Ireland cricket crew with the trophy after defeating Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on March, 1, 2024. Photo: X/@cricketireland
Ireland lastly gained their first Test match on March 1 once they defeated Afghanistan by six wickets in Abu Dhabi, ending a streak of seven successive losses.
Captain Andy Balbirnie led from the entrance with an undefeated 58 as Ireland reached their modest goal of 111 within the last session of the third day.
Ireland had performed their first Test again in 2018 once they had been defeated by Pakistan.
Afghanistan resumed their second innings Friday on 134-3 earlier than they had been dismissed for 218.
Skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi high scored with 55 whereas Rahmanullah Gurbaz, making his Test debut, hit 46.
Mark Adair picked up three wickets to complete with eight for the match. Craig Young and Barry McCarthy additionally claimed three apiece.
Gurbaz, higher identified for his flamboyant and explosive shot-making in restricted overs cricket, clubbed the one two sixes of the innings.
Chasing simply 111 for victory, Ireland slumped to 13-3 with 18-year-old quick bowler Naveed Zadran clean-bowling opener Peter Moor and Curtis Campher, each with out scoring.
Balbirnie denied {the teenager} a hat-trick however Harry Tector was quickly caught behind by Gurbaz off Nijat Masood for 2.
Balbirnie and Paul Stirling, who each performed in Ireland’s debut Test in 2018, briefly steadied dressing room nerves.
Stirling was then caught within the slips off left-arm spinner Zia-ur-Rehman for 14 as Ireland slipped to 39-4 simply after tea.
However, Balbirnie moved watchfully to his fourth Test half-century, which got here from 86 balls, ably supported by Lorcan Tucker (27 not out) in a vital successful partnership of 72.
The two groups will now play three one-day internationals and three T20 video games as a part of their multi-format collection.
