cleans him up! Kharote hits back immediately after being hit for a six. This stays low off a length on middle and leg, as it skidded through to beat McCarthy's attempted slash. Kharote has four on debut, as Afghanistan win by 117 runs take the series 2-0
Afghanistan vs Ireland, 3rd ODI at Sharjah, AFG v IRE, Mar 12 2024 - Match Result
So Afghanistan win the ODI series after coming second in the one-off Test, and Shahidi lifts the series trophy along with his team-mates. Incredible comeback from their spinners after Ireland were entirely on track in their chase of 237. But Nabi used his experience to good effect, while the debutant Kharote showed what he was capable of too. Join us for the T20I leg of the tour in a few days' time, as we wrap up the ODIs. Goodnight and goodbye from Ranjith, Sudeep, Ekanth, and me, Himanshu!
Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afghanistan captain: "Very happy with the performance. Stirling and Campher were playing very well. But when I was batting, I knew the wicket wasn't easy for batting. So I brought on Nabi. It was a critical partnership [with Nabi]. Nabi and I wanted to take the game till the end. I told him to make it to the 45th over. We did it, and it was good. It was the first ODI pitch, and while we were batting, it was slower compared to the last game. When they were bowling, the ball wasn't coming. Nabi is an amazing player. He always contributes. For other players, he is inspirational."
Paul Stirling, Ireland captain: "We seemed to be in a pretty good position to chase that down. We were pretty happy with today's performance [with the ball]. I can't really put my finger on it [the collapse]. That is something we will think about in the next couple of days. I think there was a lot of dew in the first game [and hence he bowled first]. It didn't come in today, and that probably cost us."
Rahmanullah Gurbaz is the Player of the Series: "It was a great series for me, and my team as well. Not happy with the bat today because I had got set. But it's an exciting moment as we won the match. I always try to do something better. We were focused more [than the one-off Test], and got the result as well. I want to dedicate this award to Nangeyalia, and all the best for his future."
Mohammad Nabi is the Player of the Match: "Really happy to perform in those conditions. Five wickets [came] after a long time - it has been 17 or 18 years [15 years]! I saw Stirling hit a six, so in the next over I told Ibrahim to put mid-off back, and bowled wicket-to-wicket. I didn't think about my fifty; I just tried to put a good score for the team."
Time for the presentations
Jonathan Trott, Afghanistan's coach: "I thought we were a bit short to be honest... but then we saw the wicket slow down. With two new spinners, it's important in a series like this that we perform well. [Against] Sri Lanka, we didn't play the cricket we know we can. It was important we came back in this series and did well. It's important we don't get too far ahead of ourselves; cricket is a great leveler."
10.10pm Ireland lose 8 for 26 in a staggering collapse, as what was 93 for 2 in the 22nd over turned out to be 119 all out after 35. The ball was turning for Nabi and debutant Kharote, with a few skidding through sharply too. It wasn't easy for a new batter to start on this slow pitch, and Ireland's batters departed one after the other. As a result, Nabi got his maiden ODI five-for 15 years after his debut, and Kharote finished with four in his first game. Hang around for the presentations.
clubbed down the ground! Maybe time for some entertainment now, as he sees this full and loopy ball dipping on the stumps, and launches it back
Darshan: "The way it is going, it seems like that the 97-run partnership wasn't even needed."
full and flat on middle and leg. Whipped to deep square
short and quick just outside off. This keeps low, as he looks to tap but is beaten
looped up, and landing on his pads. Turned to short fine
full and flat on off. Tucked to mid-on
on a length on middle, and he goes back to clip to deep square leg
full and dipping on off. Pushed to midwicket
van Woerkom is the last man in. Slip and leg slip.
superb ball! Nabi has his maiden ODI five-for! He angled this into the left-hander, and got it to dip on the shorter side of a length on off. Hume went to defend, but the ball skidded through rather hurriedly to beat his bat, as Nabi strikes again
Slip and a gully in
slows it down, and bowls full around off. Tucked down towards point, and they pinch a single
fullish and quicker on off. Another defence firmly on the pitch
full again, and dipping on off. Tapped back to the bowler
full ball around sixth stump, and driven wide of extra cover for two
full and angled into middle and leg. Clipped to deep backward square leg
another appeal for lbw, but this seemed to be hit outside leg as he looked to push. Fullish ball outside off, and turning back in
tucked towards midwicket, as the ball is full around off
fuller ball on off, and defended down
half-hearted appeal for lbw, and not given. The impact seemed outside off
tossed up and dipping on off. Pushed back to the bowler
fullish ball on middle and leg, and nudged behind square
Romal: "Hope Nabi gets one more, so he will eventually get 5w in his career. He has a best of 4/30 until now"
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Sharjah Cricket Stadium | |
Toss | Ireland, elected to field first |
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Season | 2023/24 |
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Series result | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 2-0 |
Match number | ODI no. 4742 |
Hours of play (local time) | 15.30 start, First Session 15.30-19.00, Interval 19.00-19.30, Second Session 19.30-23.00 |
Match days | 12 March 2024 - daynight (50-over match) |
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Over 35 • IRE 119/10