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Afghanistan vs Ireland, 1st ODI at Sharjah, , Dec 05 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
1st ODI (D/N), Sharjah, December 05, 2017, Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates
(31.4/50 ov, T:239) 100

Afghanistan won by 138 runs

Player Of The Match
4/24
mujeeb-ur-rahman
New
IRE
Full commentary
31.4
W
Rashid Khan to Murtagh, OUT

looped on middle, looks to slog it hard but doesn't connect well and it loops in the air and taken by short mid-wicket fielder running to his right, thats it afghanistan have won it fairly easily

Tim Murtagh c Rahmat Shah b Rashid Khan 0 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
31.3
1lb
Rashid Khan to Poynter, 1 leg bye

looped on leg, goes for a sweep but gets it of his pads to short fine leg for a leg-bye run

31.2
Rashid Khan to Poynter, no run

onto the backfoot and does a defense

31.1
4
Rashid Khan to Poynter, FOUR runs

looped outside off, reverse hits it to point for a boundary

end of over 313 runs
IRE: 95/9CRR: 3.06 RRR: 7.57
Tim Murtagh0 (4b)
Stuart Poynter23 (39b 1x4)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 10-2-24-4
Rashid Khan 6-0-24-2
30.6
Mujeeb to Murtagh, no run

tossed up, onto the frontfoot to defend but gets hit on the pads, no clue what so ever to the batsman where it woudl spin, that's the end of youngster bowling, superb effort by him

30.5
1
Mujeeb to Poynter, 1 run

tossed up, onto the frontfoot and driven down to long-on for a run

30.4
Mujeeb to Poynter, no run

floated on middle-leg and beaten, struck on the pads but no appeal, clearly down the leg

30.3
Mujeeb to Poynter, no run

tossed on off, pushes it to the cover fielder

30.2
2
Mujeeb to Poynter, 2 runs

tossed up outside off, onto the knee to slog it to mid-wicket but gets a bottom edge between slip and keeper for a couple

30.1
Mujeeb to Poynter, no run

quick on off, onto the backfoot and punches it to the cover fielder

end of over 301 run • 1 wicket
IRE: 92/9CRR: 3.06 RRR: 7.35
Tim Murtagh0 (3b)
Stuart Poynter20 (34b 1x4)
Rashid Khan 6-0-24-2
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 9-2-21-4
29.6
Rashid Khan to Murtagh, no run

looped on midddle, over the wickets to the left hander, onto the frontfoot to defend but gets struck on the pads, no much appeal for lbw

29.5
Rashid Khan to Murtagh, no run

looped on middle, drives it to mid-on nicely

29.4
Rashid Khan to Murtagh, no run

googly to the new man, onto the backfoot and blocks it

29.3
W
Rashid Khan to Rankin, OUT

flighted outside off, slogs it hard and flat but straight to mid-off for a easy catch

Boyd Rankin c Ihsanullah b Rashid Khan 1 (8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 12.5
29.2
1
Rashid Khan to Poynter, 1 run

looped outside off, onto the backfoot and punches it to sweeper cover for a run, should he be taking a run so early in the over? lets see how it goes

29.1
Rashid Khan to Poynter, no run

looped on off, onto the backfoot and pushes it to cover fielder

end of over 291 run
IRE: 91/8CRR: 3.13 RRR: 7.04
Boyd Rankin1 (7b)
Stuart Poynter19 (32b 1x4)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 9-2-21-4
Rashid Khan 5-0-23-1
28.6
Mujeeb to Rankin, no run

looped outside off, onto the backfoot and blocks it

28.5
Mujeeb to Rankin, no run

onto the frontfoot and does a defense

28.4
Mujeeb to Rankin, no run

looped outside off, looks to defend but beaten again

28.3
Mujeeb to Rankin, no run

looped outside off, looks to defend but beaten

28.2
Mujeeb to Rankin, no run

tossed on middle, looks to push it to off-side but misses it, hit on the pads, appeals for it but not-out, looked really close to the naked eye

28.1
1
Mujeeb to Poynter, 1 run

tossed on middle, onto the backfoot and pushed down to long-on for a run

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