full toss down the legside, tickled away down to fine-leg and that's the match
Afghanistan vs Ireland, 5th ODI at Dehra Dun, AFG v IRE, Mar 10 2019 - Ball by Ball Commentary
That's all from Saurabh, Thilak and me. Thanks for joining and we look forward to your company for the Test match on the 15th.
Andy Balbirnie is the man of the series All the batters are aware how good their spinners are. I just kind of knew my game, we watched a lot of their footage.
Asghar Afghan It was a good series, we are targeting the world cup, so we made changes in every match. Top order's a concern, the Test match should offer an opportunity.
8.00pm After being walloped in the T20Is and trailing twice during the ODIs, Ireland have done superbly to draw level, with a comprehensive five-wicket win here. Andy Balbirnie was a major contributor again, anchoring the chase to perfection with 91-ball 68 to follow up on his match winning hundred earlier. But Paul Stirling was the star, his charge curtailed by a contentious lbw decision that he was visibly furious about. His 88-ball 70 brought Ireland within sniffing distance of the target and the middle-order did enough to take them home without much drama. The pitch certainly got better to bat on under lights, but Ireland still had a strong spin attack to contend with and they did so beautifully. Afghanistan would be disappointed but they've been in an experimental mode through the series, making three or four changes on an average to test their bench, leading into the World Cup.
length outside off, too close to the body to flay his hands through that one, drags it back onto the stumps
full on off, comes forward and defends
length outside off, cut away past point, they look for two, the batsman has to hurry through as the throw is right above the stumps and Shahzad whips the bails off. Third-umpire called. He was well in, however
full on off, slight turn away, the batsman defended with soft hands, getting a thick outside edge but all along the ground, past slip's right and down to third-man for four
full on middle, pushed to cover
full on off, spins sharply away as the batsman lunges forward to defend it
length outside off, punched to deep cover's left and they come through for two
quicker one, pitched on off, deviated sharply back in off the surface and through the gap between bat and pad as he remained rooted to the crease
short outside off, punched through the covers, down to deep cover for one
googly, tossed up on off, pushed to long-off for one
length on middle, hangs back and pushes it to long-on
full on middle, pushed to long-on
full on middle, pushed past the bowler, down to long-on for one
length on middle, pushed to cover
full on middle, clears his left leg to allow the bat to come through, chips it just short of long-off
length on off, hangs back and pushes it to deep cover
length on middle, uses the depth of the crease and pushes it to the midwicket region
length on middle, skids on a little, pushed to deep cover