In the ongoing one-off Test played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun, Afghanistan require another 69 runs with 9 wickets remaining, while Ireland need nine wickets to attain victory. The Test in Dehradun could go either way. Meanwhile, Irish cricketer Tim Murtagh on Sunday created history and entered his name in the record books by becoming the first number 11 batsman to make 25-plus scores in each innings of a Test match.
However, Murtagh's record-breaking performance might not be enough save Ireland in the one-off Test.
On Day 3, spinner Rashid Khan's five-wicket haul helped Afghanistan bowl out Ireland for 288 and put the team in sight of a maiden Test win on the third day of the one-off Test on Sunday.
Chasing 147 for victory, Afghanistan were 29 for one with Ihsanullah Janat batting on 16 and Rahmat Shah unbeaten on 11 at the close of play.
Afghanistan lost one wicket in the form of Mohammad Shahzad, but Janat and Shah, who made 98 in Afghanistan's first innings total of 314, ensured there was no more damage when the stumps were drawn
"Feeling happy to get some wickets for the team when the team needed me," Rashid Khan, who has taken seven wickets in the match, told reporters.
"It was tough to grip the new ball because I had a finger injury and tough for me to pitch it on the right length as was paining a lot," he said, referring to the injured middle finger of his bowling arm.