Ireland vs Afghanistan, at Dublin, Jul 09 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary

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Over67
9 runs
AFG 208/7CRR: 3.10
Samiullah Shinwari 8 (18b 1x4)Asghar Afghan 51 (84b 8x4)
Paul Stirling0/19 (3)

After a discussion between the Irish captain and the umpires the match has ended in a draw. With only 6 overs to play and with 2 being lost for the innings break they have called it quits.

For a match withich lost a session and two days that ended up being rather exciting. Ireland dominated for most parts but the Afghans can be very happy with their second innings where they clung on manfully for the draw.

That means Ireland will get 13 points from the match while Afghanistan get 7.

Ireland will next play against Bangladesh in three T20 games and we will have coverage of them on ESPNcricinfo. But from Conor Hayes in a dull Rathmines it's goodbye.

66.6
Stirling to Samiullah Shinwari, no run

played into the covers

66.5
4
Stirling to Samiullah Shinwari, FOUR runs

pulled through midwicket for a boundary

66.4
Stirling to Samiullah Shinwari, no run

played past point but the non-striker can't run it

66.3
2
Stirling to Samiullah Shinwari, 2 runs

short and going down leg and it's pulled away to fine-leg for a couple

66.2
1
Stirling to Asghar, 1 run

swept fine but the batsman can only run a single because of his injury

66.1
2b
Stirling to Asghar, 2 byes

just passes the edge and the keeper can't gather

Over66
2 runs
AFG 199/7CRR: 3.01
Samiullah Shinwari 2 (14b)Asghar Afghan 50 (82b 8x4)
Andrew White1/2 (3)

Afghanistan look like they will survive this one

65.6
White to Samiullah Shinwari, no run

pushed back towards the bowler

65.5
White to Samiullah Shinwari, no run

defended away and silly point fields

65.4
White to Samiullah Shinwari, no run

flicked into the legside

65.3
White to Samiullah Shinwari, no run

defended into the offside

65.2
White to Samiullah Shinwari, no run
65.1
2
White to Samiullah Shinwari, 2 runs

cut away to the deep point boundary

Over65
8 runs
AFG 197/7CRR: 3.03
Asghar Afghan 50 (82b 8x4)Samiullah Shinwari 0 (8b)
Paul Stirling0/12 (2)
64.6
Stirling to Asghar, no run

forward defensive in the air and it just lands beyond the diving silly point

64.5
Stirling to Asghar, no run

played away and the silly point half stops it

Asghar appears to have cramp and is being attended to by the physio

64.4
4
Stirling to Asghar, FOUR runs

smacked through the offside via the silly point who takes a knock and that's his fifty

64.3
4
Stirling to Asghar, FOUR runs

goes very fine and reaches the rope

64.2
Stirling to Asghar, no run
64.1
Stirling to Asghar, no run
Over64
Maiden
AFG 189/7CRR: 2.95
Samiullah Shinwari 0 (8b)Asghar Afghan 42 (76b 6x4)
Andrew White1/0 (2)
63.6
White to Samiullah Shinwari, no run

goes in the air past the man at short leg

63.5
White to Samiullah Shinwari, no run

pushed to mid-on