Afghanistan Vs Scotland 5Th Place Play Off

MATCH FACTS

Series

ICC World Cup Qualifiers in South Africa - 2009 (2009)

Ground

Willowmoore Park, Benoni

Date

19 April 2009

Toss

Afghanistan, chose to bat

Result

Afghanistan won by 89 runs

Player of the match

Mohammad Nabi

Captains

Nawroz Mangal (Afghanistan), Ryan Watson (Scotland)

Debuts

Noor Ali Zadran (Afghanistan), Karim Sadiq (Afghanistan), Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan), Nawroz Mangal (Afghanistan), Asghar Afghan (Afghanistan), Raees Ahmadzai (Afghanistan), Samiullah Shinwari (Afghanistan), Hasti Gul (Afghanistan), Khaliq Dad (Afghanistan), Hamid Hassan (Afghanistan), Dawlat Ahmadzai (Afghanistan)

Umpires

Enamul Haque and GAV Baxter

Match referee

BC Broad

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat. Noor Ali Zadran, Karim Sadiq, Mohammad Nabi, Nawroz Mangal, Asghar Afghan, Raees Ahmadzai, Samiullah Shinwari, Hasti Gul, Khaliq Dad, Hamid Hassan and Dawlat Ahmadzai played their first ODIs.

Afghanistan batted first and made 295 for 8. Mohammad Nabi top-scored with 58 off 64 balls, and Samiullah Shinwari made 52. John Blain took 3 for 62 for Scotland. The innings was built on a 86-run stand for the sixth wicket between Samiullah Shinwari and Raees Ahmadzai. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Willowmoore Park, 223 across 15 ODIs.

Chasing 296, Scotland made 206 all out. Kyle Coetzer top-scored with 44 off 46 balls, and John Blain made 41. Hamid Hassan took 3 for 33 for Afghanistan.

Afghanistan won by 89 runs.