Watch: Ireland level series with victory over Afghanistan

1. Ireland win by 3 wickets to level the series 1-1
2. Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat
3. Afghanistan won the first ODI by 29 runs

Balbirnie blow for Ireland

Ireland batsman Andrew Balbirnie loses his wicket after an innings of 60.

Ireland lose a wicket

O'Briens fall in quick succession

Brothers Niall O'Brien and Kevin O'Brien lose their wickets in quick succession as Ireland continue their chase of Afghanistan's total of 182-9.

Both O'Briens out in quick sucession

'Commentator's curse'!

Paul Stirling is stumped just as he is being compared to West Indies legend Viv Richards.

Commentators curse strikes for Paul Stirling

Porterfield bowled for a duck

Ireland's run chase does not start well as captain William Porterfield loses his wicket after just four balls.

William Porterfield bowled out on his fourth ball

I could have an expensive night tonight - Murtagh

Ireland's Tim Murtagh is counting the cost of his four-wicket haul at Stormont.

Tim Murtagh

Zadran hits a huge six...and then loses his wicket

Najibullah Zadran hits Afghanistan's first six of the day but is caught off Kevin O'Brien's next delivery with Simi Singh taking the catch just inside the boundary.

Najibullah Zadran loses his wicket after a huge boundary

Afghanistan's captain run out

Asghar Afghan glares angrily at team-mate Najibullah Zadran as he stalks off. The tourists' captain was called through for a risky single and Paul Stirling's sharp throw ends his innings on 39.

Asghar Afghan run out by Paul Stirling

Balbirnie with a direct hit

Andrew Balbirnie's underarm throw is on target and Hashmatullah Shahidi is well outside the crease. Ireland have their fourth wicket.

Andrew Balbirnie with a superb piece of fielding

Three for Tim

Tim Murtagh takes three wickets in three overs.

Afghanistan opener Mohammad Shahzad goes in the first over, Hazratullah Zazai is bowled by Murtagh's first delivery of the third over and Gulbadin Naib is out lbw in the fifth.

Tim Murtagh with three wickets in his first three overs

Murtagh traps Mohammad Shahzad LBW

Tim Murtagh gives Ireland the perfect start to their second ODI against Afghanistan, trapping Mohammad Shahzad with his third delivery of the first over at Stormont.

Tim Murtagh traps Mohammad Shahzad LBW

Squads

Ireland: William Porterfield (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Peter Chase, David Delany, George Dockrell, Andrew McBrine, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O’Brien, Niall O’Brien, Boyd Rankin, James Shannon, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Gary Wilson.

Afghanistan: Asghar Afghan (c), Mohammad Shahzad, Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah, Samiullah Shenwari, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Aftab Alam, Ihsanullah Janat, Sayed Shirzad, Dawlat Zadran, Wafadar Momand.