AFG VS IRE - 2nd ODI, Afghanistan v Ireland in UAE, 2017

That's it from this game. We had a good one today. The series needed Ireland to win. We will see you on 10th for the finale. Until then, have fun! Good night!

22:20 Local Time, 18:20 GMT, 23:50 IST: So Ireland equalise and in style. Having posted a decent enough total on this track, they never allowed the Afghans to get going. While the wickets were intact for a fair bit of time, the required run-rate kept going up, eventually sucking the Afghans into playing some nothing shots. Credit must be given to Irish fielders as well; they cut down on easy singles and maintained the pressure. After being outplayed in the first game, this is the kind of performance one would have expected from Ireland who now will have the momentum going into the final ODI two days from now...

Chase to Rashid Khan, out The non-striker Mujeeb is Run Out! Rashid skied that short one straight down the ground, and the long-on fielder who was coming in, fired in a throw. Rashid sent Mujeeb back to the non-striker's end and his bat got stuck right before he reached the crease. That encapsulates a luckless day for the Afghans! This has gone up to the 3rd umpire and it looks out as the bat got stuck before the non-striker made it to the crease. The Irish are already celebrating, and finally the big screen shows OUT! Mujeeb Zadran run out (Chase) 0(0)

Chase to Rashid Khan, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Chase to Rashid Khan, FOUR, full outside off, Rashid Khan makes room and launches it over deep extra cover. Brave shot by Rashid Khan but is it coming a bit too late for the Afghans?

Peter Chase [8.0-0-40-2] is back into the attack

Mujeeb Zadran, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Barry McCarthy to Dawlat Zadran, out Lbw!! Full ball on middle, plumb as it can get! Dawlat Zadran swipes across the line, on the run, and is caught in front, and that is the 9th wicket down for Afghanistan! Ireland come another step closer to equalising it, so that we can look forward to a tantalising finale on the 10th! Excellent delivery, slower yorker and Dawlat Zadran was completely bamboozled by the lack of pace. Hitting middle of middle that one. Dawlat Zadran lbw b Barry McCarthy 12(10) [4s-1]

Barry McCarthy to Dawlat Zadran, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

Barry McCarthy to Dawlat Zadran, 2 runs, off-cutter, Barry McCarthy takes the pace off the ball, Dawlat waits for it and clips it down to backward square leg for a couple

Barry McCarthy to Dawlat Zadran, FOUR, FINALLY! Half-volley outside off, Dawlat Zadran doesn't move his feet and drives it to the extra cover fence for four. That raced away off the bat

Barry McCarthy to Rashid Khan, 1 run, full-toss on off-stump, whipped away to deep mid-wicket for a single

Barry McCarthy to Dawlat Zadran, 1 run,

Barry McCarthy to Dawlat Zadran, no run, full outside off, Dawlat Zadran punches straight to short cover

Murtagh to Dawlat Zadran, 1 run, back of a length on off, Dawlat Zadran punches off the back foot towards cover point for a single

Murtagh to Dawlat Zadran, 2 runs, short ball, Dawlat Zadran waves his bat at it and gets an edge very fine, and the keeper doesn't dive so it goes towards the boundary where third man collects it and scores a direct-hit at the batsman's end, but he is easily in

Murtagh to Dawlat Zadran, no run, full outside off, Dawlat Zadran comes forward and punches it to cover, where the fielder dives to his left to prevent the boundary

Murtagh to Dawlat Zadran, 2 runs, short and wide, cut away past a diving backward point to deep backward point for a couple

Murtagh to Dawlat Zadran, no run, full and tossed up wide outside off, Zadran stretches and taps it on the head towards the cover fielder

Murtagh to Rashid Khan, 1 run, full ball on the pads, clipped away to deep mid-wicket for an easy single