Afghanistan beat Ireland in controversial one-day international

Afghanistan beat Ireland by 79 runs in a highly controversial game at Stormont to take a 2-1 lead into Tuesday's one-day series finale.

Ireland were bowled out for only 150, chasing 230 for victory, with their batting falling apart after the loss of opener Ed Joyce, who was run out after his shot had appeared to reach the boundary.

Joyce stopped running but Afghanistan appealed for a run out after the ball was thrown in from the outfield, and calls for them to withdraw their appeal were turned down, much to the disgust of Ireland captain William Porterfield.

Ireland had earlier let Afghanistan off the hook, having reduced them to 109-6 when Peter Chase dismissed Rahmat Shah for a patient 48.

They were pegged back by Mohammad Nabi, who hit five fours and a six in his 50, and Rashid Arman, who produced the biggest hitting of the day in his unbeaten 60, which came off only 44 balls.

Ireland strolled to 27-0 before Joyce's controversial dismissal for 12, which left Porterfield fuming at the other end, and he would also go on to be run out soon after for 16.

Shah took two wickets to reduce Ireland to 67-4 and, once a fifth-wicket stand of 63 between Kevin O'Brien and Paul Stirling came to an end, their tail failed to produce.

And it was batting hero Arman who rolled through the lower order, returning figures of 4-21, before Dawlat Zadran finished things off by dismissing Chase for a duck.

With one game having been wrecked by rain, Afghanistan lead the five-game series 2-1 with one match remaining, again at Stormont, on Tuesday.