Chasing a formidable target of 288, Ireland were left 16 runs short of the target as Afghanistan restrict them for 271-9.
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Live cricket score Afghanistan 138 all out in 35.4 overs vs Ireland 210 all out in 48.5 overs, ball by ball commentary, live cricket updates,
Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan and Rahmat Shah were named captains for ODIs, T20Is and Test respectively
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.
Paceman Yamin Ahmadzai and off-spinner Mohammed Nabi took three wickets each to rattle the opposition batting after Ireland elected to bat first.
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.
Left-arm spinner Zahir was not picked in the original squad due to fitness issues, but he has now received a clean chit.
The two teams will play a one-off Test starting March 15 in Dehradun.
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