Ireland vs Afghanistan Match Stats

Length ball, outside off. Paul Stirling stays back and punches it to sweeper cover. He takes one. Paul Stirling crosses the 3000-run mark in T20Is. He is up there with some of the best players in cricket. An exceptional milestone for the Irish opener.

Full length, on off. Andy Balbirnie eases it to mid off. He is struggling to get going here.

On a length and outside off, Andy Balbirnie looks to drive it but misses. This was close!

Play and a miss again! On a length and outside off, Andy Balbirnie looks to play at it but misses again. Good bowling.

Outside off and on a good length, Andy Balbirnie looks to drive it but misses again. Four dots in a row!

SIX! Andy Balbirnie finally gets it right. Fuller and outside off, Andy Balbirnie reaches out, gets under it and launches it over long off for a maximum.

Flatter and outside off, Paul Stirling looks to slog sweep it but gets a bottom edge as the ball rolls towards short third man. They cross.

On a length and on off, Andy Balbirnie lofts it to long off. They get a couple of runs.

OUT! LBW! A quicker one on the stumps, Andy Balbirnie shuffles across for a slog sweep but misses as the ball hits his pads. A loud appeal and the finger goes up! Andy Balbirnie departs for 9 as Afghanistan have a breakthrough.

Lorcan Tucker is off the mark. Touch short, outside off. Tucker shuffles across and cuts it to backward point. The fielder there fumbles and the batters rotate the strike.

It is fuller, on middle and leg. Paul Stirling flicks it to square leg for a single.

LEG BYE! It is tossed up, full and on leg. Lorcan Tucker goes for the sweep but misses. It rolls to the leg side off his pads. They collect a leg bye. Ireland need 36 runs off 24 balls now.

Flatter and outside leg following the batter, Lorcan Tucker shuffles across to play at it but misses. Dot.

Fuller and on middle, Lorcan Tucker sweeps it to square leg for a run. He slips in between as the fielder throws towards the non-striker's end. Rashid Khan fails to grab it as the batters steal for another run. Two runs.

Shorter, on middle and leg. Lorcan Tucker pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

SIX! BANG! This should release some pressure. It is full and on off. Paul Stirling gets down on one knee and slogs it over the wide long on fence for a maximum.

Fuller one on off, Paul Stirling guides it to point for one.

Darts it on middle, Lorcan Tucker hits it to long on for one more. 11 off the over!

SIX! Lorcan Tucker joins the party. Fuller and on off, Lorcan Tucker slog sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Fuller again, On middle, defended solidly.

Flatter and on middle, Lorcan Tucker drills it to point for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! Shorter and on middle, Paul Stirling pulls it but doesn't connect well. The ball goes in the air and towards square leg into the hands of Naveen-ul-Haq who makes no mistake. Paul Stirling makes his way back into the dressing room. He departs at 16.

Quicker and full, outside off. Tucker shuffles across and pushes it gently towards covers. They take one.

FOUR! Nicely played! Easy picking for Harry Tector. It is a full toss, around middle. Harry Tector give himself some room and slaps it over extra cover. It races away to the boundary. Ireland need 13 off 12 now.

Slightly shorter one and a googly, Lorcan Tucker dances down the track to loft it. The ball gaps between his bat and the pads and hits the keepers shoulder. They cross. Keeper looks in a bit of trouble here.

On middle, Harry Tector flicks it to mid-wicket for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! The game is still on for Afghanistan here! Flatter and on middle, Lorcan Tucker looks to sweep it but gets a top edge and carries towards the Fareed Ahmad at short third man who takes an easy catch.

Fuller, around middle. Harry Tector hits it down to long on and crosses for a single.

Short ball, around middle and leg. George Dockrell pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep does well to keep it down to one.

This is really good running! Flatter one, outside off. Harry Tector stays back and cuts it hard to deep point. There is protection in the deep but the batters do well to put pressure on the fielder and they run two.

Shorter and on off, George Dockrell fends it to short third man for one.

Shorter again, outside off, Harry Tector hits it to mid off for one more. 5 needed from 4 balls now!

FOUR! Shorter and on leg, George Dockrell pulls it firmly through deep square leg for a boundary. Rashid Khan makes a diving effort at the fence but couldn't reach it. 1 needed now!

George Dockrell wins it for Ireland. Shorter and on off, George Dockrell hits it over mid off for a single. Ireland wins by 7 wickets!