Ireland vs Afghanistan , 4th ODI at Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast , AFG in IRE, 5 ODIs, 2026 , Aug 12, 2026 Scorecard

47.6: Yamin Ahmadzai to Byron McDonough, OUT! CAUGHT SPECTACULARLY! Sediqullah Atal snaps a stunning catch to cap off his birthday in style. AFGHANISTAN WIN BY 42 RUNS! And with that, they win the 5-match ODI series, leading by 3-0. Full and angling into the batter around off. McDonough goes right back in his crease, clearing that front leg out of the way, and swings hard trying to muscle it away into the leg side. The elevation just isn't there though. Deep mid-wicket springs into action, as Sediqullah Atal times his leap to perfection and clutches the catch, somehow staying balletically balanced with both feet inside the rope. The third umpire is called upon for a closer look, though there isn't much in the way of angles to work with. One replay is enough to confirm that Atal's feet stayed well clear of the ropes throughout. A day to remember for Ahmadzai too, who rounds it off with a stunning four-wicket haul.

47.5: Yamin Ahmadzai to Byron McDonough, 300 UP FOR IRELAND! On the fuller length, and around off. McDonough clears the front leg away and whips it to the widish deep square leg region for a couple of runs. Both sides have piled on the runs here, on a surface that's been an absolute belter to bat on all day.

47.4: Yamin Ahmadzai to Liam McCarthy, Too full and outside off, Liam carves it to extra cover for a quick single. The fielder has a shy at the bowling end, but misses.

47.3: Yamin Ahmadzai to Liam McCarthy, FOUR! Gets it away! Back of a length, just outside off. McCarthy opens up his stance pulls it away to the right of the deep square leg fielder for a boundary. 46 needed off 15 balls.

47.2: Yamin Ahmadzai to Byron McDonough, Fullish and angling into the batter, this is flicked off the pads to deep mid-wicket for a single.

47.2: Yamin Ahmadzai to Byron McDonough, WIDE! Too wide outside off, Byron lets it be.

47.1: Yamin Ahmadzai to Curtis Campher, OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND CAUGHT! That should be the game for Afghanistan. But full credit to Campher, who conjured a fightback out of thin air, dragging this contest back from the dead when nobody gave it a chance. Full and wide outside off, deliberately kept away from the hitting arc. Campher goes down low and throws everything into it, with no option left but to keep swinging for the fences. But his bottom hand comes off the bat at the crucial moment, and the mistimed shot balloons up towards extra cover, where Rahmat settles under it for an easy catch. Ireland are 292 for 9, needing 52 more runs.

46.6: Ziaur Rahman to Liam McCarthy, Back of a length, on top of off, Liam McCarthy hops off and tucks it to mid-wicket. 52 runs needed from 18 balls.

46.5: Ziaur Rahman to Curtis Campher, Full and wide, this is squeezed out to extra cover for a single.

46.4: Ziaur Rahman to Curtis Campher, FOUR! Goodness me! That's a schoolboy error in the deep! Full and outside off, Curtis Campher gets on the front foot and slaps it through cover-point. Yamin Ahmadzai moves to his left but does not bend low enough as the ball seeps through his legs for a boundary. Rahmat Shah will not be pleased with that sloppy effort one bit.

46.3: Ziaur Rahman to Liam McCarthy, Around off, on a good length, Liam McCarthy slices it through backward point for a single. Campher is on strike now with 57 needed from 21 balls.

46.3: Ziaur Rahman to Liam McCarthy, WIDE! Way too short from around the stumps again, angled down the leg stump. Liam again swings to pull but misses out to connect. And this time, it is called a wide for height.

46.2: Ziaur Rahman to Liam McCarthy, Swing and a miss! Bangs in a short ball, angled down leg, at shoulder height. Liam McCarthy stays put and looks to hook it over square leg, but the ball flies over the bat and Rahmanullah Gurbaz gathers it safely behind the stumps. He appeals but it is toned down as soon as the umpire shakes his head.

46.1: Ziaur Rahman to Curtis Campher, Wide full toss, Curtis Campher swings hard at it and slices it over point, and it goes on the bounce to the sweeper for a single.

45.6: Azmatullah Omarzai to Liam McCarthy, A big appeal for LBW, but turned down! Omarzai comes from aound the wicket now. Bowls it fuller and outside off, McCarthy walks across his stumps and tries to defend but misses it completely. The ball raps him on the front pad. The impact looked to be outside off here.

45.5: Azmatullah Omarzai to Curtis Campher, Far outside off, on a length, looks to be the slower one from Omarzai. Curtis throws his bat and slaps it through point for a single.

45.4: Azmatullah Omarzai to Curtis Campher, FOUR! Pumped into the vacant area! He is playing a blinder here in Stormont! Tails in on a fuller length, Curtis Campher picks the length early and whips it between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a boundary. 60 runs needed from 26 balls.

45.4: Azmatullah Omarzai to Curtis Campher, WIDE! Campher shuffles outside off to play the scoop shot, and seeing that Omarzai fires it miles outside off, on a good length. It goes beyond the cut-strip and is called a wide.

45.3: Azmatullah Omarzai to Curtis Campher, Excellent running! Full and outside off stump, Campher reaches out and drills it to the left of long off for a couple of runs.

45.2: Azmatullah Omarzai to Curtis Campher, FOUR! What a shot! Slower bumper, outside off. Curtis Campher generates the power and hammers it over cover-point, finding the gap perfectly for a boundary. 68 needed from 28 balls.

45.1: Azmatullah Omarzai to Liam McCarthy, Short of a length, around off, Liam McCarthy hangs back and guides it to the right of the backward point fielder. Hashmatullah Shahidi dives and makes a half-stop, parrying the ball to the deep for a single.