Afghanistan 1st Test Win 2019 in Uttarakhand

Afghanistan First Test win 2019 in Uttarakhand

Afghanistan's 1st Test Win 2019 in Uttarakhand

1st Test Win of Afghanistan 2019
in Uttarakhand

Afghanistan 1st Test Win match was played from Fri, Mar 15-Mon, Mar 18, 2019, in Rajiv Gandhi, International Stadium, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Ireland won the toss and elected to bat first.

Ireland's 1st Innings of Afghanistan vs Ireland Test match 2019

Ireland captain and opener W Porterfield and Paul Stirling couldn't give a good start to the team. As Stirling was gone after scoring 26 of 30 balls with 6 fours and Porterfield departed on 9 runs of 26 balls. Andy Balbirnie scored 4 runs of 7 balls, James McCollum got out on 4 runs of 9 balls, Kavin Obrien can't score more than 12 runs of 23 balls. Stuart Poynter the wicket- Keeper departed on a duck, and S Thompson scored 3 runs of 31 balls. Andy McBrine scored 3 of 26 balls and James Cameron scored 9 runs of 31 balls.

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The lower order batsman done the job for the team as Dockrell and Murtagh set a partnership of 87 runs for the 10th wicket. Dockrell scored 39 runs of 100 balls with 6 fours and Murtagh scored 54 runs of 75 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes. And helped the team to set a score of 172-10 in 60 overs.

The Afghanis bowler had done their job for the team as Ahmadzai and Nabi picked 3 wickets each. Rashid Khan and Waqar Salamkheil got 2 wickets each which helped the team to restrict Ireland on 172-10 in 60 overs.

Afghanistan's 1st Innings of Afghanistan vs Ireland Test match 2019

The opener M Shahzad and Ihsanullah Janat came to the crease but Ihsanullah departed scoring 7 runs of 34 balls. But Shahzad played well but couldn't score more than 40 runs off 64 balls with 6 fours and a six. Rahmat and Shahidi built a partnership of 130 runs for 3rd wicket. Shahidi scored 61 runs of 154 balls with 6 fours.

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And Rahmat unfortunately, got out on 98 runs off 214 with 15 fours but Nabi departed on a duck. Akram Ali Khil scored 7 runs of 40 balls and Rashid scored 10 runs off 8 balls. Ahmadzai 2 runs of 5 balls and Afghan departed on 67 of 92 balls with 6 fours and 4 sixes. Wafadar 6 runs of 24 balls with a four and Waqar scored 1 run of 4 balls in regard of which the team scored 314-10 in 106.3 overs.

S Thompson picked 3 wickets, Andy McBrine, James Cameron and Dockrell got 2 wickets each and Murtagh got 1 wicket.

Ireland's 2nd Innings of Afghanistan vs Ireland Test match 2019

In the 2nd innings the opener again failed to give a good start to the team as Porterfield departed on a duck. Stirling scored 14 runs off 49 balls with 2 fours but Andy Balbirnie and James McCollum takes the charge. And built a partnership of 104 runs where James McCollum scored 39 runs of 96 balls with 5 fours. Whereas Andy scored more than 82 runs of 149 balls with 11 fours and falls short of scoring a century.

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Kavin O Brien scored 56 runs of 78 balls with 7 fours, Stuart Poynter departed on 1 of 9 balls. And S Thompson scored 1 run of 12 balls, Dockrell departed after scoring 25 of 74 balls with 2 fours. Andy McBrine scored 4 runs of 13 balls with a four. For the last wicket, James Cameron and Murtagh scored crucial 58 runs partnership where Murtagh departed on 27 of 32 balls. And Cameron scored 32 runs off 39 balls with 5 fours and helped the team to set a score of 288-10 in 93 overs.

Rashid Khan was exceptional with the ball and picked 5 wickets for the team. And became the first Afghan player to pick 5 wickets in an innings. Whereas Ahmadzai got 3 wickets and Waqar Salamkheil got 2 wickets.

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Afghanistan's 2nd Innings of Afghanistan vs Ireland Test match 2019

The bowlers had done the job for the team in regard of which Afghanistan needed 147 runs to achieve their first test victory. And they successfully achieved the target in 47.3 overs and scored 149-2. Despite Shahzad scored 2 runs of 34 balls, Ihsanullah scored unbeaten 65 runs off 129 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixes. And Rahmat carried his form in 2nd innings and departed after scoring 76 of 122 balls with 13 fours. Nabi scored 1 run of 1 ball and Sahidi scored 4 runs of 1 ball with a four.