with skipper William Portersfield depart for just 1 run. In the 10 balls he faced he looked unconvincing. Hamid Hassan has bowled well so dar in his 2 overs.Ed Joyce will want to keep fort and anchor the innings. Second wicket to fall was Sean Terry who was cleaned up by Hassan, his second. Terry made a 6-ball 3.
Sean Terry lbw b Hamid Hassan 3 (6)
William Porterfield c Mohammad Nabi b Hamid Hassan 1 (10)
Live Cricket Score Afghanistan 236 | Overs 50 |Dawlat Zadran 5(9) : OUT! and that’s it Afghanistan all-out for 236 . Third wicket for Kevin O’Brien, he as been excellent in this innings 3 for 28. OUT! Another wicket this time O’Brien picks his second. Nabi departs for a 41-ball 40. OUT! Rashid Khan departs for 23. McCarthy manages a top edge of the ball and give Poynter a simple catch.
Hamid Hassan c Stirling b O’Brien 6 (7)
Mohammad Nabi c Murtagh b O’Brien 40 (41)
Rashid Khan c Poynter b McCarthy 24 (28)
Live Cricket Score Afghanistan 215/7 | Overs 45 |Mohammad Nabi 32 , Rashid Khan 23 : Nabi has been good with the bat and provided much needed resistance for Afghanistan. he has been well supported by Rashid Khan. Afghanistan has managed to get past 200 run mark.
Live Cricket Score Afghanistan 181/7 | Overs 40 | Mohammad Nabi 9 (25), Rashid Khan 2(5): Mirwais Ashraf fell for 9 runs as Afghanistan seem to have completely lost their way in this game. There was a good fourth-wicket stand, but the touring team could not push for more runs and kept losing wickets on a regular basis. Mohammad Nabi is there at the crease, and he will be expected to do the bulk of scoring.
Live Cricket Score Afghanistan 153/6 | Overs 35 | Mohammad Nabi (3)8, Mirwais Ashraf 0(5): Tim Murtagh has been brilliant in his 7th over maiden over and a wicket. OUT! Sixth wicket down for Afghanistan as Zadran departs for 5. Murtagh gets his first wicket of the match. Just when Afghanistan where looking good with bat Peter Chase manages to give the hosts a break through. Mohammad Shahzad goes for a well struck 81, he became Chase’s second wicket in the over. Skipper Asghar Stanikzai chased a wide ball and gave his wicket away for a well made 33.
OUT! Najibullah Zadran c Poynter b Murtagh 5(9)
OUT! Mohammad Shahzad c Wilson b Peter Chase 81 (95)
OUT! Asghar Stanikzai c Joyce b Peter Chase 33 (49)
Live Cricket Score Afghanistan 135/3 | Overs 30 | Mohammad Shahzad 74(88), Asghar Stanikzai 32(47): Shahzad is looking well-set for a century, and on the other end, Stanikzai has provided him some very strong support from the other end. The two batsmen have so far added 72 runs for the second wicket, and they will look to keep up the scoring rate and may be increase it a bit heading towards the end of the innings.
Live Cricket Score Afghanistan 106/3 | Overs 25 | Mohammad Shahzad 54(73), Asghar Stanikzai 24(32): Finally, Afghanistan seem to be having some sort of partnership as Stanikzai and Shahzad have taken them past the 100-run mark in 25 overs. It is turning out to be a good outing for Shahzad, who has completed a half-century.
Live Cricket Score Afghanistan 69/3 | Overs 18 | Mohammad Shahzad 41(55), Asghar Stanikzai 0(8): WICKET! Afghanistan are somehow losing their way in this contest? Samiullah Shenwari has failed to provide any kind of support to Shahzad, and it has all come down to the pair of Shahzad and Asghar Stanikzai to revive their innings. Shahzad is batting well, but he needs some desperate support from the other end.
OUT! Samiullah Shenwari c Paul Stirling b Andy McBrine 1 (5)
Live Cricket Score Afghanistan 59/2 | Overs 15 | Mohammad Shahzad 33(48), Samiullah Shenwari 0(2): WICKET! Afghanistan have lost their second batsman as Rahmat Shah has fallen after a brief stand with Mohammad Shahzad!
OUT! Rahmat Shah c Stuart Poynter b Kevin O’Brien 16 (28)
Live Cricket Score Afghanistan 48/1 | Overs 12 | Mohammad Shahzad 25(30), Rahmat Shah 13(21): After the fall of Ahmadi, Shahzad and Shah has batted well and have been scoring quite easily. Mohammad Shahzad has been aggressive on the bowlers. Shah on the other hand has been calm and gritty.
Live Cricket Score Afghanistan 30/1 | Overs 9 | Mohammad Shahzad 14(30), Rahmat Shah 7(12): Afghanistan is moving slowly and steadily. They have already lost a wicket but Shahzad is still there and a long line-up is yet to come out. Tim Murtagh has again managed to maintain a good economy just like the previous match.
Live Cricket Score Afghanistan 21/1 | Overs 6 | Mohammad Shahzad 11(20), Rahmat Shah 1(4): Barry McCarthy tastes the first success of the day as he removes opener Ahmadi. Problems with the Afghanistan top-order persist. Shahzad is still there but he needs a partner at the other end.
OUT! Javed Ahmadi lbw Barry McCarthy 3 (12)
Live Cricket Score Afghanistan 9/0 | Overs 3 | Mohammad Shahzad 9(15), Javed Ahmadi 1(4): The usual pair of Mohammad Shahzad and Javed Ahmadi have opened for Afghanistan. Shahzad looks to be careful and knows that he needs to stay there for a long time for Afghanistan to build a good score from here. A boundary already, as he spots a poor ball outside off.
TOSS: Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Teams:
Ireland: William Porterfield (C), Paul Stirling, Gary Wilson, Ed Joyce, Stuart Poynter (wk), Kevin O’Brien, Sean Terry, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Tim Murtagh, Peter Chase.
Afghanistan team: Asghar Stanikzai (C), Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Javed Ahmadi, Samiullah Shenwari, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mirwais Ashraf, Dawlat Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Hamid Hassan, Rashid Arman.
Though the second ODI saw Afghanistan emerge as the winners, the lack of consistency in their middle-order was evident. It was a 66 from Mohammad Shahzad, who opened the batting and Najibullah Zadran’s 59 at No. 6 amidst a lot of twentyish scores that pushed Afghanistan’s total to a par score of 250 against Ireland. The Irish bowling looked impressive, with new in business Barry McCarthy and experienced Kevin O’Brien both bagging 4-fors.
However, Ireland failed to back the brilliant bowling performance up with the batting. Only Ed Joyce went past the 50-run mark and his 62 alongside Kevin’s 35 could not save their team from the defeat. The Afghan bowling remained highly effective with Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan maintaining their form. Dawlat Zadran looked exceptional with his line and length, while Mirwais Ashraf also did well.
Squads:
Ireland: Max Sorensen, John Anderson, William Porterfield (c), George Dockrell, Ed Joyce, Tim Murtagh, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Kevin O’Brien, Niall O’Brien, Stuart Poynter, Boyd Rankin, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Gary Wilson (wk).
Afghanistan: Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Noor Ali Zadran, Javed Ahmadi, Asghar Stanikzai (c), Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Samiullah Shinwari, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Mirwais Ashraf, Gulbadin Naib, Dawlat Zadran, Hamid Hassan, Shapoor Zadran, Amir Hamza Hotak, Yamin Ahmadzai.
