Ireland vs Afghanistan Highlights, 3rd Match, 10 August, 2026
COMPLETED / 3rd Match / Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont
206/10 (46.3 ov)
207/7 (44.5 ov)
Afghanistan won by 3 wickets
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Player of the match
Rashid Khan,
Afghanistan
Mark Adair to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Jai Moondra to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Jai Moondra to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran goes forward, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Jai Moondra to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular chip shot to long off for a colossal Maximum!
Byron Mcdonough to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease and tries pull, edged!! in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Byron Mcdonough to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Mark Adair to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease and slash pull towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away. Dropped catch
Ibrahim Zadran c A Balbirnie b B Mcdonough 12 (23) Byron Mcdonough to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, c A Balbirnie b B Mcdonough, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Ibrahim Zadran goes forward and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards short cover, edged!! and flies straight to Andy Balbirnie, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Ibrahim Zadran.
Byron Mcdonough to Sediqullah Atal, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Sediqullah Atal hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Byron Mcdonough to Sediqullah Atal, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Sediqullah Atal goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gavin Hoey to Sediqullah Atal, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump. Sediqullah Atal goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gavin Hoey to Sediqullah Atal, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps. Sediqullah Atal goes forward, hits sweep in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Byron Mcdonough to Sediqullah Atal, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Sediqullah Atal hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Sediqullah Atal c MR Adair b G Hoey 27 (25) Gavin Hoey to Sediqullah Atal, no run, c MR Adair b G Hoey, Caught out!! legbreak full length on the stumps, Sediqullah Atal goes forward to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards long on, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Mark Adair. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Byron Mcdonough to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Rahmat Shah b MR Adair 4 (8) Mark Adair to Rahmat Shah, no run, b MR Adair, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Rahmat Shah tries to be aggressive, hangs in the crease and swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!
Jai Moondra to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
Jai Moondra to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Hashmatullah Shahidi goes back, hits uppercut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gavin Hoey to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the stumps, Hashmatullah Shahidi goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Hashmatullah Shahidi c J Moondra b G Hoey 22 (24) Gavin Hoey to Hashmatullah Shahidi, no run, c J Moondra b G Hoey, Caught out!! legbreak good length on the stumps, Hashmatullah Shahidi goes forward to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards deep square leg, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Jai Moondra. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Jai Moondra to Darwish Rasooli, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Darwish Rasooli goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz c MR Adair b G Hoey 71 (77) Gavin Hoey to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, c MR Adair b G Hoey, Caught out!! legbreak good length on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes forward to take the gamble with inside out shot towards deep cover, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Mark Adair. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Darwish Rasooli c C Campher b G Hoey 13 (14) Gavin Hoey to Darwish Rasooli, no run, c C Campher b G Hoey, Caught out!! fast ball good length on the stumps, Darwish Rasooli hangs in the crease to take the gamble with pull towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Curtis Campher. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Jai Moondra to Azmatullah Omarzai, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Harry Tector to Rashid Khan, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Rashid Khan goes forward, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai c HT Tector b MR Adair 13 (29) Mark Adair to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, c HT Tector b MR Adair, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai goes forward, tries a high-risk shot towards long off, but the ball finds safe hands of Harry Tector, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Azmatullah Omarzai is out.
Mark Adair to Rashid Khan, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Rashid Khan goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Jai Moondra to Rashid Khan, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Rashid Khan goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Harry Tector to Rashid Khan, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Rashid Khan goes back, plays reverse sweep in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Mark Adair to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Jai Moondra to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Jai Moondra to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran goes forward, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Jai Moondra to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular chip shot to long off for a colossal Maximum!
Byron Mcdonough to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease and tries pull, edged!! in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Byron Mcdonough to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
Mark Adair to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease and slash pull towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away. Dropped catch
Ibrahim Zadran c A Balbirnie b B Mcdonough 12 (23) Byron Mcdonough to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, c A Balbirnie b B Mcdonough, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Ibrahim Zadran goes forward and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards short cover, edged!! and flies straight to Andy Balbirnie, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Ibrahim Zadran.
Byron Mcdonough to Sediqullah Atal, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Sediqullah Atal hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Byron Mcdonough to Sediqullah Atal, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Sediqullah Atal goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gavin Hoey to Sediqullah Atal, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump. Sediqullah Atal goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gavin Hoey to Sediqullah Atal, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps. Sediqullah Atal goes forward, hits sweep in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Byron Mcdonough to Sediqullah Atal, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Sediqullah Atal hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Sediqullah Atal c MR Adair b G Hoey 27 (25) Gavin Hoey to Sediqullah Atal, no run, c MR Adair b G Hoey, Caught out!! legbreak full length on the stumps, Sediqullah Atal goes forward to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards long on, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Mark Adair. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Byron Mcdonough to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Rahmat Shah b MR Adair 4 (8) Mark Adair to Rahmat Shah, no run, b MR Adair, Bowled out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Rahmat Shah tries to be aggressive, hangs in the crease and swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!
Jai Moondra to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
Jai Moondra to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps. Hashmatullah Shahidi goes back, hits uppercut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gavin Hoey to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the stumps, Hashmatullah Shahidi goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Hashmatullah Shahidi c J Moondra b G Hoey 22 (24) Gavin Hoey to Hashmatullah Shahidi, no run, c J Moondra b G Hoey, Caught out!! legbreak good length on the stumps, Hashmatullah Shahidi goes forward to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards deep square leg, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Jai Moondra. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Jai Moondra to Darwish Rasooli, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Darwish Rasooli goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz c MR Adair b G Hoey 71 (77) Gavin Hoey to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, c MR Adair b G Hoey, Caught out!! legbreak good length on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes forward to take the gamble with inside out shot towards deep cover, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Mark Adair. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Darwish Rasooli c C Campher b G Hoey 13 (14) Gavin Hoey to Darwish Rasooli, no run, c C Campher b G Hoey, Caught out!! fast ball good length on the stumps, Darwish Rasooli hangs in the crease to take the gamble with pull towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Curtis Campher. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Jai Moondra to Azmatullah Omarzai, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Harry Tector to Rashid Khan, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Rashid Khan goes forward, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai c HT Tector b MR Adair 13 (29) Mark Adair to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, c HT Tector b MR Adair, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai goes forward, tries a high-risk shot towards long off, but the ball finds safe hands of Harry Tector, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Azmatullah Omarzai is out.
Mark Adair to Rashid Khan, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Rashid Khan goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Jai Moondra to Rashid Khan, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Rashid Khan goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Harry Tector to Rashid Khan, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Rashid Khan goes back, plays reverse sweep in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.