| One-off Test, Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, UAE (Day 3 of 5) |
| Afghanistan 155 I Zadran 53; Adair 5-39 & 218 Hashmatullah 55; Young 3-24 |
| Ireland 263 Stirling 52; Akbar 5-64 & 111-4 Balbirnie 58*; N Zadran 2-30 |
| Ireland won by six wickets |
| Scorecard |
Ireland have earned a first Test victory at the eighth attempt after beating Afghanistan by six wickets in Abu Dhabi.
Afghanistan were bowled out for 218 in their second innings to leave Ireland with a victory target of 111.
The Irish were wobbling on 39-4 before captain Andrew Balbirnie steered his side home with an unbeaten 58.
It’s a landmark day for Irish cricket, chalking up a maiden five-day win after gaining Test status in 2017.
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