Ireland vs Afghanistan , 2nd ODI at Bready Cricket Club, Bready , AFG in IRE, 5 ODIs, 2026 , Aug 07, 2026 Scorecard

46.6: Byron McDonough to Hashmatullah Shahidi, And the Afghans fall just short of 300. On middle and leg, Shahidi works it straight to deep backward square leg and can only get a single. AFGHANISTAN END ON 299/8!

46.5: Byron McDonough to Hashmatullah Shahidi, FOUR! Full, outside off, Hashmatullah Shahidi gets across and hammers it through the covers for a boundary! 

46.4: Byron McDonough to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Banged into the deck, following the batter, Hashmatullah Shahidi gets across and pulls but misses.

46.3: Byron McDonough to Mohammad Saleem, On middle, swung through mid on for a single.

46.2: Byron McDonough to Mohammad Saleem, EDGED, FOUR! On a length, outside off, extra bounce, Mohammad Saleem fends at it. The ball takes the outside edge but flies past the diving keeper, to his right, to the deep third fence!

46.1: Byron McDonough to AM Ghazanfar, OUT! GHAZANFAR IS RUN OUT! Not sure whether we can blame Ghazanfar here. Given that this is the last over of the innings, one might have expected Shahidi to keep the strike. And one believes that Ghazanfar thought the same too. On a length, around off, Ghazanfar heaved it towards deep square leg. The ball went in the gap and deep backward square leg got to his left, dived and parried it wide of deep mid-wicket. That gave the room for the second and Shahidi wanted it. Ghazanfar was not at all for the idea and it came as a surprise for him. He took off late and by then, Harry Tector had returned the throw to the keeper who whipped the bails off. The run out was referred upstairs and the replay showed Ghazanfar well short. AFGHANISTAN ARE 289/8 AFTER 46.1 OVERS!

45.6: Mark Adair to Hashmatullah Shahidi, FOUR! That last over spoils what would have been a brilliant bowling display for Adair. Short, outside off, Shahidi backs away and slaps it over point for the second boundary of the over. 14 from the over and Mark Adair finishes with bowling figures of 10-2-40-2!

45.5: Mark Adair to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Outside off, HS looks to go inside out but miscues it. The ball goes in the air but clears cover running back. Two runs taken.

45.4: Mark Adair to Hashmatullah Shahidi, FOUR! IMPERIOUS! Full and straight, Hashmatullah Shahidi hammers it straight back down the ground, this time beating long on to his right!

45.3: Mark Adair to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Good running, but not the best bit of cricket by the bowler. Full, on middle and leg, Hashmatullah digs it down to long on. He wants the second but Ghazanfar is very slow in turning back. The fielder gets to the ball and returns a decent throw to Mark Adair but he is standing way away from the stumps and takes a lot of time to take the bails off. Despite being way short at the throw time, Ghazanfar manages to scrape in.

45.2: Mark Adair to Hashmatullah Shahidi, On middle and leg, Shahidi wrists it through mid-wicket for a couple.

45.1: Mark Adair to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Excellent stop. Adair comes from around the wicket and bowls it full and around off. Hashmatullah Shahidi looks to flick but misses. The ball goes off the outside edge behind, dropping short of the keeper and going past, but he does well to get his left glove to stop the ball.

44.6: Byron McDonough to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Dropped short, Hashmatullah pulls it over mid-wicket for a single. Just 10 runs in the last 2 overs.

44.5: Byron McDonough to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Outside off, angling away, Shahidi backs away and punches it to the left of deep third and comes back for the second. The throw hits the stumps direct at the keeper's end and deflects away but both batters have overrun and do not take the overthrow. The umpire wants to check for the short run and the end in question is at the non-striker's end, when Shahidi turned blind for the second. But the replays show that Shahidi just about got his bat behind the crease and hence, the second run is given.

44.4: Byron McDonough to AM Ghazanfar, Full on middle and off, Ghazanfar works it through mid-wicket for one.

44.3: Byron McDonough to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Another short ball, around off, steered towards deep third for a run. So he is not farming the strike yet.

44.2: Byron McDonough to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Banged in short, down the leg side, Hashmatullah Shahidi crouches and the ball goes over. The ex skipper wants the wide call but does not get it, as he was standing outside the leg stump.

44.1: Byron McDonough to AM Ghazanfar, On a length, following the batter down the leg side, AM Ghazanfar tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.