Afghanistan vs Ireland Highlights, 1st Test, 28 February, 2024
COMPLETED / 1st Test / Tolerance Oval

155/10 (54.5 ov) & 218/10 (75.4 ov)

263/10 (83.4 ov) & 111/4 (31.3 ov)
Ireland won by 6 wickets
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Player of the match
Mark Adair,
Ireland
Peter Moor b N Zadran 0 (9) Naveed Zadran to Peter Moor, no run, b N Zadran, Bowled out !! inswinger, yorker, on the off stump, Peter Moor hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Curtis Campher b N Zadran 0 (1) Naveed Zadran to Curtis Campher, no run, b N Zadran, Bowled out !! inswinger, yorker, on the off stump, A bold move from Curtis Campher as batter hangs in the crease and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Harry Tector c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b N Masood 2 (7) Nijat Masood to Harry Tector, no run, c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b N Masood, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Harry Tector hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting defensive shot towards short fine leg, edged!! and flies straight to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Harry Tector.
Naveed Zadran to Paul Stirling, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Paul Stirling hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Nijat Masood to Paul Stirling, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Paul Stirling hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Naveed Zadran to Paul Stirling, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Paul Stirling goes forward, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Paul Stirling c R Shah b Z Akbar 14 (22) Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Paul Stirling, no run, c R Shah b Z Akbar, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, An unsuccessful attempt by Paul Stirling who goes forward to play it towards point that goes straight to Rahmat Shah, who makes the catch for Paul Stirling's dismissal.
Nijat Masood to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Andy Balbirnie goes forward, it to the third man, races away and finds the boundary.
Nijat Masood to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Andy Balbirnie goes forward, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Lorcan Tucker goes forward, plays sweep in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Andy Balbirnie goes forward, it to the third man, races away and finds the boundary.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Andy Balbirnie goes forward, plays sweep in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Naveed Zadran to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Andy Balbirnie goes forward, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! top spinner, full length, on the off stump. Lorcan Tucker goes forward, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Peter Moor b N Zadran 0 (9) Naveed Zadran to Peter Moor, no run, b N Zadran, Bowled out !! inswinger, yorker, on the off stump, Peter Moor hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Curtis Campher b N Zadran 0 (1) Naveed Zadran to Curtis Campher, no run, b N Zadran, Bowled out !! inswinger, yorker, on the off stump, A bold move from Curtis Campher as batter hangs in the crease and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Harry Tector c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b N Masood 2 (7) Nijat Masood to Harry Tector, no run, c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b N Masood, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Harry Tector hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting defensive shot towards short fine leg, edged!! and flies straight to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Harry Tector.
Naveed Zadran to Paul Stirling, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Paul Stirling hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Nijat Masood to Paul Stirling, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Paul Stirling hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Naveed Zadran to Paul Stirling, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Paul Stirling goes forward, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Paul Stirling c R Shah b Z Akbar 14 (22) Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Paul Stirling, no run, c R Shah b Z Akbar, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, An unsuccessful attempt by Paul Stirling who goes forward to play it towards point that goes straight to Rahmat Shah, who makes the catch for Paul Stirling's dismissal.
Nijat Masood to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Andy Balbirnie goes forward, it to the third man, races away and finds the boundary.
Nijat Masood to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Andy Balbirnie goes forward, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Lorcan Tucker goes forward, plays sweep in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Andy Balbirnie goes forward, it to the third man, races away and finds the boundary.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Andy Balbirnie goes forward, plays sweep in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Naveed Zadran to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Andy Balbirnie goes forward, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! top spinner, full length, on the off stump. Lorcan Tucker goes forward, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Peter Moor b N Zadran 0 (9) Naveed Zadran to Peter Moor, no run, b N Zadran, Bowled out !! inswinger, yorker, on the off stump, Peter Moor hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Curtis Campher b N Zadran 0 (1) Naveed Zadran to Curtis Campher, no run, b N Zadran, Bowled out !! inswinger, yorker, on the off stump, A bold move from Curtis Campher as batter hangs in the crease and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Harry Tector c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b N Masood 2 (7) Nijat Masood to Harry Tector, no run, c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b N Masood, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Harry Tector hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting defensive shot towards short fine leg, edged!! and flies straight to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Harry Tector.
Naveed Zadran to Paul Stirling, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Paul Stirling hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Nijat Masood to Paul Stirling, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Paul Stirling hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Naveed Zadran to Paul Stirling, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Paul Stirling goes forward, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Paul Stirling c R Shah b Z Akbar 14 (22) Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Paul Stirling, no run, c R Shah b Z Akbar, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, An unsuccessful attempt by Paul Stirling who goes forward to play it towards point that goes straight to Rahmat Shah, who makes the catch for Paul Stirling's dismissal.
Nijat Masood to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Andy Balbirnie goes forward, it to the third man, races away and finds the boundary.
Nijat Masood to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Andy Balbirnie goes forward, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Lorcan Tucker goes forward, plays sweep in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Andy Balbirnie goes forward, it to the third man, races away and finds the boundary.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Andy Balbirnie goes forward, plays sweep in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Naveed Zadran to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Andy Balbirnie goes forward, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! top spinner, full length, on the off stump. Lorcan Tucker goes forward, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Peter Moor b N Zadran 0 (9) Naveed Zadran to Peter Moor, no run, b N Zadran, Bowled out !! inswinger, yorker, on the off stump, Peter Moor hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Curtis Campher b N Zadran 0 (1) Naveed Zadran to Curtis Campher, no run, b N Zadran, Bowled out !! inswinger, yorker, on the off stump, A bold move from Curtis Campher as batter hangs in the crease and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Harry Tector c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b N Masood 2 (7) Nijat Masood to Harry Tector, no run, c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b N Masood, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Harry Tector hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting defensive shot towards short fine leg, edged!! and flies straight to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Harry Tector.
Naveed Zadran to Paul Stirling, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Paul Stirling hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Nijat Masood to Paul Stirling, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Paul Stirling hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Naveed Zadran to Paul Stirling, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Paul Stirling goes forward, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Paul Stirling c R Shah b Z Akbar 14 (22) Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Paul Stirling, no run, c R Shah b Z Akbar, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, An unsuccessful attempt by Paul Stirling who goes forward to play it towards point that goes straight to Rahmat Shah, who makes the catch for Paul Stirling's dismissal.
Nijat Masood to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Andy Balbirnie goes forward, it to the third man, races away and finds the boundary.
Nijat Masood to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Andy Balbirnie goes forward, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Lorcan Tucker goes forward, plays sweep in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Andy Balbirnie goes forward, it to the third man, races away and finds the boundary.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Andy Balbirnie goes forward, plays sweep in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Naveed Zadran to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Andy Balbirnie goes forward, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! top spinner, full length, on the off stump. Lorcan Tucker goes forward, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.