Afghanistan vs Ireland, Only Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Afghanistan v Ireland in India, 2019 Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun Date & Time: Mar 15-Mar 19, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Andy McBrine 2-77(27 ov)
99.6
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, quicker on middle, nudged to short mid-wicket
99.5
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, SIX, down the track and six again! This one's hit with a straight bat and got so much power behind the shot, there's a fielder at long-on but he was only a mere spectator
99.4
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, flat on off, flicked into the leg-side
99.3
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, SIX, all the way into the stands! That's a mighty hit from Asghar Afghan, gallops out of his crease and unleashes the bottom hand power on this full offbreak, I0$
99.2
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, pulls the length back and keeps it on off, Afghan hangs back to defend
99.1
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, tossed up on off, Afghan leans on the front foot and plays it back to the bowler
97.6
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, goes back and punches the flat delivery back to the bowler
97.5
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, ambles forward and works the ball with the spin towards short mid-wicket
97.4
Andy McBrine to Ahmadzai, 1 run, tossed full outside off, Ahmadzai dabs it square and the skipper calls him through for a quick single
97.3
Andy McBrine to Ahmadzai, no run, flatter outside off, Ahmadzai defends it with an open face into the off-side
97.2
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, 1 run, chips down and flicks it past the diving left hand of mid-wicket
97.1
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, lunges across a long way and presents a dead bat against this offfbreak
95.6
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, 1 run, comes down the track and chips the flick in the air, falls well short of the fielder at short mid-wicket. Andy McBrine getting great deal of turn, but the lack of bounce ain't really helping his cause
95.5
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, skidder on middle, Afghan goes back and works it into the leg-side
95.4
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, aired up outside off stump, driven straight to cover
95.3
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, loads of flight on this, Afghan inside-edges the flick onto his boot
95.2
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, turns in from a fullish length and keeps low, Afghan clears his front leg and whip-pulls to mid-wicket
95.1
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, gets slightly outside the line of this offbreak and therefore, inside-edges the flick wide of FSL
93.6
Andy McBrine to Rashid Khan, no run, flatter on middle, Rashid Khan defends it to FSL
93.5
Andy McBrine to Ikram Ali Khil, out Bowled!! Ikram Ali Khil's tentative stay at the crease comes to an end. He's prefered to stand on the back foot more often than not and looked vulnerable against the offspinner. Andy McBrine gives this plenty of flight and succeeds in drawing Ikram Ali Khil forward and out of his crease, the batsman follows the loop and gets beaten by the dip before losing the middle and leg stump. I0$ as they say. Ikram Ali Khil b Andy McBrine 7(40)
93.4
Andy McBrine to Ikram Ali Khil, no run, advances a touch, gets too closer to the pitch of the delivery and jams it back to the bowler. I0$
93.3
Andy McBrine to Ikram Ali Khil, no run, spinning away late just outside off, Ikram Ali Khil stretches forward and pushes with an open bat face into the covers
93.2
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, 1 run, offbreak on middle and leg, Afghan hurries back and nurdles it off his pads behind square leg
93.1
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, tossed up outside off, Afghan strides across and offers a dead bat
91.6
Andy McBrine to Ikram Ali Khil, 2 runs, low full toss outside off, Ikram Ali Khil biffs the drive past the non-striker and they sneak easy two before the fielders hunt it down
91.5
Andy McBrine to Ikram Ali Khil, no run, flat and full just outside off, punched to mid-on
91.4
Andy McBrine to Ikram Ali Khil, no run, flat outside off, Ikram Ali Khil camps back and punches to short cover
91.3
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, 1 run, worked away off the pads wide of short mid-wicket and this time they pinch a quick single
91.2
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, goes back and flicks the offbreak to short mid-wicket
91.1
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, FOUR, premeditates the sweep and connects sweetly as he fetches this from outside off and slots it in the gap through square leg
89.6
Andy McBrine to Ikram Ali Khil, 2 runs, edged and wide of slip. Pitches the offbreak on a length and gets sharp turn outside off, Ikram Ali Khil looks to dab with an angled bat and he ends skewing a thick outside edge wide of the slip fielder
89.5
Andy McBrine to Ikram Ali Khil, no run, faster delivery just outside off, Ikram Ali Khil adjusts well and punches it to cover
89.4
Andy McBrine to Ikram Ali Khil, no run, flighted up on off and middle, draws Ikram Ali Khil forward and hits the splice on the defence
89.3
Andy McBrine to Ikram Ali Khil, no run, slides in with the arm, Ikram Ali Khil goes back and punches to short cover
89.2
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, 1 run, goes deep inside the crease and punches the skiddy offbreak straight of long-on
89.1
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, drifter on off-stump, Afghan presses forward and blocks
79.6
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, slower and on Afghan's pads, clipped straight to the fielder at square leg
79.5
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, McBrine gives this one plenty of air, Afghan gets well forward and smothers the turn
79.4
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, flatter and sliding down the leg-side, Afghan was rocking back on the pull and missed
79.3
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, slower and drifting into the right-hander, Afghan leans forward and nudges it to the on-side
79.2
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, 1 run, Rahmat comes down the track and punches a well flighted delivery towards long-on for a single
79.1
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, slower and just outside off, Rahmat goes back and works it to the on-side
77.6
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, 1 run, good use of the feet from Rahmat, came down the track and works it to long-on for a single, moves into the nineties now
77.5
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, flighted delivery at the stumps, Rahmat prods forward and blocks
77.4
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, 1 run, McBrine drops one short and at the stumps, Afghan makes room, exposes his stumps and went hard on the cut - mistimed it wide of mid-off for a single
77.3
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, McBrine gives this one plenty of air, defended back at the bowler
77.2
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, flatter and at the stumps, punched back at the bowler
77.1
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, Afghan shimmies down the track to a well flighted delivery and finds mid-wicket with the flick
75.6
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, sweeps a leg-stump line ball to the man at 45
75.5
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, slow in-turner, Rahmat allows the ball to do its bit and dead-bats it
75.4
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, a stride forward to dead-bat this tossed up delivery - off the outer part of the bat
75.3
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, 1 run, skips down the track, isn't close to the pitch and Asghar Afghan manages to wrist it to mid-wicket
75.2
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, moves leg-side and punches this in-turner to short mid-wicket
75.1
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, blunts the offie with the spin into the leg-side
73.6
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, FOUR, Asghar Afghan takes the aerial route to get off the mark! Waltzes down the track and hoists this tossed up delivery over mid-on. Didn't quite middle it and the mid-on fielder ran back thinking he had a chance - well out of his reach. One bounce and into the fence
73.5
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, blocked into the leg-side
73.4
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, 3 runs, Andy McBrine errs in line, slips this down leg and Rahmat gets down on a knee to play the sweep shot. Gets a tickle on it and the ball rolls towards fine leg
73.3
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, quicker delivery, blocked
73.2
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, loopy ball, fuller in length, pushed down the pitch
73.1
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, off-break, Rahmat defends from the crease
71.6
Andy McBrine to Asghar Afghan, no run, clips a full ball (from over the wicket) to mid-wicket
71.5
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, out Lbw!! Finally, Ireland have the breakthrough! The bowling change works. The third ball of this over (71.3) would have created some doubts in the batter's mind. Shahidi tries to play a premeditated shot and pays the price. It was bowled full and on the stumps, the left-hander couldn't put bat on ball against this loopy delivery. The impact was adjacent to the middle-stump. That looked plumb. Shahidi lbw b Andy McBrine 61(154) [4s-6]
71.4
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, fullish ball, Shahidi gets forward and blocks
71.3
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, lovely delivery! Flighted delivery, draws the batter forward and gets it to spin past the outside edge of the left-hander. Missed the nick by a whisker
71.2
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, tossed up delivery, hint of in-drift, Shahidi gets forward to smother it into the pitch
71.1
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, length ball from round the wicket, defended back to the bowler
60.6
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, punched into the off-side and that'll be it. It's lunch on day two.
60.5
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, ridiculous cricket from Afghanistan. Flicked to fine leg and the duo had all the time in the World to collect a yawning single, they almost crossed each other and Rahmat Shah - all of a sudden - decided not to face the last ball and turned his back at his partner. A befuddled Hashmatullah Shahidi turns back and hurries to the batting end
60.4
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, 1 run, slightly short outside off, Rahmat Shah goes back and stabs it wide of point
60.3
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, full outside off, Rahmat Shah stays leg-side of the delivery and pushes the drive to mid-off
60.2
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, driven to mid-on
60.1
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, quicker on middle, blocked from the crease
58.6
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, punched back to McBrine
58.5
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, tossed up on off and middle, Shahidi stretches forward and defends it back to the bowler
58.4
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, 1 run, skips down the crease, gets closer to the pitch of the delivery and drives it down to long-on
58.3
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, full on off, forward and defended
58.2
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, offbreak on off, Rahmat Shah stays back and smothers it to mid-on
58.1
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, flat outside off, played back to the bowler
31.6
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, pushed through around off, Shahidi goes right back as he defends
31.5
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, nicely flighted around off, Shahidi gets a big stride forward on the block
31.4
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, McBrine tosses one on off, Shahidi gets well forward on the defensive push
31.3
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, slower and just outside off, Shahidi was slightly caught in his crease - gets his bat down in time and blocks
31.2
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, nicely tossed up around off, Shahidi goes back and defends it with a straight bat
31.1
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, dropped short and at the stumps, Shahidi makes room and finds cover-point with the cut
28.6
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, nicely drifted on off, Rahmat gets a big stride forward as he smothers the turn
28.5
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, tossed up well outside off, Rahmat leans across and pushes it towards cover
28.4
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, 1 run, the slider from McBrine, kept coming back with the arm, Shahidi makes room and cuts it to deep cover for a single
28.3
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, nicely tossed up arouind middle, Shahidi lunges forward on the defensive block
28.2
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, slower and around off, pushed back at the bowler
28.1
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, tossed up on off, the arm-ball from McBrine, Shahidi watched it all along and defended
26.6
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, McBrine drifts this one wider of off, defended to the off-side
26.5
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, FOUR, lovely, good use of the feet from Rahmat, comes down the track, gets close to the ball and lifts it over mid-on, one bounce and over the ropes
26.4
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, slower and on off, Rahmat goes back and blocks
26.3
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, a little shimmy down the track, Shah gets too close to the ball and gets an inside edge on the flick towards backward square leg
26.2
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, slower and on off, Rahmat presses across and defends with a straight bat
26.1
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, McBrine tosses one well outside off, Shah lunges forward and defends
24.6
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, 1 run, fraction too short from McBrine, allows Shahidi to go back and tuck it behind square on the on-side for a single
24.5
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, slower and on off, Shahidi gets half-forward and blocks
24.4
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, much better from McBrine, tossed up around middle, drew Shahidi well forward on the defensive push
24.3
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, 2 runs, fraction too short and well outside off, Shahidi makes room and cuts it square past point, the fielder in the deep gets across and keeps them down to a couple
24.2
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, flatter and just outside off, punched off the back-foot to the bowler
24.1
Andy McBrine to Shahidi, no run, tossed up just outside off, Shahidi leans well forward in defence
19.6
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, flighted around middle, Rahmat gets well forward on the defensive block
19.5
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Rahmat, dropped short and at the stumps, Rahmat rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary
19.4
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, FOUR, lovely, a little shimmy down the track, Rahmat gets to the ball on the full and then drives it past the bowler - beats mid-on to his left and runs away to the ropes
19.3
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, slower and just outside off, pushed back at the bowler
19.2
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, tossed up at the stumps, Rahmat goes right back as he blocked
19.1
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, good use of the feet from Rahmat, comes down the track, gets close to the ball and finds mid-wicket with the flick
17.6
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, defended from the crease
17.5
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, 2 runs, thick outside edge and it trickles away past the lone slip. Grips and spins on off, Rahmat pokes and feeds a thick edge that dies down quickly and evades the slip to his right
17.4
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, attacking the stumps with a fuller length, Rahmat leans forward and blocks
17.3
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, drifting in slightly, Rahmat stays on the back foot and punches it down the pitch
17.2
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, full on off, played back to the bowler
17.1
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, 1 run, flat on middle, Shahzad makes room and steers it off the face wide of point
15.6
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, goes round the wicket and loops it up on middle and leg, Rahmat plays it with ease off the front foot
15.5
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, makes room and mistimes the cut off the back foot to mid-off
15.4
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, flighted on off, Rahmat stays low and blocks it back
15.3
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, full on off, Rahmat lunges forward and defends it
15.2
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, full on middle and leg, blocked from the crease
15.1
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, no run, goes on the back foot and punches the flat delivery to the left of the bowler
13.6
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, looped up on middle and leg, Shahzad gets a big stride forward and smothers it with a closed bat face
13.5
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, flighted on off, played back to the bowler
13.4
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, makes room and mistimes the punch into the covers
13.3
Andy McBrine to Rahmat, 1 run, full and straight, driven crisply to mid-on and they steal a quick single
13.2
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, 1 run, very full and dipping on off, Shahzad gets across and drills it off the toe-end wide of mid-on
13.1
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, floated up outside off stump, driven back to the bowler
11.6
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, SIX, unleashes his natural game, finally! Gets underneath the full bunger and deposits Andy McBrine high and handsome over the long-on fence
11.5
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, skids on with the arm towards off, punched back to the bowler
11.4
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, smidgen short on middle and Shahzad does well to cope with the lack of bounce and spank it through mid-wicket. Plenty of bottom hand power on that
11.3
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, slower and spinning in towards middle and leg, Shahzad stays back and turns it to FSL
11.2
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, leans forward and blocks the offbreak to the right of the bowler
11.1
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, flat on off, pushed back to the bowler
9.6
Andy McBrine to Ihsanullah, no run, worked away with the spin to short mid-wicket
9.5
Andy McBrine to Ihsanullah, no run, drifting in just outside off, played back to the bowler
9.4
Andy McBrine to Ihsanullah, no run, full outside off, Janat lunges forward and blocks
9.3
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, 1 run, touch short and Shahzad's quick to latch onto that, backs away and pulls off the inside half through mid-wicket
9.2
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, leans forward and across to block it down the pitch
9.1
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, hangs on the back foot and forces a drive from off-stump back to the bowler
7.6
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, drifting down leg, Shahzad flicks but can't get it past the fieldsman at backward square
7.5
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, looped up on middle and leg, Shahzad gets a big stride forward and blocks to FSL
7.4
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, pushed straight back to the bowler
7.3
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, flighted full on off, Shahzad gets forward and drives into the leg-side
7.2
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, skids on with the arm, Shahzad turns it to FSL with the spin
7.1
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, slower and spinning in towards middle, Shahzad was late to bring his bat down but somehow manages to jam it into the pitch at the last moment
5.6
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, veers in full on off, squeezed back to the left of the bowler who gets a hand in his followthrough
5.5
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, slightly short and wide of off-stump, Shahzad plants his back leg deep inside the crease and opens the bat face to scythe it behind point for his first boundary
5.4
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, very full on off, Shahzad blocks it into the pitch
5.3
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, floated on off-stump, defended into the leg-side
5.2
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, tossed up on off, pushed away to the left of silly mid-on
5.1
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, quicker and drifting in on off, Shahzad stays back and blocks to mid-wicket
3.6
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, gets forward to the pitch of the ball and jams it near his feet
3.5
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, turning in towards middle and off, Shahzad smothers it back to the bowler
3.4
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, lunges forward and pushes the full ball into the leg-side
3.3
Andy McBrine to Ihsanullah, 1 run, looped up outside off, Janat stays leg-side of the delivery and drives to the left of extra cover, a quick single
3.2
Andy McBrine to Ihsanullah, no run, skiddy offbreak just outside off, pushed back to the bowler
3.1
Andy McBrine to Ihsanullah, no run, flatter just outside off, forward and defended down the pitch
1.6
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, nicely tossed up on off-stump, Shahzad drives it off the cue end to mid-on
1.5
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, tossed full on off-stump, forward and blocked back to the bowler
1.4
Andy McBrine to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, fuller on off, pushed back to the bowler
1.3
Andy McBrine to Ihsanullah, 1 run, quicker outside off, Ihsanullah guides it behind point for a quick single
1.2
Andy McBrine to Ihsanullah, no run, skiddy offbreak outside off, Ihsanullah taps with an open face into the off-side
1.1
Andy McBrine to Ihsanullah, no run, keeps low outside off, Ihsanullah goes back and dabs with soft hands
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