KABUL on Thursday defeated Ireland by five wickets in their first of five one-day internationals in India with 8.1 overs to spare.
Batting first after winning the toss, Paul Stirling's 89 helped Ireland to a modest 161 with Mujeeb Ur Rahman taking 3-14 in Dehradun.
Dawlat Zadran also clinched three wickets and Gulbadin Naib took two and Mohammad Nabi and Rashhid Khan shared one scalp apiece.
In response, Gulbadin Naib hit 46 and opener Mohammed Shahzab 43 as Afghanistan won . . .
