Afghanistan Vs Ireland 1St Odi
Afghanistan vs Ireland - 2024 (2023/24) · Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah · 7 March 2024
Afghanistan won by 35 runs
Afghanistan won by 35 runs. Harry Tector top-scored with 138 for Ireland. Fazalhaq Farooqi took 4/51.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
- Date
- 7 March 2024
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to field
- Result
- Afghanistan won by 35 runs
- Player of the match
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Captains
- Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan), Paul Stirling (Ireland)
- Debut
- AM Ghazanfar (Afghanistan)
- Umpires
- Ahmed Shah Durrani and PR Reiffel
- Match referee
- DC Boon
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to field. It was AM Ghazanfar's first ODI.
Afghanistan batted first and made 310 for 5. Rahmanullah Gurbaz top-scored with 121 off 117 balls, and Ibrahim Zadran made 60. Theo van Woerkom took 3 for 55 for Ireland. The innings was built on a 150-run stand for the first wicket between Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 48% of the total. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 249 across 9 ODIs.
Chasing 311, Ireland made 275 for 8. Harry Tector top-scored with 138 off 147 balls, and Lorcan Tucker made 85. Fazalhaq Farooqi took 4 for 51 for Afghanistan. The innings was built on a 173-run stand for the fourth wicket between Lorcan Tucker and Harry Tector, 63% of the total.
Afghanistan won by 35 runs.
AFGHANISTAN: 310 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Zadran | b Theo van Woerkom | 60 | 93 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | b Theo van Woerkom | 121 | 117 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c Curtis Campher b Theo van Woerkom | 19 | 20 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c & b Graham Hume | 40 | 27 |
| Rahmat Shah | c Mark Adair b Craig Young | 2 | 5 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | not out | 50 | 33 |
| Gulbadin Naib | not out | 8 | 5 |
Did not bat: Ikram Alikhil, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, AM Ghazanfar
Extras 10 · Total 310 for 5
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Adair | 10 | 1 | 79 | 0 |
| Graham Hume | 9 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Craig Young | 10 | 1 | 59 | 1 |
| Theo van Woerkom | 10 | 0 | 55 | 3 |
| Curtis Campher | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Andy McBrine | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| George Dockrell | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-150 (Ibrahim Zadran, 30.6 ov), 2-207 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 38.1 ov), 3-212 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 38.6 ov), 4-216 (Rahmat Shah, 40.2 ov), 5-287 (Mohammad Nabi, 48.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ibrahim Zadran (60) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (84) | 150 | 186 |
| second | Azmatullah Omarzai (19) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (37) | 57 | 43 |
| third | Mohammad Nabi (5) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (0) | 5 | 5 |
| fourth | Mohammad Nabi (2) and Rahmat Shah (2) | 4 | 8 |
| fifth | Mohammad Nabi (33) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (36) | 71 | 47 |
| sixth | Gulbadin Naib (8) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (14) | 23 | 11 |
IRELAND: 275 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Balbirnie | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 18 |
| Paul Stirling | c Ikram Alikhil b Azmatullah Omarzai | 5 | 9 |
| Curtis Campher | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 9 | 19 |
| Harry Tector | c Mohammad Nabi b Gulbadin Naib | 138 | 147 |
| Lorcan Tucker | c Ikram Alikhil b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 85 | 76 |
| George Dockrell | c Nangeyalia Kharote b Noor Ahmad | 5 | 10 |
| Mark Adair | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 10 |
| Andy McBrine | c Gulbadin Naib b Azmatullah Omarzai | 0 | 2 |
| Graham Hume | not out | 9 | 8 |
| Theo van Woerkom | not out | 2 | 2 |
Did not bat: Craig Young
Extras 14 · Total 275 for 8
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 10 | 1 | 51 | 4 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 10 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| AM Ghazanfar | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Noor Ahmad | 10 | 0 | 61 | 1 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Paul Stirling, 3.4 ov), 2-16 (Andy Balbirnie, 6.1 ov), 3-34 (Curtis Campher, 10.1 ov), 4-207 (Lorcan Tucker, 38.6 ov), 5-223 (George Dockrell, 42.4 ov), 6-247 (Mark Adair, 45.6 ov), 7-249 (Andy McBrine, 46.3 ov), 8-271 (Harry Tector, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andy Balbirnie (3) and Paul Stirling (5) | 10 | 22 |
| second | Andy Balbirnie (1) and Curtis Campher (5) | 6 | 15 |
| third | Curtis Campher (4) and Harry Tector (13) | 18 | 24 |
| fourth | Lorcan Tucker (85) and Harry Tector (81) | 173 | 173 |
| fifth | George Dockrell (5) and Harry Tector (11) | 16 | 22 |
| sixth | Mark Adair (4) and Harry Tector (18) | 24 | 21 |
| seventh | Andy McBrine (0) and Harry Tector (1) | 2 | 3 |
| eighth | Graham Hume (8) and Harry Tector (14) | 22 | 18 |
| ninth | Graham Hume (1) and Theo van Woerkom (2) | 4 | 3 |
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