Balbirnie leads Ireland to historic first Test win
The seamers had set it up for them by taking 19 of the 20 wickets
28/02Result
Only Test, Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Feb 28-Mar 1 2024
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
155 & 218 -
![Ireland]( "Ireland")
263 & 111/4 (31.3 ov)
Player of the Match
28/02Result
Only Test, Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Feb 28-Mar 1 2024
-
![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
155 & 218 -
![Ireland]( "Ireland")
263 & 111/4 (31.3 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 3
Day 2
Zia-ur-Rehman's five-for, Shahidi's unbeaten fifty lead Afghanistan fightback
After conceding a 108-run first-innings lead, Afghanistan managed to regain some lost ground in Abu Dhabi
Day 1
Adair rips through Afghanistan to give Ireland opening-day honours
Curtis Campher and Herry Tector then led the charge with the bat to put Ireland in a strong position by the end of the day
Others
Balbirnie on Ireland's maiden Test win: Glad to get the 'monkey off our backs'
"Hopefully, we will inspire some people back home to want to be Test match cricketers," says Ireland captain
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Khalil Gurbaz in Afghanistan squad for one-off Test against Ireland
Both players are uncapped in Test cricket, while Bahir Shah, who was part of the side in Sri Lanka, finds a spot again
Test fledglings square off as Ireland, Afghanistan look to enhance red-ball credentials
Ireland, who haven't played a Test since the summer of 2023, are yet to register a win in the format