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    "excerpt": "Dehradun, March 18 (CRICKETNMORE): \u00a0Afghanistan registered their maiden win in the longest format of the game on Monday after hammering Ireland by seven wickets in the one-off Test here. Chasing 147 ",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Dehradun, March 18 (CRICKETNMORE): &nbsp;<\/strong>Afghanistan registered their maiden win in the longest format of the game on Monday after hammering Ireland by seven wickets in the one-off Test here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Chasing 147 for victory, Afghanistan comfortably crossed the line on the fourth day of the contest, thanks to the 139-run second wicket partnership between between Rahmat Shah (76 off 122) and Ihsanullah Janat (65 off 129).&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>It was also Shah&#39;s second fifty of the match as he had played a 214-ball 98-run knock in Afghanistan&#39;s first innings score of 314.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With just three runs needed for victory, Afghanistan lost Shah and Mohammad Nabi in successive deliveries before incoming batsman Hashmatullah Shahidi hit the winning boundary to hand Afghanistan a memorable win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier opting to bat, Ireland were bundled out for 172 runs, courtesy some decent bowling by the Afghan bowlers -- Yamin Ahmadzai (3\/41), Mohammad Nabi (3\/36) and Rashid Khan (2\/20).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The war-torn nation then rode Shah, Shahidi (61) and skipper Asghar Afghan&#39;s (67) knocks to post 314 runs, taking a healthy 142-run lead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ireland then witnessed some fight from Andy Balbirnie (82) and Kevin O&#39;Brien (56), helping their side put 288 runs on board in their second innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>It was Rashid&#39;s impressive show which once again denied Ireland reach a strong total as the leg-spinner returned with figures of 5\/82.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>This was Afghanistan&#39;s second Test outing after making their debut in 2018 against India, while Ireland have also played two five-day games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brief Scores:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ireland: 172 (Tim Murtagh 54 not out; Mohammad Nabi 3\/36) and 288 (Andrew Balbirnie 82; Rashid Khan 5\/82) lose to Afghanistan: 314 (Rahmat Shah 98,; Stuart Thompson 3\/28) and 147\/3 (Rahmat Shah 76, James Cameron 1\/24).&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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