Afghanistan Vs Ireland 1St Odi
Afghanistan v Ireland - 2021 (2020/21) · Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi · 21 January 2021
Afghanistan won by 16 runs
Afghanistan won by 16 runs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz top-scored with 127 for Afghanistan. Andy McBrine took 5/29.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
- Date
- 21 January 2021
- Toss
- Afghanistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Afghanistan won by 16 runs
- Player of the match
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Captains
- Asghar Afghan (Afghanistan), Andy Balbirnie (Ireland)
- Debuts
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan), Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan)
- Umpires
- Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ahmed Shah Pakteen
- Match referee
- M Nayyar
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Azmatullah Omarzai played their first ODIs.
Afghanistan batted first and made 287 for 9. Rahmanullah Gurbaz top-scored with 127 off 127 balls, and Rashid Khan made 55. Andy McBrine took 5 for 29 for Ireland. The innings was built on a 120-run stand for the first wicket between Javed Ahmadi and Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 42% of the total.
Chasing 288, Ireland made 271 for 9. Lorcan Tucker top-scored with 83 off 96 balls, and Paul Stirling made 39. Naveen-ul-Haq took 3 for 68 for Afghanistan. The innings was built on a 86-run stand for the fifth wicket between Curtis Campher and Lorcan Tucker.
Afghanistan won by 16 runs.
AFGHANISTAN: 287 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javed Ahmadi | c Simi Singh b Andy McBrine | 38 | 55 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | c Simi Singh b Gareth Delany | 127 | 127 |
| Rahmat Shah | c Barry McCarthy b Andy McBrine | 3 | 9 |
| Asghar Afghan | c Kevin O'Brien b Andy McBrine | 6 | 4 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Kevin O'Brien b Andy McBrine | 3 | 7 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c Kevin O'Brien b Andy McBrine | 2 | 12 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c Craig Young b Barry McCarthy | 29 | 43 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c & b Simi Singh | 2 | 10 |
| Rashid Khan | run out (Simi Singh, Lorcan Tucker) | 55 | 30 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | not out | 1 | 2 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | not out | 2 | 1 |
Extras 19 · Total 287 for 9
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McCarthy | 10 | 0 | 69 | 1 |
| Craig Young | 6 | 1 | 40 | 0 |
| Simi Singh | 10 | 2 | 45 | 1 |
| Curtis Campher | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Andy McBrine | 10 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| Paul Stirling | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Gareth Delany | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-120 (Javed Ahmadi, 21.6 ov), 2-133 (Rahmat Shah, 25.3 ov), 3-146 (Asghar Afghan, 27.1 ov), 4-152 (Mohammad Nabi, 29.3 ov), 5-161 (Gulbadin Naib, 31.6 ov), 6-198 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 37.5 ov), 7-208 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 41.3 ov), 8-256 (Najibullah Zadran, 47.5 ov), 9-285 (Rashid Khan, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Javed Ahmadi (38) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (74) | 120 | 132 |
| second | Rahmat Shah (3) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (9) | 13 | 21 |
| third | Asghar Afghan (6) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (6) | 13 | 10 |
| fourth | Mohammad Nabi (3) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (3) | 6 | 14 |
| fifth | Gulbadin Naib (2) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (2) | 9 | 15 |
| sixth | Najibullah Zadran (4) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (33) | 37 | 35 |
| seventh | Najibullah Zadran (8) and Azmatullah Omarzai (2) | 10 | 22 |
| eighth | Najibullah Zadran (17) and Rashid Khan (28) | 48 | 38 |
| ninth | Rashid Khan (26) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (1) | 29 | 11 |
| tenth | Naveen-ul-Haq (2) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (0) | 2 | 1 |
IRELAND: 271 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin O'Brien | lbw b Naveen-ul-Haq | 1 | 7 |
| Paul Stirling | lbw b Mohammad Nabi | 39 | 40 |
| Andy Balbirnie | c Rashid Khan b Naveen-ul-Haq | 15 | 18 |
| Harry Tector | c & b Gulbadin Naib | 28 | 37 |
| Curtis Campher | lbw b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 39 | 53 |
| Lorcan Tucker | st Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Rashid Khan | 83 | 96 |
| Gareth Delany | c Azmatullah Omarzai b Rashid Khan | 5 | 11 |
| Simi Singh | st Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 23 | 20 |
| Andy McBrine | c Rashid Khan b Naveen-ul-Haq | 2 | 4 |
| Barry McCarthy | not out | 5 | 5 |
| Craig Young | not out | 12 | 11 |
Extras 19 · Total 271 for 9
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 9 | 0 | 68 | 3 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Rashid Khan | 10 | 0 | 56 | 2 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Kevin O'Brien, 2.4 ov), 2-36 (Andy Balbirnie, 6.4 ov), 3-86 (Harry Tector, 16.5 ov), 4-88 (Paul Stirling, 17.1 ov), 5-174 (Curtis Campher, 36.4 ov), 6-185 (Gareth Delany, 39.5 ov), 7-228 (Simi Singh, 45.2 ov), 8-232 (Andy McBrine, 46.1 ov), 9-253 (Lorcan Tucker, 47.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kevin O'Brien (1) and Paul Stirling (14) | 16 | 16 |
| second | Andy Balbirnie (15) and Paul Stirling (5) | 20 | 24 |
| third | Paul Stirling (20) and Harry Tector (28) | 50 | 61 |
| fourth | Paul Stirling (0) and Curtis Campher (2) | 2 | 2 |
| fifth | Curtis Campher (37) and Lorcan Tucker (41) | 86 | 118 |
| sixth | Lorcan Tucker (6) and Gareth Delany (5) | 11 | 19 |
| seventh | Lorcan Tucker (16) and Simi Singh (23) | 43 | 34 |
| eighth | Andy McBrine (2) and Lorcan Tucker (1) | 4 | 5 |
| ninth | Barry McCarthy (2) and Lorcan Tucker (19) | 21 | 9 |
| tenth | Barry McCarthy (3) and Craig Young (12) | 18 | 14 |
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