Afghanistan vs Ireland, Only Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Afghanistan v Ireland in UAE, 2024 Venue: Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi Date & Time: Feb 28-Mar 01, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Naveed Zadran 3-59(18 ov)
82.6
Naveed Zadran to Young, no run, dug in short at Young who ducks
82.5
Naveed Zadran to Young, no run, full outside off, shapes away a tad, Young drives and misses
82.4
Naveed Zadran to Young, no run, short at Young who pulls and misses
82.3
Naveed Zadran to Young, no run, fullish and heads back to the pad, Young gets forward to drive and the thick inside-edge hits the pad and rolls away
82.2
Naveed Zadran to Andy McBrine, 1 run, fullish on middle-stump, flicked through mid-wicket
82.1
Naveed Zadran to Andy McBrine, no run, fullish outside off, angling away from Andy McBrine who drives and misses
80.6
Naveed Zadran to Young, no run, down leg, wasted delivery
80.5
Naveed Zadran to Young, no run, short of length angling into fourth-stump, then moves away, Young doesn't get in line and is well beaten
80.4
Naveed Zadran to Young, no run, total miscommunication between Young and Andy McBrine, Young drives the full delivery wide of mid-off and Shahidi fumbles, still they don't take the single
80.3
Naveed Zadran to Young, no run, full and down leg, Young flicks and misses
80.2
Naveed Zadran to Young, no run, short of length outside off, holds its line, Young pushes and misses
80.1
Naveed Zadran to Young, no run, short of length and lot of movement back in, into the thigh pad as Young misses the flick
66.6
Naveed Zadran to Andy McBrine, FOUR, third boundary of the over. Width on offer outside off and Andy McBrine slashes it over point for four more. 13 runs from the over..
66.5
Naveed Zadran to Andy McBrine, no run, short of a length on middle and leg, nudged to mid-wicket by Andy McBrine
66.4
Naveed Zadran to Andy McBrine, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Andy McBrine cuts this through cover-point for four runs
66.3
Naveed Zadran to Tucker, 1 run, back of a length on middle and leg, worked to square leg for a single
66.2
Naveed Zadran to Tucker, no run, tad fuller on off, driven to wide mid-off by Tucker
66.1
Naveed Zadran to Tucker, FOUR, drifting on the pads, Tucker tickles it towards fine leg where the fielder fails to collect the ball, four runs for Tucker who is inching closer to his fifty
63.6
Naveed Zadran to Andy McBrine, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Andy McBrine square drives it to the fielder at point
63.5
Naveed Zadran to Andy McBrine, no run, on a length outside off, keeps straight as Andy McBrine lets it through to the keeper
63.4
Naveed Zadran to Tucker, 1 run, short of a length on middle and leg, nudged towards square leg for one. 200 up for Ireland..
63.3
Naveed Zadran to Tucker, no run, way too full on off, Tucker squeezes it to mid-off
63.2
Naveed Zadran to Andy McBrine, byes, 1 run, on a length outside off, keeps low as the keeper fails to gather the ball, a bye taken
63.1
Naveed Zadran to Andy McBrine, no run, flicked to wide mid-on as the bowler goes full
39.6
Naveed Zadran to Tucker, no run, steered to gully where the fielder stops it with a dive
39.5
Naveed Zadran to Tucker, no run, back of a length around off, knocked with soft hands to cover
39.4
Naveed Zadran to Tucker, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Tucker goes for a drive, gets beaten on the outside edge
39.3
Naveed Zadran to Stirling, byes, 1 run, banged in short and the ball shapes back in to beat Stirling who was trying to sway away and guide it towards third man. The keeper fails to gather it as well, a bye taken
39.2
Naveed Zadran to Stirling, no run, short of a length around off, Stirling hops and defends
39.1
Naveed Zadran to Stirling, FOUR, nicely played. Short ball around off, Stirling arches back and guides it over the slip cordon for a well executed boundary
37.6
Naveed Zadran to Stirling, no run, short in length outside off, Stirling swings and misses
37.5
Naveed Zadran to Stirling, no run, short of a length around off, Stirling knocks it to point
37.4
Naveed Zadran to Tucker, 1 run, played through mid-wicket for a single
37.3
Naveed Zadran to Tucker, no run, pitched up by the bowler on off, Tucker drives it to mid-off
37.2
Naveed Zadran to Tucker, no run, on the shorter side, Tucker walks across in the crease and nudges it towards mid-wicket
37.1
Naveed Zadran to Tucker, no run, back of a length around off, nips back in a tad, Tucker defends it from within the crease
35.6
Naveed Zadran to Stirling, 1 run, on the shorter side as Stirling hooks it through square leg for a single
35.5
Naveed Zadran to Tucker, 1 run, on a length around off, eased in front of cover for a quick run
35.4
Naveed Zadran to Tucker, no run, short and quick on off, Tucker plays it on the rise, punched to cover
35.3
Naveed Zadran to Tector, out Lbw!! Yes, he's gone! That was a length delivery that kept slightly low and nipped back in. Tector got beaten due to the movement and was rapped on the pads. Nothing on UltraEdge, no bat involved. Replays confirm three reds as the ball is crashing into the leg stump. Tector fails to add any runs to his overnight score as Ireland are five down. They also lose a review. Tector lbw b Naveed Zadran 32(73) [4s-3]
35.2
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, shapes back into the batter from a good length, Tector has a look and lets it through to the keeper
35.1
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, short of a length around off, Tector taps it to point
33.6
Naveed Zadran to Stirling, 1 run, on the shorter side, Stirling hooks this through the on-side for one
33.5
Naveed Zadran to Stirling, no run, tad fuller on off, drilled to the fielder at cover by Stirling
33.4
Naveed Zadran to Stirling, FOUR, flicked away! Drifting on the pads and Stirling times his flick and finds the fence at deep mid-wicket
33.3
Naveed Zadran to Stirling, no run, back of a length around off, punched to cover from within the crease
33.2
Naveed Zadran to Stirling, no run, on a length around off, punched firmly to cover by Stirling
33.1
Naveed Zadran to Stirling, no run, short of a length on off, Stirling gets on top of it, punches it firmly to cover
31.6
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, short of a length outside off, keeps straight as Tector leaves it alone. Naveed Zadran starts day 2 with a maiden over
31.5
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, gets squared up on his defence, beaten due to the lack of bounce
31.4
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Tector shoulders arms
31.3
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, a full toss around off, Tector drives it to the fielder at mid-off
31.2
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, on the shorter side outside off, not that quick as the ball dips in front of the keeper once the batter shoulders arms
31.1
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, back of a length around off, Tector defends
29.6
Naveed Zadran to Stirling, no run, short of length outside off, Stirling jumps out and defends it
29.5
Naveed Zadran to Stirling, no run, short at Stirling who turns the head away and pulls, misses, not far from the glove
29.4
Naveed Zadran to Tector, 1 run, short on the body, Tector pulls to deep backward square leg
29.3
Naveed Zadran to Tector, 2 runs, full outside off, driven nicely and square of the wicket on the off-side for a couple
29.2
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, short of length and nips back in to off-stump, close to off as Tector shoulders arms
29.1
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, full and shapes back in to off-stump, a solid forward defence
27.6
Naveed Zadran to Theo van Woerkom, 1 run, short of length outside off, tapped to the cover region and Theo van Woerkom is away
27.5
Naveed Zadran to Theo van Woerkom, no run, loud shout for caught behind but that has flicked the thigh if it has done, short of length and down leg, Theo van Woerkom flicks and misses, Afghanistan don't review
27.4
Naveed Zadran to Tector, 1 run, short on the stumps, pulled to deep backward square leg
27.3
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, good length on middle-stump, turned to mid-wicket
27.2
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, again shapes back in to off-stump, Tector this time on the forward defence gets a thick inside-edge to the leg-side
27.1
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, fullish and shapes back in from off-stump, a neat forward defence to cover
25.6
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, fullish outside off, Tector shoulders arms
25.5
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, short of length and angling into the body, turned to square leg
25.4
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, wide of the crease and fullish and shaping back into off-stump, Tector leans forward to block
25.3
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, fullish outside off, Tector gets forward to defend, the thick inside-edge hits the pad and rolls away to the off-side
25.2
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, length delivery outside off, left alone
25.1
Naveed Zadran to Campher, leg byes, 1 run, rapped on the pads and Naveed Zadran is very excited. But this is going down leg. Good job that Shahidi was not tempted into a review. A sharp nipbacker, keeps a bit low, Campher is rapped on the pads but impact on leg-stump
11.6
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, bouncer on the stumps, left alone
11.5
Naveed Zadran to Tector, FOUR, full on the stumps, Tector shows the full face of the bat to drive it straight down the ground, fine straight drive
11.4
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, fullish on the stumps, defended to mid-wicket
11.3
Naveed Zadran to Campher, 1 run, short on the stumps, pulled to deep square leg
11.2
Naveed Zadran to Tector, 1 run, full and down leg, flicked away to fine-leg
11.1
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, full and attacking the front pad, Tector pushes to mid-on
9.6
Naveed Zadran to Campher, no run, fullish outside off, left alone
9.5
Naveed Zadran to Campher, FOUR, in the air but wide of gully. A short of length delivery outside off, Campher punches and it's in the air but in the gap
9.4
Naveed Zadran to Campher, FOUR, right into the gap at deep square leg, it's short on the body, pulled between deep backward square leg and deep square leg
9.3
Naveed Zadran to Tector, 1 run, short of length on the stumps, Tector is off the mark with a pull wide of deepish short-leg
9.2
Naveed Zadran to Tector, no run, very full outside off, pushed back
9.1
Naveed Zadran to Moor, out Bowled!! After a chancy innings, Moor goes. Rises on his toes to punch the short of length delivery but drags it back on to middle-stump. Was angling into him and it cramped him up. Naveed Zadran has his man finally. Moor b Naveed Zadran 12(29) [4s-2]
7.6
Naveed Zadran to Moor, no run, full and again the inswinger on off-stump, Moor is forward to block
7.5
Naveed Zadran to Moor, no run, fullish and shaping back in on off-stump, Moor is half-forward to defend
7.4
Naveed Zadran to Campher, 1 run, went for the yorker length delivery on the stumps, Campher digs it out via a thick inside-edge to deep backward square leg
7.3
Naveed Zadran to Campher, FOUR, short of length and dragged down, Campher pulls hard and to the deep square leg fence, good positive batting
7.2
Naveed Zadran to Campher, no run, short of length outside off, pulled without any timing to mid-on
7.1
Naveed Zadran to Campher, no run, Shahidi at mid-off saves four. He dives to his left and keeps the hard drive down, full outside off and Campher drove it nicely
5.6
Naveed Zadran to Moor, no run, Moor is saved again. This time by the review. Another full inswinger and again Moor misses the flick, rapped on the pads but the impact is on leg-stump, sliding down
5.5
Naveed Zadran to Moor, no run, this is sliding down leg and good that Afghanistan don't review. Big inswinger but the impact on the pad is on leg-stump, Moor flicks and misses
5.4
Naveed Zadran to Moor, no run, good length and keeps a tad low outside off, Moor defends off the back foot
5.3
Naveed Zadran to Moor, no run, short of length on off, Moor stands tall to defend it down to backward point
5.3
Naveed Zadran to Moor, no ball, Cleaned up. Fine inswinger this, full from outside off, shapes back in, beats the drive and misses the inside-edge to hit off-stump. Hang on - Naveed Zadran has overstepped. That's such a waste - a wicket off a no-ball
5.2
Naveed Zadran to Moor, no run, fullish outside off, left alone
5.1
Naveed Zadran to Moor, FOUR, full outside off, Moor gets forward and drives through the vacant cover, that was a good shot
3.6
Naveed Zadran to Balbirnie, out Lbw!! Balbirnie wastes a review. This looked plumb once it hit the pad. Full and snaking back in on middle and leg, Balbirnie flicks and misses, no inside-edge and it's three reds. Early wicket for Afghanistan. Balbirnie lbw b Naveed Zadran 2(12)
3.5
Naveed Zadran to Balbirnie, no run, full outside off, Balbirnie gets forward to drive to cover
3.4
Naveed Zadran to Balbirnie, no run, short of length outside off, punched to cover
3.3
Naveed Zadran to Balbirnie, no run, so nearly back on. Full outside off, Balbirnie gets forward to drive, the thick inside-edge hits the back leg and just misses off-stump
3.2
Naveed Zadran to Balbirnie, no run, fullish outside off, Balbirnie gets forward to defend to cover
3.1
Naveed Zadran to Balbirnie, 2 runs, short of length outside off, punched to the cover region, Balbirnie is a little slow to get off, but makes it in beating Shahidi's direct-hit, the ricochet from the stumps gives another one
1.6
Naveed Zadran to Balbirnie, no run, dropped by gully! Rahmat Shah the man. A rising short of length delivery outside off, Balbirnie pushes and it goes at head-height to Shah who parries it, third slip tries to catch on the rebound but his dive with an outstretched right hand is in vain. An early chance goes away
1.5
Naveed Zadran to Balbirnie, no run, way down leg, poor stuff this, Gurbaz gets across and cuts it off with a dive to his left
1.4
Naveed Zadran to Balbirnie, no run, short of length outside off, punched to backward point
1.3
Naveed Zadran to Balbirnie, no run, more good work from Gurbaz down leg, wayward delivery and if not for Gurbaz it was four byes
1.2
Naveed Zadran to Balbirnie, no run, short of length and down leg, Balbirnie flicks and misses
1.1
Naveed Zadran to Balbirnie, no run, short of length outside off, punched to backward point
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