Ireland Vs Afghanistan 2Nd Odi
AFG in IRELAND - 2018 (2018) · Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast · 29 August 2018
Ireland won by 3 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)
Ireland won by 3 wickets (with 37 balls remaining). Andy Balbirnie top-scored with 60 for Ireland. Tim Murtagh took 4/30.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
- Date
- 29 August 2018
- Toss
- Afghanistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Ireland won by 3 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)
- Captains
- Asghar Afghan (Afghanistan), William Porterfield (Ireland)
- Umpires
- IJ Gould and PA Reynolds
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Afghanistan batted first and made 182 for 9. Najibullah Zadran top-scored with 42 off 52 balls, and Asghar Afghan made 39. Tim Murtagh took 4 for 30 for Ireland. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 16 runs, to 16 for 4.
Chasing 183, Ireland made 183 for 7. Andy Balbirnie top-scored with 60 off 92 balls, and Paul Stirling made 39. Rashid Khan took 3 for 37 for Afghanistan.
Ireland won by 3 wickets (with 37 balls remaining).
AFGHANISTAN: 182 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Shahzad | lbw b Tim Murtagh | 0 | 2 |
| Hazratullah Zazai | b Tim Murtagh | 1 | 2 |
| Gulbadin Naib | lbw b Tim Murtagh | 7 | 14 |
| Rahmat Shah | st Niall O'Brien b Simi Singh | 32 | 69 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | run out (Andy Balbirnie) | 2 | 11 |
| Asghar Afghan | run out (Paul Stirling) | 39 | 82 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Kevin O'Brien b Peter Chase | 13 | 12 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c Simi Singh b Kevin O'Brien | 42 | 52 |
| Rashid Khan | c Kevin O'Brien b Tim Murtagh | 10 | 22 |
| Aftab Alam | not out | 16 | 25 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | not out | 12 | 9 |
Extras 8 · Total 182 for 9
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Murtagh | 10 | 1 | 30 | 4 |
| Boyd Rankin | 10 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Peter Chase | 10 | 1 | 45 | 1 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Andy McBrine | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Simi Singh | 6 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Mohammad Shahzad, 0.2 ov), 2-6 (Hazratullah Zazai, 2.1 ov), 3-13 (Gulbadin Naib, 4.2 ov), 4-16 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 8.1 ov), 5-72 (Rahmat Shah, 26.3 ov), 6-89 (Mohammad Nabi, 29.3 ov), 7-100 (Asghar Afghan, 34.1 ov), 8-129 (Rashid Khan, 40.4 ov), 9-160 (Najibullah Zadran, 46.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mohammad Shahzad (0) and Hazratullah Zazai (0) | 1 | 2 |
| second | Gulbadin Naib (4) and Hazratullah Zazai (1) | 5 | 11 |
| third | Gulbadin Naib (3) and Rahmat Shah (4) | 7 | 13 |
| fourth | Hashmatullah Shahidi (2) and Rahmat Shah (0) | 3 | 22 |
| fifth | Asghar Afghan (26) and Rahmat Shah (28) | 56 | 110 |
| sixth | Mohammad Nabi (13) and Asghar Afghan (4) | 17 | 18 |
| seventh | Asghar Afghan (9) and Najibullah Zadran (2) | 11 | 27 |
| eighth | Najibullah Zadran (17) and Rashid Khan (10) | 29 | 39 |
| ninth | Aftab Alam (6) and Najibullah Zadran (23) | 31 | 35 |
| tenth | Aftab Alam (10) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (12) | 22 | 21 |
IRELAND: 183 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Stirling | st Mohammad Shahzad b Mohammad Nabi | 39 | 50 |
| Andy Balbirnie | c Najibullah Zadran b Rashid Khan | 60 | 92 |
| Niall O'Brien | c Shafiqullah b Mohammad Nabi | 10 | 20 |
| Kevin O'Brien | lbw b Rashid Khan | 8 | 8 |
| Simi Singh | not out | 36 | 59 |
| Gary Wilson | b Aftab Alam | 4 | 14 |
| Andy McBrine | lbw b Rashid Khan | 1 | 5 |
| Tim Murtagh | not out | 4 | 11 |
Did not bat: Boyd Rankin, Peter Chase
Extras 21 · Total 183 for 7
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Aftab Alam | 8 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 8.5 | 2 | 38 | 2 |
| Rashid Khan | 10 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (William Porterfield, 0.4 ov), 2-69 (Paul Stirling, 16.2 ov), 3-87 (Niall O'Brien, 22.1 ov), 4-97 (Kevin O'Brien, 24.2 ov), 5-144 (Andy Balbirnie, 34.5 ov), 6-162 (Gary Wilson, 39.3 ov), 7-164 (Andy McBrine, 40.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (0) and Paul Stirling (0) | 0 | 4 |
| second | Andy Balbirnie (28) and Paul Stirling (39) | 69 | 94 |
| third | Niall O'Brien (10) and Andy Balbirnie (7) | 18 | 35 |
| fourth | Kevin O'Brien (8) and Andy Balbirnie (2) | 10 | 13 |
| fifth | Andy Balbirnie (23) and Simi Singh (20) | 47 | 63 |
| sixth | Gary Wilson (4) and Simi Singh (9) | 18 | 28 |
| seventh | Andy McBrine (1) and Simi Singh (0) | 2 | 5 |
| eighth | Tim Murtagh (4) and Simi Singh (7) | 19 | 21 |
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