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00:00Hampstead Villas at DHC City, Karachi offers premium living with seamless connectivity via Shah Rai Bhutto.
00:30Despite a valiant effort, it will be back-to-back fours for Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
00:36Clasp boundaries like these two.
00:39Again the swing, and this one's broken through all the way to the boundary.
00:45Gurbaz goes to double figures.
00:50Wider and punished. Thrashed through the offside.
00:57Rahmanullah Gurbaz suddenly on 17.
01:05That's going to go away.
01:12Oh, this is launched in the slot, and it goes all the way.
01:18Rahmanullah Gurbaz's first six of the innings.
01:23A little wider, straight down the ground again. This will be four.
01:28It's a ten of the first two in this bilateral series.
01:33This one goes high. An opportunity perhaps.
01:38Taken cleanly. Wicked falls. Ireland make the breakthrough as Mark Adair gets under a sky ball, and Jaimundra has the
01:46breakthrough.
01:47Maybe go a bit harder at the top.
01:50This is nicely pulled. It's just in front of square, and it'll reach the rope.
01:57So, Ram Zadran has his first boundary of the game.
02:02A little wider from Mundra, but it's nicely driven.
02:07Didn't have a massive amount of power behind it, but it's guided beautifully.
02:11That'll be the first boundary. And the 50 up for Afghanistan.
02:17That's going to be worked away beautifully for four. Tickled fine.
02:22Atal has another boundary.
02:27This one is lofted, and that's going to go all the way. It's dropped in the crowd. It's six runs.
02:34And that is beautifully played by Sidi Goulartal.
02:39New players.
02:41Short ball pulled away. Finds the gap. Good shot. Excellent from Zadran.
02:46He's a joy to watch, isn't he? The way he goes about his business. Talk about him.
02:52As that's flicked away very elegantly, and great timing. He's going to see it get to the rope.
02:56That's a fine shot for me. Maybe the shot of the day thus far.
02:59Kalitz can't cut it off.
03:03That's stylishly driven by Zadran. The full face of the bats.
03:07It beats the sprawling dive of Tector and races to the rope.
03:11Afghanistan really establishing a dominant position right now.
03:17This has worked into the leg side. Good shot.
03:19Going to find the gap, and we'll find four right up towards some delighted Afghan fans
03:24who get their hands on the ball. Overpitched by Hoey again.
03:27That breeze behind his back now. Placed it beautifully.
03:3450 for Ibrahim Zadran. Get there in his usual manner.
03:39Almost always scores in between and around a run of ball.
03:44Can't really remember him playing a shot in anger.
03:46Six fours, one six, then altogether what is now a tenth ODI 50.
03:51The big concern for Ireland for the wickets fall.
03:55Strokes like that. There's not going to be many wickets falling.
03:59Atal is so elegant on the eye, as all left-handers are.
04:02Ed Joyce was talking about that earlier.
04:03That's again one of the shots of the day. Outstanding batting.
04:09This one a little wider.
04:10And looking to go after it is Atal.
04:13A little more force behind there.
04:15Slightly miscued, but it goes all the way to the rope.
04:17He's into the 40s.
04:21And that is massive.
04:26Another six to the innings.
04:27But that brings up the 150 in magnificent fashion.
04:34Looks to go again down on one knee.
04:35But this time he's driven it relatively straight.
04:38It beats the bowler, Tekter.
04:41And he's inside of Mark Adair.
04:46Beautiful bowling.
04:47The breakthrough finally comes.
04:50And for the second time this innings, after starting with a six and a four,
04:54a wicket falls on the fourth ball.
04:55Afghanistan two down.
04:57Harry Tekter with the breakthrough as he bowls the left-handed Atal.
05:00Five short of a half century.
05:05Powerfully pulled.
05:06Short of length and is going to get to the rope.
05:08Not a big boundary up there towards the clubhouse.
05:11That's all.
05:12Shah needed that.
05:13It was just getting the touch stuck early.
05:15Can often chew up some dots.
05:19These remaining overs as that's tickled away.
05:21That'll get to the rope four more.
05:23But Dunne now erring in line.
05:28Edged away quite fine and is going to get to the rope.
05:30A little bit unfortunate here for Kampfer.
05:33But Shah gets a third boundary and a string of just seven deliveries for him.
05:38That's a glorious stroke.
05:40So elegant.
05:41Rama Shah, you'll get good reward too.
05:44Always say hitting straight is a good place to hit.
05:47It doesn't come much straighter than that.
05:48Four from the moment it left the bad head.
05:50He'd been out there and it was the end of a very long tournament.
05:52In the air and he's going to get enough of it.
05:54Hitting with the wind.
05:56To get it up over mid-off and will get to the rope.
05:59A bit unfortunate there.
06:00Carmichael kind of did everything right but wasn't able to flick the ball back.
06:04And will get to the rope for the first boundary after the drinks break.
06:09Chipped in the air.
06:10And straight to K. Carmichael who holds on.
06:12And Kampfer, well, gives it a rather big send off to say the least.
06:17It was always at a very catchable height.
06:20And, well, the simplest of chances.
06:22The drinks break works.
06:24And we'll see the third wicket fall.
06:27Slug sweep comes out.
06:28There's a fielder there.
06:29And the break and play is brought about the wickets.
06:32Balvernie holds on.
06:34Shah had just been getting a bit frustrated with the lack of strike as much as anything.
06:38I'm not sure Balvernie's watched it perfectly in.
06:40But it's effective.
06:42And it does find a very well-deserved wicket for Gavin Hoey.
06:45And great reward for Paul Sterling's positive captaincy.
06:48Bringing him back into the attack.
06:50I have that skill set to ball in the last ten.
06:51But, you know, let's see if he does.
06:53It's a lovely shot, that.
06:54Yeah, that's special from Armatsai.
06:56Don't think there's many crisper strikers of a cricket ball in the white ball game than Asmatullo Armatsai.
07:02And that was, well, effortless really.
07:04Glorious stroke.
07:07Another special shot from Asmatullo Armatsai.
07:09It was a joy to watch.
07:11And the Afghan fans have loved that.
07:13That have come here to the northwest of Ireland.
07:15And Brady, the perfect cover drive.
07:17That kind of innovation.
07:19Smashed.
07:20This time, gives himself a little bit of room.
07:23And then absolutely whacks it over the offside.
07:31This one plays it on the ground.
07:33But he's hit it finely enough, I think, to beat the man coming around in Benkal.
07:38It's over the rope it goes.
07:39There's back-to-back boundaries.
07:42Oh, that is fuller.
07:45This one a little more interesting.
07:47And the finger goes up.
07:48Rowley Black says,
07:49Omazai's got something on that.
07:51Lorcan Tucker look more interested, certainly.
07:53Jaimundra.
07:55Again, the turnaround, a polite inquiry.
07:57But he's got his second in the game.
07:59And Afghanistan, 2.46 for five.
08:01Standard wickets.
08:04Oh, the edge is there.
08:06And it's just wide at Benkalitz.
08:09It'll shoot away.
08:11One bounce.
08:13I think over the rope.
08:14Or is it gone all the way?
08:16Their plans.
08:19This is hammered high, but straight to the man.
08:22The larger boundary.
08:23And I don't think Rizzulli can believe it.
08:27And he wants it checked.
08:28Okay, Carmichael is saying that there's nothing wrong at all with it.
08:32And Rizzulli will have to trudge off at first.
08:34It fell to Zoe.
08:36He got it pretty well.
08:37But he's looking at the toe of the bats.
08:38And Adair, as he so often does at the death for Ireland, he strikes.
08:43As he tries to look for the big one, but it goes nowhere.
08:46And a good catch.
08:47That's very well judged by McDonough.
08:50That's a big moment in the game, that.
08:51Second wicket in the over.
08:53Again goes to Mark Adair.
08:54He's getting good reward at the death here.
08:56Ireland fighting back in a big way.
08:58And so...
09:00More like it from Shahidi.
09:01Pump down the ground.
09:02Just a little shuffle down the crease.
09:04These are valuable runs.
09:06Coming from the former captain.
09:07And they bring the Afghan fans that are here.
09:09Back to voice.
09:10Straight down the ground.
09:11Four more.
09:11Player, isn't he?
09:14He's definitely added power in recent years.
09:16And that's a fine stroke.
09:18Adair is over.
09:20Proves costly.
09:21Ends up going for 14.
09:23288 for seven.
09:24Kind of stand here.
09:27Just whirls away at it.
09:29And he's going to pick up more than that.
09:30He'll pick up a couple.
09:31Well, Shahidi has to actually ask him to run it.
09:35And this is going to be quite close.
09:36A really tardy piece of running.
09:39This time off.
09:40It's going to be really close.
09:41But he's gone.
09:42And that was a shocking piece of running.
09:47Edged away.
09:48That'll be four.
09:49Real misfortune for McDonough.
09:51Could have easily been his first wicket in international cricket instead.
09:54It races to the rope as Afghanistan move into the 290s.
09:58Plenty of batters set as well.
10:00This is lasered through the offside.
10:02Going to be four more.
10:03It's going to really effective little knock this from Hashmatullah Shahidi.
10:06On the leg side.
10:08They need two to get to 300.
10:10And I'm not certain that they'll get there.
10:12Because it's straight to the man.
10:13And so it'll be 300 exactly that Ireland are going to require to win.
10:17With Shahidi playing a fine hand.
10:1936 not out off.
10:2121 deliveries.
10:23Shied of any of the pressures of the captaincy.
10:26He's played with real freedom there.
10:27And done it ever so well.
10:29But Ireland high fives all around.
10:31Congratulations for the debutant McDonough.
10:33Who was wicketless.
10:34But impressive points.
10:35I thought Gavin Howey and Mark Adair were definitely the picks of the attack.
10:39But Curtis Camphor with that wicket of Ibrahim Zadran.
10:42How valuable is that going to be come the end of the day?
10:46In particular Zadran I thought just looked.
10:48It looked like he could never get him out.
10:50He kind of got himself out.
10:51Which is even more frustrating as a batter.
10:55And then look at all those starts.
10:57Four players getting.
10:58Five players getting to 30 and not going on.
11:00Shahidi aside he's not out.
11:01But 32 for Gurbaz.
11:03Mark Adair two wickets.
11:04Mundra two.
11:05Even though he's a bit expensive.
11:06He came back well.
11:07I thought Howey Camphor and Tector one each.
11:10And McDonough on debut wicketless.
11:12But as you said effective.
11:17Beautifully played.
11:18A race away for four.
11:20And that wins the first over.
11:23With a fine boundary.
11:24Paul Sterling.
11:28This time he picks the gap.
11:30Doesn't have all of it.
11:31But it should be enough to reach the rope.
11:33And does.
11:34Well Birdie with the first boundary of his innings.
11:37And Ireland into double figures.
11:41Little widths.
11:43And spots the gap.
11:44Beats the man at point.
11:45Is it going to run away?
11:46It does indeed.
11:47Second boundary of the over for Andy Balbirni.
11:49At the end of two.
11:51Ireland 14 without loss.
11:57Oh and that's going to be.
11:59It's good buzz.
12:00And that's going to be four buys.
12:03It'll add to the Ireland tally.
12:05And it will add to the bowler's ire.
12:10Edged.
12:11But it's a thick enough edge to beat the slip cordon.
12:14And it's just too fine.
12:16For the man at third.
12:20Chips one.
12:22And he's taken.
12:25Trotting back.
12:26Salim Safi reaches up.
12:28And plucks one out of the air.
12:30And with the final ball of his third over.
12:32Umasai strikes.
12:33And Ireland.
12:3424 for one.
12:36A wicket maiden.
12:40Picks the gap beautifully.
12:42And that'll go all the way to the boundary.
12:44Andy Balbirni just leans on one.
12:48Wider.
12:49He chases it.
12:50And this will go to the boundary as well.
12:52Sixth boundary of the innings.
12:54Carmichael off the mark.
12:58That's worked away beautifully.
13:00Using the pace.
13:01And that'll run away for four.
13:05Shorter again.
13:06Space there.
13:07Worked away.
13:09And it's.
13:09I don't know.
13:10It sounds like Faruqi.
13:11Because he's standing so fine.
13:13There's a lot of room to cover.
13:15It's coming off there.
13:16It does add a little bit more than you'd think to the equation.
13:20But a lovely shot there from K. Carmichael.
13:24Aspect of this is that square driven now by Carmichael.
13:28Back to back boundaries to round out the power play.
13:31Can power play now.
13:33As Safi is tickled away around the corner.
13:35Boundaries coming.
13:36But for Ireland.
13:37Three consecutive ones across the overs.
13:39Started quite well.
13:42Beautiful shot there from Andy Balburnie.
13:43Just swiveling on a pull.
13:45A little bit back of a length.
13:46Wasn't a.
13:47Wasn't a bad ball.
13:48It's probably the length he's trying to bowl there Safi.
13:49But a beautiful shot from Andy Balburnie through mid wicket for four.
13:53And so yeah.
13:54It's.
13:55Pulled just out of reach.
13:57Of the mid wicket fielder.
13:58Who sprawls and dives at it.
14:00I think it's Hashmutullah Shahidi there.
14:04As this is a top edge.
14:05And may well go all the way.
14:07This is turning into an expensive over.
14:09Hitting with the wind.
14:11Carmichael gets a little lucky.
14:12We're improving it really.
14:13And we played a ton against them.
14:15That's another one.
14:16It's going to be six more.
14:17And this is turning into an over of nightmares.
14:20I think it's knocked that fan off their seat.
14:22Hopefully no harm done up there.
14:24Back to back maximums.
14:27Another short ball.
14:29Hooked away again along the ground.
14:31And that'll be four more.
14:32It's a nightmare over to say the least for Afghanistan and Safi.
14:38Oh now edged and taken.
14:40And the breakthrough does come from Rashid Khan.
14:43It's not the one that we thought it might be.
14:45In the shape of K Carmichael.
14:47But Rashid Khan you cannot keep him out of the game.
14:50He strikes in his second over.
14:51It's the big wicket too.
14:52Of Andy Balberni.
14:56Beautifully bold.
14:57And has this found a feather.
14:58Yes.
14:59Oh Rashid Khan the magician.
15:01That is very best again.
15:03That is special.
15:04The perfect leg break again.
15:06That does the damage.
15:07This time an even better line.
15:09Tector tries to defend.
15:11He can only find a feather of the edge.
15:13And Gurbaz has to juggle it.
15:15But another good catch.
15:17And now Khan's got two.
15:18Afghanistan have three.
15:19Bad against them at least.
15:20You're probably spending half your time talking about Rashid Khan.
15:24There's the 50 amp for Kate Carmichael.
15:26It's his first in one day internationals.
15:29The man who has a test 50 to his name.
15:32Now has a one day international 50 to his credit as well.
15:36It's come off just 44 deliveries.
15:41Fuller.
15:41And hits into the gap.
15:43It'll be one bounce four.
15:48Short of this time.
15:49Lorcan Tucker doesn't quite time it.
15:52But it will go to the boundary.
15:54And that spoils a relatively good Salim Safi over.
16:00Oh that is quick.
16:02It's darted in towards the pads.
16:04And there's a massive appeal for firstly an LBW decision.
16:08And then for a court.
16:12I think that's actually run out.
16:14Lorcan Tucker was searching for the ball.
16:16Left his ground.
16:18The appeal probably.
16:19I don't know if Kate Carmichael made a call saying no.
16:25Short.
16:26Upish.
16:27And gone.
16:29Good take running around the rope.
16:31Because Anfar gets underneath it.
16:34And that is the unfortunate end of Kate Carmichael.
16:41Short cut away.
16:42Beats the fielder.
16:43Goes for four.
16:50Looks to get underneath it.
16:51And that's out of the park.
16:53And that's probably going to go down all the way to the playground at the bottom.
16:57Here at Breedy.
17:01Well.
17:04You probably helped transmit it.
17:04Spoilers could find some people in the tournament the day.
17:04Well, what do they want to be pretty close again.
17:04What do they want to be very good at it?
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