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Ireland vs Afghanistan, 3rd ODI at Belfast, , Jul 14 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary

(47.3/50 ov, T:237) 237/4

Ireland won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

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This result would have been hard to see when Ireland's third wicket fell with the score on 29. However a massive fourth wicket partnership of 144 between Ed Joyce and Kevin O'Brien really took the game away from Afghanistan. Once O'Brien went, Stirling came in and hit a quick fire 39 off 37 to keep Ed Joyce company on his march towards his century.

47.3
1
Zadran to Joyce, 1 run

clips the ball down to long leg and that's the winning run! Ireland win by 6 wickets

47.2
4
Zadran to Joyce, FOUR runs

drives the ball to the long-off boundary and the scores are tied

47.1
2
Zadran to Joyce, 2 runs

gets on the front foot and hits the ball past the cover fielder, he was always going to come back for his second to bring up the century

end of over 479 runs
IRE: 230/4CRR: 4.89 RRR: 2.33
Paul Stirling39 (37b 5x4)
Ed Joyce98 (132b 7x4 1x6)
Mohammad Nabi 8-1-42-1
Dawlat Zadran 8-1-36-1
46.6
M Nabi to Stirling, no run

knocks the ball into the legside and Joyce gets to keep the strike

46.5
2
M Nabi to Stirling, 2 runs

hits the ball through extra over again, this time he doesn't connect as well and they only get two

46.4
4
M Nabi to Stirling, FOUR runs

lovely shot from Stirling, its hit in the air through extra cover

46.3
1
M Nabi to Joyce, 1 run

driven back past the bowler to long-on

46.2
1
M Nabi to Stirling, 1 run

hits the ball in the air to the cover sweeper, bounces once before he fields it

46.1
1
M Nabi to Joyce, 1 run

hits the ball straight back past the bowler. It hits the stumps at the non-strikers end and they sneak the single

end of over 462 runs
IRE: 221/4CRR: 4.80 RRR: 4.00
Ed Joyce96 (130b 7x4 1x6)
Paul Stirling32 (33b 4x4)
Dawlat Zadran 8-1-36-1
Rashid Khan 10-0-44-0
45.6
1
Zadran to Joyce, 1 run

Joyce gets up on his toes and guides the ball to the right of backward point. Joyce is inching towards his century here.

45.5
Zadran to Joyce, no run

drops the ball into the off-side and Rashid comes in from extra cover to field

45.4
Zadran to Joyce, no run

pulls the ball into the legside and Najibullah fields again

45.3
Zadran to Joyce, no run

clips the ball into the legside and straight away Joyce says no, Just as well as the throw from Najibullah hits the non-strikers stumps

45.2
1
Zadran to Stirling, 1 run

hits the ball in the air over the top of mid-on. One hand came off the bat as he hit it so it wasn't in total control

45.1
Zadran to Stirling, no run

Stirling misses out on a full toss as he hits the ball back to the bowler

end of over 452 runs
IRE: 219/4CRR: 4.86 RRR: 3.60
Ed Joyce95 (126b 7x4 1x6)
Paul Stirling31 (31b 4x4)
Rashid Khan 10-0-44-0
Dawlat Zadran 7-1-34-1
44.6
Rashid Khan to Joyce, no run

hits the ball back towards the bowler, it was in the air for a moment but lands safe

44.5
1
Rashid Khan to Stirling, 1 run

turns the ball down to long leg, bit of confusion in the running so they only get a single

44.4
Rashid Khan to Stirling, no run

goes to cut the ball outside off-stump, misses and Shahzad can't gather it cleanly

44.3
Rashid Khan to Stirling, no run

gets in line and defends

44.2
1
Rashid Khan to Joyce, 1 run

gets onto the front foot and hits the ball up to long-off. Goes all the way along the ground

44.1
Rashid Khan to Joyce, no run

gets hit on the pads and there is a big appeal, hit outside the line

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