India, March 2 -- Ireland scripted history on Friday, defeating Afghanistan by six wickets to get their first-ever Test win on Day 3 of their one-off match, in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Ireland are now the fourth-fastest team in 147 years of Test history to register their first win in the format.

It took Australia only one match to win their first Test. Meanwhile, England, Pakistan and Afghanistan took two matches to achieve the feat. On the other hand, West Indies took six matches, Ireland took eight and India did it after 25 games.

Ireland played their first Test match in 2018, where they were defeated by Pakistan. Afghanistan resumed batting in their second innings on Day 3, and began from 134/3, eventually getting dismissed for 218. Af...