Ireland Vs Afghanistan 1St Odi
AFG in IRELAND - 2018 (2018) · Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast · 27 August 2018
Afghanistan won by 29 runs
Afghanistan won by 29 runs. Gulbadin Naib top-scored with 64 for Afghanistan. Tim Murtagh took 4/31.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
- Date
- 27 August 2018
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to field
- Result
- Afghanistan won by 29 runs
- Captains
- Asghar Afghan (Afghanistan), William Porterfield (Ireland)
- Debut
- Hazratullah Zazai (Afghanistan)
- Umpires
- IJ Gould and M Hawthorne
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to field. It was Hazratullah Zazai's first ODI.
Afghanistan batted first and made 227 for 9. Gulbadin Naib top-scored with 64 off 98 balls, and Hashmatullah Shahidi made 54. Tim Murtagh took 4 for 31 for Ireland. The innings was built on a 77-run stand for the fourth wicket between Gulbadin Naib and Hashmatullah Shahidi. From 197 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 16 runs, to 213 for 9.
Chasing 228, Ireland made 198 all out. Andy Balbirnie top-scored with 55 off 82 balls, and Gary Wilson made 38.
Afghanistan won by 29 runs.
AFGHANISTAN: 227 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ihsanullah | c & b Tim Murtagh | 9 | 24 |
| Hazratullah Zazai | c Simi Singh b Boyd Rankin | 14 | 9 |
| Gulbadin Naib | lbw b Boyd Rankin | 64 | 98 |
| Rahmat Shah | c Andy Balbirnie b Andy McBrine | 29 | 29 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | c Andy Balbirnie b Tim Murtagh | 54 | 82 |
| Asghar Afghan | c Paul Stirling b Peter Chase | 25 | 23 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Andy Balbirnie b Tim Murtagh | 1 | 2 |
| Shafiqullah | c Simi Singh b Boyd Rankin | 11 | 10 |
| Rashid Khan | c Andy Balbirnie b Tim Murtagh | 1 | 5 |
| Aftab Alam | not out | 11 | 13 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | not out | 4 | 5 |
Extras 4 · Total 227 for 9
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Murtagh | 10 | 1 | 31 | 4 |
| Boyd Rankin | 10 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| Peter Chase | 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Andy McBrine | 10 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Simi Singh | 10 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Hazratullah Zazai, 3.4 ov), 2-25 (Ihsanullah, 6.5 ov), 3-78 (Rahmat Shah, 17.6 ov), 4-155 (Gulbadin Naib, 35.2 ov), 5-197 (Asghar Afghan, 43.4 ov), 6-198 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 44.2 ov), 7-199 (Mohammad Nabi, 44.5 ov), 8-205 (Rashid Khan, 46.2 ov), 9-213 (Shafiqullah, 47.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ihsanullah (3) and Hazratullah Zazai (14) | 17 | 21 |
| second | Gulbadin Naib (2) and Ihsanullah (6) | 8 | 19 |
| third | Gulbadin Naib (23) and Rahmat Shah (29) | 53 | 67 |
| fourth | Gulbadin Naib (39) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (37) | 77 | 104 |
| fifth | Asghar Afghan (25) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (17) | 42 | 50 |
| sixth | Mohammad Nabi (1) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (0) | 1 | 4 |
| seventh | Mohammad Nabi (0) and Shafiqullah (1) | 1 | 3 |
| eighth | Shafiqullah (3) and Rashid Khan (1) | 6 | 9 |
| ninth | Shafiqullah (7) and Aftab Alam (1) | 8 | 7 |
| tenth | Aftab Alam (10) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (4) | 14 | 15 |
IRELAND: 198 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | c Shafiqullah b Gulbadin Naib | 16 | 33 |
| Paul Stirling | c Shafiqullah b Aftab Alam | 10 | 20 |
| Andy Balbirnie | c Aftab Alam b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 55 | 82 |
| Niall O'Brien | run out (Hashmatullah Shahidi, Shafiqullah) | 11 | 18 |
| Simi Singh | b Mohammad Nabi | 16 | 31 |
| Kevin O'Brien | run out (Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Shafiqullah) | 22 | 31 |
| Gary Wilson | b Rashid Khan | 38 | 50 |
| Andy McBrine | c Najibullah Zadran b Mohammad Nabi | 12 | 16 |
| Tim Murtagh | b Aftab Alam | 2 | 7 |
| Boyd Rankin | not out | 1 | 3 |
| Peter Chase | c & b Rashid Khan | 0 | 1 |
Extras 15 · Total 198 all out
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aftab Alam | 9 | 2 | 34 | 2 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 10 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 10 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 10 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Rashid Khan | 9.3 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (Paul Stirling, 6.6 ov), 2-35 (William Porterfield, 10.4 ov), 3-53 (Niall O'Brien, 17.4 ov), 4-93 (Simi Singh, 26.5 ov), 5-130 (Andy Balbirnie, 33.5 ov), 6-145 (Kevin O'Brien, 37.6 ov), 7-179 (Andy McBrine, 45.2 ov), 8-194 (Tim Murtagh, 47.3 ov), 9-198 (Gary Wilson, 48.2 ov), 10-198 (Peter Chase, 48.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (8) and Paul Stirling (10) | 19 | 42 |
| second | William Porterfield (8) and Andy Balbirnie (7) | 16 | 22 |
| third | Niall O'Brien (11) and Andy Balbirnie (5) | 18 | 42 |
| fourth | Andy Balbirnie (21) and Simi Singh (16) | 40 | 55 |
| fifth | Kevin O'Brien (14) and Andy Balbirnie (22) | 37 | 42 |
| sixth | Kevin O'Brien (8) and Gary Wilson (5) | 15 | 30 |
| seventh | Gary Wilson (18) and Andy McBrine (12) | 34 | 39 |
| eighth | Tim Murtagh (2) and Gary Wilson (12) | 15 | 13 |
| ninth | Boyd Rankin (1) and Gary Wilson (1) | 4 | 5 |
| tenth | Boyd Rankin (0) and Peter Chase (0) | 0 | 1 |
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