Ireland vs Afghanistan 2017: 3rd ODI, 5 Talking Points

#2 Paul Stirling's back-to-back 90s

Stirling notched up yet another 90

Just how unlucky is Paul Stirling? In the second ODI, he did all that was asked of him and more by taking a six-wicket haul and making 95. An umpiring error saw him miss out on a well-deserved hundred and a rare record of taking a five-wicket haul and a hundred in the same match.

Once again, in the third ODI at the same venue, Stirling got Ireland off to a flier, chasing 265 for victory. The opener survived the early period where the ball moved around and watched two of his partners perish to Dawlat Zadran. Once he got a hang of the wicket, Stirling started unleashing his powerful strokes.

He was tactical against the spinners, using the sweep shot to good effect to race past the 90s yet again. But such was his luck that on 99 he misread a slider from Mohammad Nabi and was cleaned up.