IRE vs AFG 5th ODI Results

8:25 PM IST Hope for a positive end - The fireworks towards the end of the first innings have now given Ireland a lot of hope to avoid a cleansweep. 299 won't be an easy target to chase down, given it is a used pitch, but Afghanistan do have a few in-form batters, and if their openers click, it could turn out to be an engrossing chase. Action resumes at 2.03 pm GMT, so stay tuned.

7:58 PM IST For the first time in the chase post the third over, Afghanistan get ahead of Ireland in the score comparison. After 23 overs, the visitors are 111/2, whereas at the same stage, the hosts were 109/4. This was that period where the batters had slowed down.

7:49 PM IST A slight halt in play. It seems like the Afghan skipper Rahmat Shah is feeling a bit of discomfort around his right knee. The physio comes out with the magic spray and the batters also rehydrate themselves.

7:39 PM IST Afghanistan manage 192/0 in 30 overs of Powerplay 2. Ireland could manage only 148/3 in that phase. After 40 overs, Afghanistan are 222/2. At the same stage, Ireland were 197/5. Powerplay 3 has been signalled. 5 fielders allowed outside the circle till the end. Liam McCarthy is back on. 7-1-23-2 so far.

7:31 PM IST Jai Moondra returns. 7-0-37-0 so far.

7:18 PM IST Hashmatullah Shahidi walks in next, in his 100TH ODI, at number 6, replacing Omarzai, for the finishing rites.