Ireland vs Afghanistan, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Afghanistan tour of Ireland, 2018 Venue: Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast Date & Time: Aug 27, 10:45 AM LOCAL
Nabi 2-42(10 ov)
45.6
Nabi to Wilson, SIX, goes for the swipe across the line and that stays hit! Fuller length ball and Wilson biffed it over cow corner for a maximum. 11 off the over and now 39 more needed
45.5
Nabi to Murtagh, leg byes, 1 run, drifting on the pads and the batsman missed the clip. The ball ricocheted off the pads and they get a single towards short fine leg
45.4
Nabi to Wilson, 1 run, charges at the bowler and wrists the drive powerfully to long-on
45.3
Nabi to Wilson, 2 runs, goes inside out and does it aerially for the man at sweeper cover to come into action. The fielder in the deep fumbled and allowed an easy couple to be taken
45.2
Nabi to Andy McBrine, out Caught by (sub)Najibullah!! Chipped down the track and looked to go big but only got height and no distance. The man from long-off came in and took it easily. Seventh wicket goes down. Nabi as expected was targetted but the execution went wrong. Andy McBrine c (sub)Najibullah b Nabi 12(16)
45.1
Nabi to Wilson, 1 run, flatter ball and tucked away to deep square leg for a single
37.6
Nabi to Wilson, out Kevin O Brien Run Out!! 2 runs completed. That is tragedy. The batsman played a deft reverse sweep and the ball kept running towards the fence. It was pulled back thanks to a tag team effort from Alam and Mujeeb, who threw it. The burly Ireland batsman was slow and was caught short of the crease. Kevin O Brien run out (Aftab/Mujeeb/Shafiqullah) 22(31) [4s-1]
37.5
Nabi to Wilson, no run, short, wide, the batsman was shuffling across and misses the cut. Wants a wide but was not given
37.4
Nabi to Kevin O Brien, 1 run, too full, push driven down to long-on
37.3
Nabi to Kevin O Brien, no run, too full, hammers the drive back to the bowler who stops it with his right hand
37.2
Nabi to Wilson, 1 run, walks into the drive and gets it to long-on for a single
37.1
Nabi to Kevin O Brien, 1 run, punched off the back foot and got it past mid-wicket for a single
35.6
Nabi to Wilson, no run, stays back again and pushes the ball away into the off-side
35.5
Nabi to Wilson, no run, stays back and tucks the ball away to the man at short mid
35.4
Nabi to Kevin O Brien, 1 run, pushes the ball down to long-on for a single
35.3
Nabi to Kevin O Brien, no run, stays forward and blocks
35.2
Nabi to Kevin O Brien, no run, goes back and tucks it to mid-wicket
35.1
Nabi to Wilson, 1 run, pushed into the off-side off the back foot for a single
26.6
Nabi to Kevin O Brien, 1 run, flighted outside off and has been tucked away to long-on off the back foot
26.5
Nabi to Simi Singh, out Bowled!! Goes through the gate and he is bowled. The batsman was prodding forward, the ball turned in and took a bit of the inside edge to trudge back on to the sticks. Lovely piece of bowling from Nabi. Simi Singh b Nabi 16(31) [4s-2]
26.4
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, 1 run, fuller ball on the sticks, driven away to long-on for a single
26.3
Nabi to Simi Singh, 1 run, turning in and has been turned away behind square for a single
26.2
Nabi to Simi Singh, no run, chopped away and it finds the man at short third man
26.1
Nabi to Simi Singh, no run, blocked back to the bowler
23.6
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, FOUR, finally, with all his attempts Balbirnie has a boundary off the sweep shot, bent low and rolled his wrists over to hit it along the ground in front of square on the leg-side
23.5
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, no run, spinning from outside off and Balbirnie's forward prod takes the inside edge, goes quickly to short fine
23.4
Nabi to Simi Singh, 1 run, makes some room and punches it against the turn through extra cover, sweeper tidies up
23.3
Nabi to Simi Singh, no run, slower but with a flatter trajectory, blocked back to Nabi
23.2
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, 1 run, flighted and Balbirnie brooms it to deep square leg, just a single
23.1
Nabi to Simi Singh, 1 run, waits back in the crease and nurdles it with the spin to square leg
21.6
Nabi to Simi Singh, no run, loud shout for LBW. Gould not interested. The conventional off-break that turns in to beat the inside edge and rap the pad. Impact was outside off and that is what saved Singh
21.5
Nabi to Simi Singh, no run, lobbed up and turning in, defended back
21.4
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, 1 run, drifting in on leg, nudged towards deep mid-wicket, for a single
21.3
Nabi to Simi Singh, 1 run, fraction short and outside off, Singh slaps it to sweeper cover
21.2
Nabi to Simi Singh, no run, drags the arm-ball short and Singh can't beat the cover fielder with a punch
21.1
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, 1 run, flighted around off and Balbirnie brings out the broomstick, swept to deep square leg
19.6
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, no run, confusion between the batsmen. Balbirnie stabbed it in front of short third and set off, Singh was not interested and yelled a loud "no" to send his mate back
19.5
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, no run, quicker, fuller and outside off, Balbirnie mistimes the drive to cover
19.4
Nabi to Simi Singh, 1 run, this time he manages to beat Nabi with a much more forceful shot, single to long-on
19.3
Nabi to Simi Singh, no run, very full and on the stumps, Singh pushes it to the right of Nabi, who dives and stops
19.2
Nabi to Simi Singh, no run, nice and slow, Singh prods forward and defends
19.1
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, 1 run, tossed up on off, swept along the ground to long leg
17.6
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, 1 run, floated up on off and the sweep to deep square leg brings a single to Balbirnie
17.5
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, no run, this is top class bowling from Nabi. He is mixing them up nicely. The straighter one around off, Balbirnie played for the turn and is beaten on the outside edge
17.4
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, out Niall O Brien Run Out!! Brilliant bit of work from Shahidi. Balbirnie went down to play the sweep again and toe-ends it towards mid-wicket, he was waiting for the ball to pass Shahidi, but Niall O Brien was off towards the striker's end. Shahidi dives full length to his left and stops the ball, the rest is easy - a lob to Nabi and the bails are removed. Niall O Brien run out (Shahidi/Nabi) 11(18)
17.3
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, no run, oh! Nabi slows it up and Balbirnie had to fetch the sweep from outside off, the under edge hits the back thigh. If not for that, the ball was heading towards the stumps
17.3
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, wide, turns in from outside off and ends up down leg, Balbirnie misses the tickle
17.2
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, no run, drifter from Nabi and Balbirnie pushes it with a straight bat to cover
17.1
Nabi to Niall O Brien, 1 run, flighted around off, Niall O Brien shuffles and sweeps to deep mid-wicket, the fielder does well to keep it to one
15.6
Nabi to Niall O Brien, no run, tossed up around off, Niall O Brien blocks it to cover
15.5
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, 1 run, sweep is Balbirnie's go-to shot, nice roll of the wrists as he places it wide of short fine, long leg cleans up
15.4
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, no run, slower and turning in, glanced to short fine, straight to the man
15.3
Nabi to Niall O Brien, 1 run, sliding down leg and Niall O Brien helps it along the way, for a single
15.2
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, 1 run, choses the delivery on the stumps to play the sweep, broomed to long leg
15.1
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, no run, straight roller outside off, dabbed to short third man
13.6
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, no run, fired on leg-stump, tickled straight to short fine leg
13.5
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, no run, sharp turn and Balbirnie was rooted to the crease, brought his bat down in the nick of time and kept it out. The ball runs off the bat face and bounces over the sticks. Close!
13.4
Nabi to Niall O Brien, 1 run, tossed up on off, Niall O Brien is down on his knee and plays a controlled sweep to long leg
13.4
Nabi to Niall O Brien, wide, keeps gaining in angle and slips down leg, Niall O Brien can't meet with the glance, wide called
13.3
Nabi to Niall O Brien, no run, flatter and outside off, Niall O Brien plays it off the back foot to cover
13.2
Nabi to Andy Balbirnie, 1 run, full on middle and leg, easy knock for Balbirnie down to long-on
13.1
Nabi to Niall O Brien, 1 run, at the pads, Niall O Brien nudges it wide of short fine for a single
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