आयरलैंड vs अफगानिस्तान, तीसरा वनडे, सिविल सर्विस क्रिकेट क्लब, स्टोर्मोंट, बेलफास्ट, 10 August 2026 - हाइलाइट्स

Nice and full, on off, Rashid Khan pushes it to mid on.

Back of a length, on leg, Rashid Khan blocks it to backward point.

Three dots now. Short, on off, Rashid Khan sways away from it at the last moment.

Make it four dots. Short, on off, Rashid Khan moves forward and swings hard but misses.

Much fuller, on leg, Rashid Khan flicks it to mid-wicket.

A maiden from Byron McDonough. Full and outside off, Rashid Khan digs it to point.

Full and straight, on off, Yamin pushes it to mid on.

An attempted yorker, angling in from around the stumps. Yamin Ahmadzai flicks it to mid-wicket, where Mark Adair misfields and the ball seeps through to the deep for a single.

Short of a length, on middle, Rashid Khan pulls it to Adair at mid-wicket.

Well-directed short ball, at shoulder height. Rashid ducks under it by just dropping his left shoulder to make the leave.

Short of a length, slanted across, Rashid tries to flay that over point, but gets a thick outside edge to deep third for a single. 21 runs needed now from 55 balls.

Bangs it short and on top of off, Yamin arches back and lets it through.

 FOUR! Brave shot from Rashid! Short of a good length, on top of middle, arriving at chest height. Rashid hangs back and pulls it to the left of deep square leg. The fielder comes hunting across, dives but cannot quite haul it back in. A four after ages for Afghanistan. They need 17 runs now.

The length is pulled back, on the stumps, Rashid forces it to mid on.

A touch fuller, on off, Rashid Khan drills it to the long off region for a single.

Short of a length, on off. A genuine lifter from Adair. Yamin hops on the toes and fences it to the point region with soft hands. He has been an unbreakable wall of defence at one end.

Full and nipping in, on middle and leg. Yamin Ahmadzai pushes at the delivery, but gets a fat inside edge. The ball beats the short fine leg fielder to his left and rolls behind for a single.

Hammers it short and on middle, Rashid Khan crouches a bit and swats it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Pushed through, full on off, Rashid Khan caresses it back to the bowler.

The length is dragged back, spins in from off. Rashid backs away and cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Full on the stumps, holds on a touch, and this is chipped on the bounce, back to the bowler.

On the stumps, on a length, Yamin Ahmadzai hangs back and stabs it on the pitch.

From around the stump now. Full, outside leg. Yamin Ahmadzai shows good resilience and defends it out.

Similar line and length, on the leg stump. Yamin alertly blocks it out with soft hands.

Rashid is now showing full faith in Yamin as he takes a single off the first ball. Back of a length, outside off, angling away further. Rashid Khan hangs back and slashes it through cover-point for a single.

A wide first slip in place. Jai comes from around the stumps and lands it on a length, around off, Yamin rocks back and drops it down the pitch with soft hands.

A bit too full, on off, Yamin Ahmadzai drives it straight to Tector at short cover.

Oh, a loopy full toss, dipping significantly below waist height. In fact, it's around thigh height of the batter. Yamin Ahmadzai gets into an awkward position but manages to fend it to the cover region for a single.

 FOUR! That should be the game for Afghanistan. Bangs it on a length, on the stumps, at belly button height. Sits up nicely for the batter as Rashid gets into a good position before hammering it to the left of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. 200 UP FOR AFGHANISTAN! Just 7 runs needed for the visitors now.

Short in length, on top of the stumps. Rashid waits for the ball to arrive and swats it between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a single. Just 6 runs needed. Another expensive spell from Jai Moondra in this series. He finishes off with figures reading 10-0-67-0.

A big appeal for LBW, but not given. Inside edge, maybe? But that spun very sharply. Pitched outside off, full in length, Rashid Khan leans on to drive it to the cover region but gets a thick inside edge onto the front pad. The replay also confirms a big deviation off the bat.

 FOUR! Innovative and mighty effective. Flat and full, outside off. Rashid Khan nails the reverse sweep, behind square on the off side and beats Jai Moondra to his left for a boundary at deep backward point. Afghanistan need only 2 runs. They are almost home now.

Full and middle, Rashid Khan comes down the track and swings it hard but straight to the mid-wicket fielder.

Full and around off, spins in, swept away to backward square leg.

Rashid hits the winning runs! A length delivery on the stumps, and the Afghanistan captain gets down on one knee before whipping it powerfully towards deep square leg. The fielder launches into a tumbling dive, but the batters have already completed two runs. AFGHANISTAN WIN BY 3 WICKETS! Rashid holds his nerve under pressure and finishes the job in style. He has been a genuine match-winner and has proved himself once again through his allround contributions. Afghanistan have now taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match ODI series. It surely got tense in the end, but their all-round strength once again proved decisive.