Afghanistan Vs Ireland 1St Odi
IRE in UAE - 2017 (2017/18) · Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah · 5 December 2017
Afghanistan won by 138 runs
Afghanistan won by 138 runs. Nasir Jamal top-scored with 53 for Afghanistan. Mujeeb Ur Rahman took 4/24.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
- Date
- 5 December 2017
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to field
- Result
- Afghanistan won by 138 runs
- Player of the match
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
- Captains
- Asghar Afghan (Afghanistan), William Porterfield (Ireland)
- Debut
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan)
- Umpires
- Ahmed Shah Pakteen and RSA Palliyaguruge
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to field. It was Mujeeb Ur Rahman's first ODI.
Afghanistan batted first and made 238 for 9. Nasir Jamal top-scored with 53 off 63 balls, and Rahmat Shah made 50. Boyd Rankin took 4 for 44 for Ireland. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the third wicket between Nasir Jamal and Rahmat Shah, 44% of the total.
Chasing 239, Ireland made 100 all out. William Porterfield top-scored with 35 off 63 balls. Mujeeb Ur Rahman took 4 for 24 for Afghanistan. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 21 for 4.
Afghanistan won by 138 runs.
AFGHANISTAN: 238 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javed Ahmadi | c & b Tim Murtagh | 10 | 18 |
| Ihsanullah | c Niall O'Brien b Boyd Rankin | 10 | 15 |
| Rahmat Shah | c Niall O'Brien b Boyd Rankin | 50 | 75 |
| Nasir Jamal | c Gary Wilson b Tim Murtagh | 53 | 63 |
| Asghar Afghan | b Boyd Rankin | 2 | 22 |
| Mohammad Nabi | run out (George Dockrell, Boyd Rankin) | 0 | 4 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c Paul Stirling b Tim Murtagh | 17 | 27 |
| Rashid Khan | c George Dockrell b Kevin O'Brien | 48 | 49 |
| Shafiqullah | c Kevin O'Brien b Boyd Rankin | 36 | 23 |
| Dawlat Zadran | not out | 1 | 4 |
Did not bat: Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Extras 11 · Total 238 for 9
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Murtagh | 10 | 2 | 28 | 3 |
| George Dockrell | 9 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| Boyd Rankin | 10 | 1 | 44 | 4 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 10 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
| Simi Singh | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Paul Stirling | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Javed Ahmadi, 4.2 ov), 2-22 (Ihsanullah, 7.5 ov), 3-127 (Nasir Jamal, 26.5 ov), 4-130 (Rahmat Shah, 30.1 ov), 5-130 (Mohammad Nabi, 30.5 ov), 6-132 (Asghar Afghan, 32.6 ov), 7-175 (Gulbadin Naib, 42.2 ov), 8-230 (Shafiqullah, 48.3 ov), 9-238 (Rashid Khan, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Javed Ahmadi (10) and Ihsanullah (2) | 12 | 26 |
| second | Rahmat Shah (2) and Ihsanullah (8) | 10 | 21 |
| third | Nasir Jamal (53) and Rahmat Shah (45) | 105 | 114 |
| fourth | Asghar Afghan (0) and Rahmat Shah (3) | 3 | 20 |
| fifth | Mohammad Nabi (0) and Asghar Afghan (0) | 0 | 4 |
| sixth | Asghar Afghan (2) and Gulbadin Naib (0) | 2 | 13 |
| seventh | Gulbadin Naib (17) and Rashid Khan (26) | 43 | 56 |
| eighth | Shafiqullah (36) and Rashid Khan (18) | 55 | 37 |
| ninth | Dawlat Zadran (1) and Rashid Khan (4) | 8 | 9 |
IRELAND: 100 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | c Gulbadin Naib b Mohammad Nabi | 35 | 63 |
| Paul Stirling | lbw b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 5 | 13 |
| Andy Balbirnie | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 0 | 5 |
| Niall O'Brien | c Javed Ahmadi b Dawlat Zadran | 4 | 7 |
| Gary Wilson | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 3 | 11 |
| Kevin O'Brien | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 3 | 8 |
| Simi Singh | lbw b Rashid Khan | 5 | 16 |
| Stuart Poynter | not out | 27 | 42 |
| George Dockrell | c Shafiqullah b Dawlat Zadran | 10 | 12 |
| Boyd Rankin | c Ihsanullah b Rashid Khan | 1 | 8 |
| Tim Murtagh | c Rahmat Shah b Rashid Khan | 0 | 5 |
Extras 7 · Total 100 all out
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawlat Zadran | 6 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 10 | 2 | 24 | 4 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Rashid Khan | 6.4 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| Javed Ahmadi | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Paul Stirling, 3.3 ov), 2-6 (Andy Balbirnie, 5.2 ov), 3-15 (Niall O'Brien, 6.6 ov), 4-21 (Gary Wilson, 11.3 ov), 5-30 (Kevin O'Brien, 13.3 ov), 6-46 (Simi Singh, 17.5 ov), 7-66 (William Porterfield, 22.5 ov), 8-82 (George Dockrell, 26.1 ov), 9-92 (Boyd Rankin, 29.3 ov), 10-100 (Tim Murtagh, 31.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (1) and Paul Stirling (5) | 6 | 21 |
| second | William Porterfield (0) and Andy Balbirnie (0) | 0 | 11 |
| third | Niall O'Brien (4) and William Porterfield (5) | 9 | 10 |
| fourth | Gary Wilson (3) and William Porterfield (2) | 6 | 27 |
| fifth | Kevin O'Brien (3) and William Porterfield (5) | 9 | 12 |
| sixth | William Porterfield (11) and Simi Singh (5) | 16 | 26 |
| seventh | William Porterfield (11) and Stuart Poynter (9) | 20 | 30 |
| eighth | Stuart Poynter (4) and George Dockrell (10) | 16 | 20 |
| ninth | Boyd Rankin (1) and Stuart Poynter (7) | 10 | 20 |
| tenth | Tim Murtagh (0) and Stuart Poynter (7) | 8 | 13 |
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