Ireland VS Afghanistan Match ball by ball Commentary
LIVE
AFG216/1
—IRE
Ireland elected to field
ICC ODI Team's Ranking
| RANK | COUNTRY | POINTS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 3841 | 116 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3809 | 109 |
| 3 | Australia | 2965 | 102 |
| 4 | South Africa | 2855 | 102 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 3215 | 100 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 3470 | 96 |
| 7 | England | 2898 | 93 |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 2361 | 91 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 3251 | 83 |
| 10 | West Indies | 2624 | 77 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 941 | 63 |
| 12 | Ireland | 733 | 52 |
| 13 | Scotland | 1200 | 44 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 1309 | 44 |
| 15 | USA | 1035 | 40 |
| 16 | Oman | 716 | 33 |
| 17 | Namibia | 623 | 31 |
| 18 | Nepal | 790 | 25 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 413 | 17 |
| 20 | Canada | 200 | 10 |
1 run, the cover drive is played for a run.
Back of a length and around off, Ibrahim Zadran gets on his toes to ride the bounce and punches it through covers for a brace. That brings up the 200-RUN STAND off 195 balls between these two batters.
Lands this on a good length and on leg, Sediqullah Atal clips it through square leg for a single.
34 overs have been bowled. Still no respite for Ireland as these two keep churning runs with absolute ease. The hosts will have to choose one ball from the two in operation for the rest of the innings. The needful has been done. Curtis Campher will continue with his spell. 6-0-34-0 so far.
Another good bouncer, on middle and leg, Ibrahim Zadran tries to take it on with a pull shot but fails to connect.
Bangs in a well-directed bumper, on middle, Ibrahim Zadran ducks under it.
Good length and on middle and leg, Sediqullah Atal works it through square leg for a run.
Just back of a length and around off, angling away, Sediqullah Atal tries to cut it away but misses.
On a length and on the pads, Ibrahim Zadran clips it through square leg for a single.
FOUR! Edgy! Full again and just outside off now, Ibrahim Zadran goes for the big booming drive. Gets a thick outside edge that races to the third man fence for a boundary. He moves to 96 now.