83.4Masood to A McBrine263/10
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Nijat Masood to Andy McBrine. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Zadran. Ireland bundled out for 263, and that will be Tea on Day 2. Paul Stirling top-scored with 52, and Curtis Campher scored 49. For Afghanistan, Zia-ur-Rehman bowled brilliantly and picked up five wickets. Join us for the final session in another 20 minutes.
79.3Akbar to B McCarthy256/9
LBW OUT. OUT! L.B.W. Zia-ur-Rehman to Barry McCarthy. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, hit pad. This time the batter will have to walk towards the pavillion.
75.2Akbar to M Adair242/8
LBW OUT. OUT! L.B.W. Zia-ur-Rehman to Mark Adair. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad. Trapped in front.
68.3Akbar to L Tucker216/7
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Zia-ur-Rehman to Lorcan Tucker. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge to first slip, caught by Zurmatai. Edged and gone.
57.4Pakteen to P Stirling186/6
Clean Bowled. OUT! Bowled. Zahir Khan to Paul Stirling. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. Top stuff from Zahir Khan and Lunch is called on Day 2. It was an excellent start for the Irish batters, losing only one wicket early in the morning session and losing one just a few minutes before Lunch. For Afghanistan, Naveed Zadran and Zahir Khan picked up a wicket each in this session. Join us for the second session in another 40 minutes.
35.3Zadran to H Tector106/5
LBW OUT. OUT! L.B.W. Naveed Zadran to Harry Tector. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad. Three reds!
28.2Akbar to T van Woerkom94/4
Clean Bowled. OUT! Bowled. Zia-ur-Rehman to Theo van Woerkom. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, missed. Theo van Woerkom departs without making an impact.
26.1Akbar to C Campher92/3
Catch OUT. OUT! Caught. Zia-ur-Rehman to Curtis Campher. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge, caught by Gurbaz. Campher misses his well-deserved fifty.
9.1Zadran to P Moor32/2
Clean Bowled. OUT! Bowled. Naveed Zadran to Peter Moor. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge. Dragged on.
3.6Zadran to A Balbirnie6/1
LBW OUT. OUT! L.B.W. Naveed Zadran to Andrew Balbirnie. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad. Plumb in front.