IRE vs AFG 5th ODI Live Score - Belfast (15 August 2026)

Full and straight, Harry Tector works it straight to short mid-wicket.

Full toss, but not made use of. Around middle, Tector gets down and powers the sweep but cannot find the gap as he picks out deep square leg. Just the single earned. The stand moves to 40 (44).

OUT! LBW! It was not Carmichael's best day of the series and Ghazanfar relieves him of his misery. Throughout his 27-ball knock, Carmichael was struggling to time the ball and against spin, was not able to read Ghazanfar. This is bowled on a fuller length outside off, Cade Carmichael comes forward and looks to flick it away but misses. He is slightly across when he gets hit on the pads and that makes him a sitting duck. The umpire raises his finger and the 40-run stand has been broken. IRELAND ARE 79/3 AFTER 14.3 OVERS.

Outside off, Lorcan Tucker punches it through the covers for a run to get off the mark.

Full, around off, Harry punches it towards long on for one.

Outside off, pushed towards point. A wicket and 3 runs from the over, Ghazanfar's bowling figures read 2-0-6-1 so far.

On a length, around off, Harry Tector works it through mid-wicket for a single.

On a good length, outside off, moving away a touch, Lorcan Tucker pushes it towards cover.

Banged into the deck, around middle and off, generating extra bounce, Tucker hops and defends it watchfully towards cover.

Slightly short of full, Lorcan pushes it with soft hands towards mid on and calls for a quick single. Darwish Rasooli, on as a substitute, charges to the ball but fails to pick it up and the single is completed.

FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Harry Tector rises with the bounce and cuts hard. Gets it off the outside edge as he does not move his feet, but the edge flies over point and deep third has no chance to cut it off to his right.

Full, around of, Tector pushes it towards cover for a quick single.

Full, around off, Harry Tector gets a long stride in to defend it back to the bowler.

Looped up, around middle and leg, Tector defends watchfully off the front foot again.

Outside off, pushed through the covers for a couple.

Full, on middle and leg, Harry flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Full and straight, around off, Lorcan Tucker lunges and smothers the spin to the leg side.

Outside off, slightly short of full, extra bounce, Tucker pushes it towards backward point.

A well-directed bouncer, good pace, outside off, Harry Tector goes for the pull but misses as the ball goes past his vizor.

On a length, outside off, Tector punches it straight to point.

On a good length, outside off, steep bounce, Harry punches it behind point for a single.

Play and a miss. Beautifully bowled. Angled in, on a fuller length, outside off, Lorcan Tucker comes forward to defend but the ball nips away everv so slightly to beat the outside edge.

On a good length, a bit of extra pace, outside off, nipping back in sharply, Tucker is rooted in his crease as he looks to flick and misses the ball. It hits him on his left thigh and Saleem appeals for LBW but he is never going to get that. Comfortably going down leg. The ball deflects towards point and the batters take a leg bye.

Full and straight, HT drives it back to the bowler. Excellent over from the struggling Saleem.

Full, around middle, Lorcan Tucker goes back and punches it towards long on for a single.

Tossed up, full and wide outside off, Harry Tector leans and drives it to sweeper cover for a run.

FOUR! CRACK! First boundary off Ghazanfar. Floated, around off, Lorcan Tucker hammers it straight back. The bowler tries to put his right hand to stop the ball but it whizzes past to the boundary down the ground.

OUT! THROWS IT AWAY! Ghazanfar holds the length back slightly, increasing the pace a bit as well. Tucker goes for the pull but is slightly cramped for room as the ball skids through. He only manages to get a top edge which hovers around mid-wicket. The fielder in the circle at mid-wicket runs back, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a good catch running backward. Rahmanullah Gurbaz it is. So his back is fine now, it seems. From 79/2, IRELAND ARE NOW 99/4!

Full, around off, Curtis Campher defends.

Outside off, Campher plays inside the line and is beaten. 6 runs from the first 3 balls, but none from the last 3, plus a wicket to boot. Ghazanfar's bowling figures read 4-0-15-2 so far.

Full and down the leg side, Harry Tector plays all around it as he looks to flick and misses, getting hit on the pads. Saleem appeals for LBW but the umpire turns it down. Going down leg.

No run, the batter has just blocked that from the crease.

No run. Swing and a miss! The batter swings hard at that one but does not connect.