Tour of Afghanistan in India 2019

KevIRL

8 down

BarryD2

HonalD wrote: »

Can see Afghanistan trying to hit out rest of the innings unless Asghar rotates the strike in his favor. They’ve a nice cushion to work with.

They sure do and to be fair, deserve it. Mind you, wasn’t impressed with attitude of some dude there when yer man got out in the nervous nineties. He’d done a good job on us.

Be interesting to see attitude of our batsmen when we get back in. Going to facing a decent deficit. Have seen our lads just kinda give up before and hit out in face of tough situations. But who knows?

HonalD

We need to follow their approach.Block the ball and capitalize on the bad ones. Get yourself in and stay in. Plenty of time to grind down the deficit.

But that’s very easy for me to say.

Mysterypunter

142 behind on first innings, and Porterfield gone for a duck in the second.

KevIRL

Mysterypunter wrote: »

142 behind on first innings, and Porterfield gone for a duck in the second.

Out second ball ffs

BarryD2

Mysterypunter wrote: »

142 behind on first innings, and Porterfield gone for a duck in the second.

Good recovery towards the end considering where we were at lunch.

Don’t like to be always bringing up Porters but he’s contributed little this series. I think 6 innings for about 50 runs and abt 20 of those in one match. For an opening bat, that’s just woeful. Time to move on and promote others up the order. Captaincy to Dockrell?

KevIRL

22/1 at stumps. Such a pity to lose that wicket

Rikand

Porterfield has got to go. Offering little in captaincy and even less with the bat.

KevIRL

Stirling didn't last long. But balbirnie and McCollum have gotten Ireland to 101/2.

Need to bat out the day you feel

KevIRL

124/2 at lunch. Partnership at 91, balbirnie 73 McCollum 35

KevIRL

Balbirnie (82) and McCollum (39) both out shortly after lunch. Ireland now ahead on runs but four wickets down. Need a KOB sized miracle

KevIRL

5 down. Poynter gone

KevIRL

Thompson gone

KevIRL

50 partnership up for KOB and Dockrell. Can these two make to stumps and beyond though?

Squatter

And now a 50 for Big Kev. Well played sir!

BarryD2

KevIRL wrote: »

50 partnership up for KOB and Dockrell. Can these two make to stumps and beyond though?

Be great if they could, give us a bit of hope. Looked like an innings defeat after first day but we’ve come back well to avoid that ignominy. Nice to see Kev getting dropped, that’d be a sickener for the Afgs out there in the sun all day. Stirling seems to have victim of poor low decisions twice in this match. Not good enough. Dockrell has shown good approach in circumstances.

Mysterypunter

220-6 at tea. Lead by 78, despite a collapse of 4-20 after the 3rd wicket stand. Still playing catch up, another 100 needed at least

BarryD2

Mysterypunter wrote: »

220-6 at tea. Lead by 78, despite a collapse of 4-20 after the 3rd wicket stand. Still playing catch up, another 100 needed at least

Yeah, still very much adv for Afg. We’ be wanting to set a target of 200+ to be in with any half chance. And that’s a bit of an ask from here. Even then, Afg will likely have plenty of time to knock it off. Never was just occupying the crease and soaking up time more important. No sign of the weather intervening anyway

Mysterypunter

BarryD2 wrote: »

No sign of the weather intervening anyway

The only way it could is to heat up, and keep Afghanistan in the field for 2 more sessions.
This is a good fight from 85-9 in the first innings

Mysterypunter

Dockrell out, didn't look out, dodgy LBW

Mysterypunter

Kevin O'Brien out now, 8 down

Rikand

KOB out lbw

Pitched in line, hit just about in line. Probably would have missed leg stump though. Even the commentator didn't feel great about saying it was good

Mysterypunter

Rikand wrote: »

KOB out lbw

Pitched in line, hit just about in line. Probably would have missed leg stump though. Even the commentator didn't feel great about saying it was good

The leg spinner Salamkhiel is supposed to be 17, who are they kidding?, KOB played it off the back foot, did look like it was missing though. The Afghans are appealing 3 or 4 times every over

KevIRL

Useful runs for the last stand

KevIRL

50 partnership

KevIRL

First time since 1895 that a team has had 50 partnerships for the last wicket in both innings

BarryD2

KevIRL wrote: »

50 partnership

Had to go out for a bit to return & find the wheels coming off our wagon, helped by one of the umpires loosening the wheel nuts

Mysterypunter

288 all out after an entertaining last wicket stand. 147 to win for Afghanistan

KevIRL

288 all out.

147 the target then. Three wickets before close?

BarryD2

KevIRL wrote: »

288 all out.

147 the target then. Three wickets before close?

Hope springs eternal in the Irishman’s breast, particularly on Paddy’s Day!