Afghanistan vs Ireland, Only Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Afghanistan v Ireland in India, 2019 Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun Date & Time: Mar 15-Mar 19, 10:00 AM LOCAL

Rahmat Shah's fifty takes Afghanistan home in a canter © AFP

That's all we have for you from here. And it's been a lot of fun in bringing it to you. Until next time, with a tough challenge to match this historic bit, ta ta!!

Asghar Afghan | Winning skipper:"We used to play two-day, three-day cricket and now we are playing the longer form and getting to play Test cricket. So, it's a special feeling. Really happy for my team, my people .."

William Porterfield | Losing skipper: Take nothing away from Afghanistan they are the deserved winners and they played really well. It's been a long tour, but the lads have been very good."

Everyone's speaking in the aftermath, but most of it in Pashto. And until I finish my crashcourse in it, here's what the ones speaking in English sounded like.

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For all you late risers, here's yesterday and here's the live comm.

Here's 15 minutes into the morning - Rahmat Shah's not going to hang around blocking, smashing consecutive boundaries off Murtagh's first over. And to make matters worse, Thompson puts down a fairly simple chance, giving Ihsanullah a life. Now that's the first to-do in the book of how to lose a Test match, surely when you are defending something so modest.

** Take 4 ** It looks really simple either way -- A quickly wearing out track, 118 runs, nine wickets, and no shortage of time. But given this match's trend - stand, collapse, surprise stand, brace up for some serious entertainment in the two hours that come.