Afghanistan Vs Ireland 3Rd Odi
Afghanistan v Ireland - 2021 (2020/21) · Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi · 26 January 2021
Afghanistan won by 36 runs
Afghanistan won by 36 runs. Paul Stirling top-scored with 118 for Ireland. Rashid Khan took 4/29.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
- Date
- 26 January 2021
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to field
- Result
- Afghanistan won by 36 runs
- Player of the match
- Rashid Khan
- Captains
- Asghar Afghan (Afghanistan), Andy Balbirnie (Ireland)
- Umpires
- Ahmed Shah Durrani and Ahmed Shah Pakteen
- Match referee
- M Nayyar
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to field.
Afghanistan batted first and made 266 for 9. Rashid Khan top-scored with 48 off 40 balls, and Asghar Afghan made 41. Simi Singh took 3 for 37 for Ireland.
Chasing 267, Ireland made 230 all out. Paul Stirling top-scored with 118 off 119 balls. Rashid Khan took 4 for 29 for Afghanistan.
Afghanistan won by 36 runs.
AFGHANISTAN: 266 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javed Ahmadi | c Mark Adair b Craig Young | 19 | 10 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | b Craig Young | 22 | 10 |
| Rahmat Shah | c Harry Tector b Craig Young | 2 | 9 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | c Andy Balbirnie b Andy McBrine | 10 | 25 |
| Asghar Afghan | c James McCollum b Simi Singh | 41 | 82 |
| Mohammad Nabi | lbw b Simi Singh | 32 | 54 |
| Gulbadin Naib | b Simi Singh | 36 | 44 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c Paul Stirling b Harry Tector | 0 | 2 |
| Rashid Khan | c Andy McBrine b Josh Little | 48 | 40 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | not out | 18 | 18 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | not out | 10 | 7 |
Extras 28 · Total 266 for 9
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Young | 8 | 0 | 61 | 3 |
| Mark Adair | 7 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Andy McBrine | 10 | 2 | 22 | 1 |
| Josh Little | 7 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Simi Singh | 10 | 1 | 37 | 3 |
| Harry Tector | 8 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 2.4 ov), 2-44 (Javed Ahmadi, 4.3 ov), 3-44 (Rahmat Shah, 4.5 ov), 4-66 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 11.6 ov), 5-117 (Mohammad Nabi, 26.5 ov), 6-162 (Asghar Afghan, 34.5 ov), 7-163 (Najibullah Zadran, 35.2 ov), 8-210 (Gulbadin Naib, 43.2 ov), 9-244 (Rashid Khan, 48.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Javed Ahmadi (10) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (22) | 32 | 16 |
| second | Javed Ahmadi (9) and Rahmat Shah (2) | 12 | 11 |
| third | Hashmatullah Shahidi (0) and Rahmat Shah (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fourth | Asghar Afghan (10) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (10) | 22 | 44 |
| fifth | Mohammad Nabi (32) and Asghar Afghan (12) | 51 | 89 |
| sixth | Asghar Afghan (19) and Gulbadin Naib (15) | 45 | 48 |
| seventh | Gulbadin Naib (1) and Najibullah Zadran (0) | 1 | 3 |
| eighth | Gulbadin Naib (20) and Rashid Khan (24) | 47 | 48 |
| ninth | Rashid Khan (24) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (8) | 34 | 29 |
| tenth | Naveen-ul-Haq (10) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (10) | 22 | 11 |
IRELAND: 230 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 118 | 119 |
| James McCollum | lbw b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 3 | 11 |
| Andy Balbirnie | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Mohammad Nabi | 5 | 10 |
| Harry Tector | b Rashid Khan | 24 | 26 |
| Curtis Campher | c Hashmatullah Shahidi b Rashid Khan | 12 | 26 |
| Lorcan Tucker | b Rashid Khan | 22 | 35 |
| Simi Singh | run out (Mohammad Nabi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz) | 20 | 29 |
| Mark Adair | run out (Hashmatullah Shahidi) | 2 | 4 |
| Andy McBrine | lbw b Naveen-ul-Haq | 16 | 24 |
| Craig Young | b Rashid Khan | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Little | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 8 · Total 230 all out
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 7.1 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 10 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 10 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 9 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| Javed Ahmadi | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-29 (James McCollum, 5.6 ov), 2-62 (Andy Balbirnie, 9.5 ov), 3-123 (Harry Tector, 20.4 ov), 4-149 (Curtis Campher, 28.6 ov), 5-187 (Paul Stirling, 36.1 ov), 6-196 (Lorcan Tucker, 38.3 ov), 7-200 (Mark Adair, 39.4 ov), 8-230 (Simi Singh, 46.5 ov), 9-230 (Craig Young, 46.6 ov), 10-230 (Andy McBrine, 47.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Paul Stirling (25) and James McCollum (3) | 29 | 37 |
| second | Andy Balbirnie (5) and Paul Stirling (27) | 33 | 24 |
| third | Paul Stirling (36) and Harry Tector (24) | 61 | 65 |
| fourth | Paul Stirling (14) and Curtis Campher (12) | 26 | 50 |
| fifth | Paul Stirling (16) and Lorcan Tucker (20) | 38 | 43 |
| sixth | Lorcan Tucker (2) and Simi Singh (7) | 9 | 14 |
| seventh | Mark Adair (2) and Simi Singh (0) | 4 | 7 |
| eighth | Andy McBrine (16) and Simi Singh (12) | 30 | 42 |
| ninth | Craig Young (0) and Andy McBrine (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Andy McBrine (0) and Josh Little (0) | 0 | 1 |
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