Ireland VS Afghanistan Match ball by ball Commentary
LIVE
AFG248/5
—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 | 2154 | 90 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 3251 | 83 |
| 10 | West Indies | 2624 | 77 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 941 | 63 |
| 12 | Ireland | 653 | 54 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 1309 | 44 |
| 14 | Scotland | 1071 | 43 |
| 15 | USA | 1035 | 40 |
| 16 | Oman | 716 | 33 |
| 17 | Namibia | 623 | 31 |
| 18 | Nepal | 790 | 25 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 357 | 16 |
| 20 | Canada | 242 | 13 |
1 run.
Slower one, full and on leg, Hashmatullah Shahidi tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.
Interesting. With 6 overs left, Mark Adair has been brought back. One thought he would have come from the other end. 7-2-17-0 so far.
1 run.
Hashmatullah Shahidi walks in next, at number 7, replacing Azmatullah Omarzai.
OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Or, is he? Omarzai looks amused and has a word with the umpire on his way out. Almost a carbon copy of the second ball of this over. Omarzai shuffles across his stumps and then backs away to the leg side. But Moondra is focussed and bowls it very full and wide outside off. The batter has to reach out to hit that and misses. Seemingly. The ball goes through to the keeper who appeals for the catch and the umpire raises his finger. The 43-run stand is broken and another batter does not convert his start. AFGHANISTAN ARE 246/5 AFTER 40.5 OVERS!
Banged in short now, around off, Rasooli goes for the pull but is done in by the bounce. Gets it high in the air but there is no one in the circle to catch it. By the time long on can get around, the ball plonks in the outfield and the batters take a single.
This one shoots up now. Moondra bends his back, landing the ball into the pitch, and generates extra bounce outside off. Omarzai is surprised but manages to adjust, pushing the ball towards point for a run.
Change in angle and pace. Moondra switches to around the wicket and bowls it very full and wide outside off. Azmatullah Omarzai looks to squeeze it through the off side but misses. The keeper collects and puts in half an appeal for the catch but neither the bowler nor the umpire is interested.
Full, outside off, Darwish Rasooli reaches out and drives it to sweeper cover for a single.