Afghanistan Vs Ireland 3Rd Odi
IRE tour of AE and India - 2017 (2016/17) · Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida · 19 March 2017
Ireland won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
Ireland won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining). Paul Stirling top-scored with 99 for Ireland.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida
- Date
- 19 March 2017
- Toss
- Afghanistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Ireland won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Paul Stirling
- Captains
- Asghar Afghan (Afghanistan), William Porterfield (Ireland)
- Umpires
- Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Nitin Menon
- Match referee
- GF Labrooy
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Afghanistan batted first and made 264 for 8. Rashid Khan top-scored with 56 off 50 balls, and Gulbadin Naib made 51. The innings was built on a 96-run stand for the seventh wicket between Gulbadin Naib and Rashid Khan.
Chasing 265, Ireland made 265 for 4. Paul Stirling top-scored with 99 off 114 balls, and Andy Balbirnie made 85. The innings was built on a 96-run stand for the third wicket between Niall O'Brien and Paul Stirling.
Ireland won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining).
AFGHANISTAN: 264 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noor Ali Zadran | c George Dockrell b Peter Chase | 1 | 7 |
| Mohammad Shahzad | c Gary Wilson b Peter Chase | 11 | 15 |
| Rahmat Shah | b Tim Murtagh | 8 | 18 |
| Asghar Afghan | b George Dockrell | 16 | 21 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | c Tim Murtagh b Andy McBrine | 20 | 51 |
| Mohammad Nabi | run out (Stuart Thompson) | 13 | 16 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c Andy Balbirnie b Tim Murtagh | 51 | 76 |
| Rashid Khan | run out (William Porterfield) | 56 | 50 |
| Shafiqullah | not out | 50 | 28 |
| Dawlat Zadran | not out | 15 | 18 |
Did not bat: Amir Hamza
Extras 23 · Total 264 for 8
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Chase | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| Tim Murtagh | 10 | 3 | 49 | 2 |
| George Dockrell | 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Stuart Thompson | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Andy McBrine | 7 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Paul Stirling | 6 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Noor Ali Zadran, 2.4 ov), 2-20 (Mohammad Shahzad, 4.4 ov), 3-40 (Rahmat Shah, 9.5 ov), 4-44 (Asghar Afghan, 10.2 ov), 5-67 (Mohammad Nabi, 17.1 ov), 6-97 (Samiullah Shinwari, 26.1 ov), 7-193 (Gulbadin Naib, 42.2 ov), 8-193 (Rashid Khan, 42.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Noor Ali Zadran (1) and Mohammad Shahzad (6) | 11 | 16 |
| second | Mohammad Shahzad (5) and Rahmat Shah (2) | 9 | 12 |
| third | Asghar Afghan (12) and Rahmat Shah (6) | 20 | 31 |
| fourth | Samiullah Shinwari (0) and Asghar Afghan (4) | 4 | 3 |
| fifth | Mohammad Nabi (13) and Samiullah Shinwari (9) | 23 | 41 |
| sixth | Samiullah Shinwari (11) and Gulbadin Naib (14) | 30 | 54 |
| seventh | Gulbadin Naib (37) and Rashid Khan (56) | 96 | 97 |
| eighth | Shafiqullah (1) and Rashid Khan (0) | 0 | 4 |
| ninth | Shafiqullah (49) and Dawlat Zadran (14) | 71 | 37 |
IRELAND: 265 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Joyce | c Mohammad Shahzad b Dawlat Zadran | 12 | 16 |
| Paul Stirling | b Mohammad Nabi | 99 | 114 |
| William Porterfield | c Rashid Khan b Dawlat Zadran | 1 | 8 |
| Niall O'Brien | b Samiullah Shinwari | 30 | 52 |
| Andy Balbirnie | not out | 85 | 74 |
| Gary Wilson | not out | 28 | 28 |
Did not bat: Stuart Thompson, Andy McBrine, George Dockrell, Tim Murtagh, Peter Chase
Extras 10 · Total 265 for 4
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulbadin Naib | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Dawlat Zadran | 9.3 | 1 | 52 | 2 |
| Amir Hamza | 10 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 9 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | 6 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Rashid Khan | 10 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Ed Joyce, 3.2 ov), 2-24 (William Porterfield, 5.6 ov), 3-120 (Niall O'Brien, 27.3 ov), 4-179 (Paul Stirling, 37.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ed Joyce (12) and Paul Stirling (4) | 18 | 21 |
| second | William Porterfield (1) and Paul Stirling (5) | 6 | 16 |
| third | Niall O'Brien (30) and Paul Stirling (63) | 96 | 129 |
| fourth | Andy Balbirnie (32) and Paul Stirling (27) | 59 | 61 |
| fifth | Gary Wilson (28) and Andy Balbirnie (53) | 86 | 65 |
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