Ireland emerged victorious in the one-off test against Afghanistan on Friday by 6 wickets. This is the first time Ireland secured a win in the red-ball format of the game. Afghanistan scored a total of 155 runs in the first inning, while Ireland scored 263 runs in their first inning to keep a significant lead over Afghanistan.
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In the second inning, Afghanistan tried to give up a tough fight, but the side got all out with a score of 218 runs. Ireland successfully chased down the target of 111 runs to register their first-ever win in Test cricket.
Ireland took 8 Tests to register their first win
Australia stands in first place in the list of the teams taking the fewest matches to win their first test, as the side secured their first victory in their first test itself. Ireland waited for 8 test matches to taste their first-ever victory in five-day cricket, and finally, the moment came when the side secured a massive win over Afghanistan by 6 wickets.
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Ireland also broke the record of India, as the side participated in 25 matches before securing their first victory. On the other hand, Afghanistan took only 2 matches to achieve their first triumph in test cricket.
Mark Adair picked up a total of 8 wickets
Mark Adair received the Player of the Match award for his impressive bowling performance in the one-off test against Afghanistan, which played a very instrumental role in Ireland’s first success in Test cricket.
In the first innings, he picked up a total of 5 wickets by giving 39 runs in 16.5 overs with an economy rate of 2.32, and in the second innings, he again came up with a very impressive performance and took 3 wickets at an economy rate of 3.50. The performance of Paul Stirling was also very crucial for the side in the first inning, as he scored 52 runs in 89 deliveries with a strike rate of 58.43, including 7 boundaries.
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Lorcan Tucker also played well and scored 46 runs, while Andy McBrine contributed 38 runs for the side while facing 74 deliveries at a strike rate of 51.35. From the Afghanistan side, Zia-ur-Rehman came up with an impressive performance and took a total of 5 wickets at the expense of 64 runs in 30 overs.
