- BATSMENRB4s6sSR6.5 length ball on middle, looks to loft it over mid-on but gets it straight in the air, mid-on jogs backwards with his eye on the ball and takes a good catch to make up for the last drop by him 34/17.4 length ball outside off, tries to cut but gets a inside edge onto the stumps 36/226.5 tossed outside off as he comes down, reaches for it and hits it high and straight to long-off fielder for an easy catch 102/417.2 tossed up, comes down the pitch once again and doesn't get hold of it, striaght to point fielder and drinks called 64/330.1 flighted on leg, down on the knee to sweep and connects but plays it straight to short square leg 109/628.4 tossed outside off, lure him into a big shot with the flight, comes down and goes for it towards cover but gets a outside edge and to the short thirdman 106/540.1 short ball, goes for a pull and gets a top edge in the air, keeper gets under it and takes a good catch 137/748.2 slow on leg, moves back with a pull high in the air and straight to mid-wicket for a easy catch, pin drop silence in the crowd and thats the end of afghanistan inning 177/1041 full outside off, gives it a big heave towards mid-off and finds the tallest man on the park, rankin pops it from mid air, would have easily cleared any other fielder in that position 142/845.4 tossed up, lures him into the big shot and gets hims hold out at mid-wicket for a good catch just inside the boundary 169/9Extras10 (lb 1, w 9)TOTAL177 all out (48.2 Overs, RR: 3.66)Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Javed Ahmadi, 6.5 ov), 2-36 (Noor Ali Zadran, 7.4 ov), 3-64 (Asghar Afghan, 17.2 ov), 4-102 (Rahmat Shah, 26.5 ov), 5-106 (Mohammad Nabi, 28.4 ov), 6-109 (Nasir Jamal, 30.1 ov), 7-137 (Gulbadin Naib, 40.1 ov), 8-142 (Shafiqullah, 40.6 ov), 9-169 (Shapoor Zadran, 45.4 ov), 10-177 (Rashid Khan, 48.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TJ Murtagh 10 0 27 1 2.70 0 0 GH Dockrell 9 0 28 4 3.11 3 0 WB Rankin 10 0 41 1 4.10 2 0 BJ McCarthy 9.2 0 32 3 3.42 2 0 PR Stirling 5 1 25 1 5.00 0 0 KJ O'Brien 5 0 23 0 4.60 2 0
10/12Result
3rd ODI (D/N), Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Dec 10 2017
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
180/5 (38/50 ov)
Player of the Match
10/12Result
3rd ODI (D/N), Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Dec 10 2017
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
180/5 (38/50 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR5.3 flighted up, onto the frontfoot to defend but gets beaten by the slight spin away and knocks the off-stump 29/137 googly on off, comes forward to block it but got beaten and struck on his belly, loud appeal and given, great inning by stirling comes an end 170/518.2 tossed up, comes down the pitch to hit it out of the park but got beaten and no mistake by the keeper, takes the bails of in a flash 91/221.3 looped on middle-off and it jabs back sharp and gets him on the backfoot, loud appeal and up goes the finger 96/332.5 tossed on middle, flicks it towards long-on but finds the short mid-wicket fielder instead for a soft dismissal 147/4Extras13 (b 4, lb 6, w 3)TOTAL180/5 (38 Overs, RR: 4.73)Fall of wickets: 1-29 (William Porterfield, 5.3 ov), 2-91 (Andy Balbirnie, 18.2 ov), 3-96 (Niall O'Brien, 21.3 ov), 4-147 (Gary Wilson, 32.5 ov), 5-170 (Paul Stirling, 36.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Shapoor Zadran 7 0 71 0 10.14 2 0 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 10 1 42 1 4.20 0 0 Gulbadin Naib 3 1 12 0 4.00 0 0 Rashid Khan 9 1 17 2 1.88 1 0 Mohammad Nabi 9 0 28 2 3.11 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Afghanistan , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Ireland won the 3-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Match days
10 December 2017 - day/night match (50-over match)
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Coverage
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George Dockrell's first four-for in nearly three years was followed by a century from Paul Stirling, who struck 101 off 97 balls, to chase down 178 with 12 overs to spare
