Ireland captain William Porterfield has lamented the lost opportunity against Afghanistan.
Afghanistan, who lost the debut Test to India in just two days last year, joined an elite list of cricketing nations after winning their second
Rahmat Shah was Man of the Match for his twin fifties in Dehradun against Ireland.
Needing 118 runs to win, Afghanistan won by seven wickets before lunch on day four in Dehradun.
Chasing 147 to win, Afghanistan were 29 for one at stumps on Day three.
O’Brien and George Dockrell added 63 unbeaten runs for the seventh wicket to take Ireland to 220 for 6 at tea.
Balbirnie and McCollum forged an unbeaten 91-run partnership to take Ireland to 124 for 2 at lunch on Day 3.
Shah top-scored for Afghanistan to guide them to 314, after which an early strike left Ireland at 22 for 1 at stumps.
Rahmat Shah came agonisingly close to creating history but fell short of becoming the first batsman from his country to record a Test century.
Rahmat Shah became the first batsman from his country to record a Test fifty
In their maiden Test assignment, against Pakistan last year, Ireland recovered from a poor first innings batting display to leave quite an impression.
Paceman Yamin Ahmadzai and off-spinner Mohammed Nabi took three wickets each to rattle the opposition batting after Ireland elected to bat first.
Tim Murtagh and George Dockrell led a brilliant rearguard to push Ireland to 172-all out.
Mohammad Nabi (3/6) and Rashid Khan (2/5) gave Ireland's batsmen a shock in Dehradun.
Ireland pacer Boyd Rankin has said that bowling well against Afghanistan will put his team in a better spot to win the one-off Test.
IND 66/1 OVERS: 30.0
AUS 294 (75.5 Ovs)
IND need 262 runs to win
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