The last leg of the Ireland tour of UAE to face Afghanistan across all three formats is set to begin today in Sharjah. The first T20I of the three-match series will be played today with Rashid Khan finally making a comeback from injury.
After a closely fought one-off Test which saw Ireland winning in the longest format for the first time, they will now facew Afghanistan in the three-match ODI series starting from March 7. All the matches of the series will be played in Sharjah at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Ireland have registered their first ever Test win, more than five years after getting Test status alongside Afghanistan back in 2018. It took them eight Test matches to win their first ever match in red-ball cricket after coming close to beating Pakistan in their opening game in the format.
Afghanistan will play their ninth Test match in their short history of being a full-member nation against Ireland, who are sailing in a similar boat with just one less game in the longest format. Both teams are yet to find their feet in the format, especially Ireland who haven't won a Test match.
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Mujeeb Ur Rehman took three wickets as Afghanistan toppled Ireland by 21 runs to secure a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
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Afghanistan clinched their maiden Test victory by seven wickets against Ireland at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun.
It was a remarkable achievement for one of Test cricket's latest entrants as they became only the third nation ever in history to have tasted success in only their 2nd match in the game's most revered format.
Rahmat Shah who smashed half-centuries in both the innings, which helped him being named the 'Man of the Match', also congratulated his countrymen on the historic win and praised the bowlers.
Rashid Khan, Rahmat Shah and Ihsanullah Janat starred for Afghanistan as they beat Ireland by 7 wickets win their maiden Test match.
Both teams are competing in only their second Test match since gaining Test status in 2017.
Afghanistan were eyeing a much bigger lead before Ireland hit back and claimed the last five wickets for 87 runs in the last session.
Rashid (2-20) ran Ireland into deep trouble when he dismissed two of the five Ireland debutants in his first over as Afghanistan bowled out Ireland for 178.
Stirling hit a strokeful 88-ball 70 laced with seven fours and two sixes, while Balbirnie anchored the Ireland innings to help the visitors win the series decider by 5 wickets.
Fast bowler Aftab Alam returned with a four-wicket haul as Afghanistan bundled out Ireland for 114 in 35.3 overs in the 224-run chase.
The batsman has said that this knock will give him tremendous confidence going ahead in the series.
Balbirnie's third ODI century off 136 balls, which featured eight sixes and eight fours, led Ireland to 260-6 with an over to spare in reply to Afghanistan's 256-8.
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