Ahmadzai to Byron McDonough, out Caught by Sediqullah Atal!! What a catch by Sediqullah to end the game. Taken right on the boundary. McDonough flicks it up in the air, times it really well and the ball flies straight to him at deep mid-wicket. Sediqullah keeps his eyes on the ball and takes the catch just inside the boundary rope. Stay calm and completes the catch. Handshakes allround as Afghanistan win by 42 runs. Byron McDonough c Sediqullah Atal b Ahmadzai 3(3)

Ahmadzai to Byron McDonough, 2 runs, 300 up for Ireland. McDonough opens the bat face and steers it past deep point for a brace

Ahmadzai to Liam McCarthy, 1 run, yorker on off, driven to cover for a risky single

Ahmadzai to Liam McCarthy, FOUR, short delivery on middle, McCarthy goes on the back foot and gives it all as he pulls it to deep mid-wicket

Ahmadzai to Byron McDonough, 1 run, full on the pads, flicked to the on-side

Ahmadzai to Byron McDonough, wide, short and well outside off, wide called

Ahmadzai to Curtis Campher, out Caught by Rahmat Shah!! End of a fine knock from Campher. He gave Ireland an outside chance with his knock. Has to depart now as he tries to go over covers. Ahmadzai bowls it very wide of off making him reach out for the ball and ends up hitting it of the toe end to covers. Rahmat settles under a skier and takes a good catch. Curtis Campher c Rahmat Shah b Ahmadzai 84(46) [4s-8 6s-5]

Ahmadzai to Curtis Campher, FOUR, short delivery on middle, Campher tries to get on top of the bounce. He ends up top edging it and the ball races away past the deep square leg fielder

Ahmadzai to Curtis Campher, SIX, full and outside off, Campher clears his front foot and nails it flat and hard over long-on. The fielder was just a spectator

Ahmadzai to Curtis Campher, FOUR, not sure if Campher wanted to hit the ball down to fine leg. Goes down for the reverse scoop and ends up connecting late. The ball flies over short fine leg and runs away down towards the fence

Ahmadzai to Liam McCarthy, 1 run, full on middle, hit straight back at the bowler. Ahmadzai couldn't get down in time to stop it

Ahmadzai to Liam McCarthy, no run, short and wide outside off, cut and a miss for McCarthy

Ahmadzai to Gavin Hoey, out Caught by Rahmat Shah!! Hoey tries to take on the bowler. He is way early on the shot and ends up miscuing one straight up in the air. Was a length delivery from Ahmadzai. Rahmat Shah settles under the ball and takes it comfortably. Gavin Hoey c Rahmat Shah b Ahmadzai 0(3)

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, driven past covers and another single for the duo

Ahmadzai to Curtis Campher, 1 run, Campher steers it down to third man for a single

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, 1 run, Balbirnie opens the bats face and dabs it to point. The fielder hits direct at the striker's end and the ball deflects of the stumps to the on-side. Third umpire been called for the run-out check and Balbirnie had just made it back in

Ahmadzai to Curtis Campher, 1 run, too straight from Ahmadzai, Campher flicks it to deep backward square leg

Ahmadzai to Curtis Campher, no run, Campher charges down the track and tries to go big. The ball angles into the right hander and beats the bat on the inside edge. Sails just over the stumps

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, 1 run, width on offer outside off, Balbirnie cuts it to the left of sweeper cover

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, aggressive from Ahmadzai. Andrew Balbirnie sways away from the line

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, SIX, there is that shot Balbirnie was looking for earlier in the over. Walks across his stumps and gets under the ball to scoop it all the way. Flies over fine leg fence for a maximum

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Balbirnie stays leg-side and looks to cut. Gets beaten on the outside edge

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, Balbirnie walks across his stumps and looks to scoop. Misses by a long way

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, good length delivery on off, Balbirnie blocks it back on the pitch

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, 2 runs, angled into the pads, Andrew Balbirnie tucks it to the on-side for a brace

Ahmadzai to Harry Tector, 1 run, pushes this towards cover-point, but the fielder lets it slip through and Harry Tector gets off the mark

Ahmadzai to Harry Tector, no run, pulls his length back, Harry Tector is on the front foot and dead bats it into the surface

Ahmadzai to Harry Tector, no run, Yamin Ahmadzai goes full this time around and Harry Tector works it to mid-wicket

Ahmadzai to Cade Carmichael, out Bowled!! Knocked over! That's a dream delivery from Yamin Ahmadzai, and Ireland have lost two wickets in the space of two overs. A perfect nip-backer from the paceman, coming in from a length outside off. Cade Carmichael is outside the crease, offers a defensive shot, but the ball beats the inside edge and hits the top of off stump. You can't ask for a better delivery than that! Cade Carmichael b Ahmadzai 5(6) [4s-1]

Ahmadzai to Cade Carmichael, FOUR, nicely played! Into the stumps, and Cade Carmichael gets low to work it through deep mid-wicket for a boundary. Just a hint of timing, and the ball races away to the fence

Ahmadzai to Cade Carmichael, no run, Yamin Ahmadzai goes full and Cade Carmichael prods forward to block it back to the bowler

Ahmadzai to Paul Stirling, SIX, this is what he needs to do! This was short outside off and Paul Stirling launches it over extra cover for his second six

Ahmadzai to Paul Stirling, no run, Paul Stirling moves across a long way this time, looking to drag this length delivery through mid-wicket, but fails to make any contact

Ahmadzai to Paul Stirling, FOUR, outside edge once again, and this time it races away for a boundary! Moving away off the length, Paul Stirling goes for the big drive and gets a thick outside edge that flies past gully and races away to the boundary

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, 1 run, Andrew Balbirnie prods forward for a drive, only to get an outside edge on this fullish delivery as the ball races away to the fielder at third man

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, wide, sprays it down the leg this time around. Andrew Balbirnie tries a clip but misses as the keeper moves to his left and stops it with his left hand

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, that's a peach of a delivery! That looked like it would come in with the angle but nipped away sharply after pitching. Andrew Balbirnie had absolutely no clue how to play that - most batters wouldn't! He simply has a feel for it and is beaten all ends up

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, the width was on offer on this occasion, Andrew Balbirnie, however, attempts no shot and shoulders arms

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, beauty! Seams in sharply from a back of a length and ends up over middle stump. Andrew Balbirnie gets his bat down the wrong line and is beaten on the inside edge. The keeper has to dive full-stretch to his left to collect it

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, Yamin Ahmadzai pulls his length back, Andrew Balbirnie, however, gives it a similar treatment - defended into the off side

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, Andrew Balbirnie gets in the line of this length delivery and blocks it with a straight bat

Ahmadzai to Paul Stirling, 1 run, catch it is the call, but it drops just in front of the charging third man! This one nips away a touch, and Paul Stirling, with very little foot movement, goes for the heave and gets a leading edge. The ball flies towards third man and lands safely in front of the fielder charging in

Ahmadzai to Paul Stirling, no run, shimmies down the track on this occasion and Yamin Ahmadzai keeps it away from him. A bit of extra bounce and Paul Stirling fails to put any bat to it. Just went hard at it, but couldn't get any bat to it

Ahmadzai to Paul Stirling, no run, Yamin Ahmadzai hits the length and Paul Stirling is once again moving across, targetting the leg side. Heaves but the ball stays low and goes under his swing

Ahmadzai to Paul Stirling, no run, the impact looks outside off! Yamin Ahmadzai gets some inward movement on this length delivery and Paul Stirling once again moves across and is hit on the pads. Lucky for him, the impact was outside off

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, 1 run, outside edge, and just to the left of the fielder at gully! Full around off and Andrew Balbirnie is tempted into the drive. He goes for it away from his body, gets a thick outside edge, and it flies just wide of the diving gully fielder

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, full and wide, Andrew Balbirnie is down on his knee and toe-ends the drive to cover

Ahmadzai to Paul Stirling, 1 run, continues to move across, works this one to square leg and scampers across to the other end

Ahmadzai to Paul Stirling, FOUR, gets this one right! Shuffles across once again and swats this length delivery over mid-wicket for his first boundary

Ahmadzai to Paul Stirling, no run, finds the fielder at mid-wicket! Moves across and heaves it off the inner half straight to the fielder at mid-wicket

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, 1 run, gets some width once again, enough for him to steer it to third man for a single

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, FOUR, that should get him going! Short and wide from Yamin Ahmadzai and Andrew Balbirnie carves it past the diving backward point for a boundary

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, beaten! Just a gentle away movement from the length around off, Andrew Balbirnie pokes at it and is beaten on the outside edge

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, just short of a good length around off, Andrew Balbirnie moves across, watches it closely and lifts his bat to let it through

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, wide, that's way down the leg! Andrew Balbirnie looks to get some bat on it, but it's far too far away from him. The keeper moves across to his left and gathers it comfortably

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, 11 dots in a row! Keeps it away from the batter, Andrew Balbirnie offers no shot and leaves it for the keeper

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, full and straight from Yamin Ahmadzai, Andrew Balbirnie offers a straight bat and blocks it

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, into the pads and Andrew Balbirnie tucks it to mid-wicket

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, shortish close to off, Andrew Balbirnie goes for the cut but gets an under-edge that sneaks past the off stump. That was close

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, gets behind the line of the ball and defends this length delivery to the right of Yamin Ahmadzai

Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, 2 runs, nips back in from just short of a good length and ends up on the pads. Andrew Balbirnie closes the face of the bat a touch early and gets a leading edge that rolls past the cover fielder, allowing them to come back for two

Ahmadzai to Paul Stirling, 1 run, this one holds its line. Paul Stirling takes a step forward for a drive, and ends up outside edging it to third man for a single

Ahmadzai to Paul Stirling, no run, cuts him in half! Length ball around off and comes back in sharply, Paul Stirling is on the front foot to push it to cover, but is beaten on the inside edge. The keeper dives to his left and gathers the ball

Ahmadzai to Paul Stirling, wide, strays down leg! Paul Stirling looks to clip it away, but the ball is well outside his reach. Wide given