Afghanistan Vs Australia Only Odi
Australia tour of United Arab Emirates - 2012 (2012) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 25 August 2012
Australia won by 66 runs
Australia won by 66 runs. Matthew Wade top-scored with 75 for Australia. Mitchell Starc took 4/47.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 25 August 2012
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 66 runs
- Player of the match
- Mitchell Starc
- Captains
- Michael Clarke (Australia), Nawroz Mangal (Afghanistan)
- Debut
- Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and Shozab Raza
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Glenn Maxwell's first ODI.
Australia batted first and made 272 for 8. Matthew Wade top-scored with 75 off 108 balls, and Michael Clarke made 75. The innings was built on a 131-run stand for the second wicket between Michael Clarke and Matthew Wade, 48% of the total.
Chasing 273, Afghanistan made 206 all out. Asghar Afghan top-scored with 66 off 106 balls, and Mohammad Nabi made 46. Mitchell Starc took 4 for 47 for Australia. The innings was built on a 86-run stand for the fifth wicket between Mohammad Nabi and Asghar Afghan, 42% of the total.
Australia won by 66 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 272 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | c Mohammad Shahzad b Shapoor Zadran | 24 | 18 |
| Matthew Wade | c & b Mohammad Nabi | 75 | 108 |
| Michael Clarke | st Mohammad Shahzad b Samiullah Shinwari | 75 | 94 |
| Glenn Maxwell | c Najibullah Zadran b Mohammad Nabi | 2 | 6 |
| Michael Hussey | b Karim Sadiq | 49 | 37 |
| David Hussey | run out (Mohammad Nabi) | 13 | 19 |
| George Bailey | b Shapoor Zadran | 23 | 16 |
| Mitchell Johnson | not out | 1 | 1 |
| James Pattinson | b Karim Sadiq | 1 | 2 |
| Mitchell Starc | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Xavier Doherty
Extras 8 · Total 272 for 8
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shapoor Zadran | 8 | 0 | 60 | 2 |
| Dawlat Zadran | 10 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Karim Sadiq | 6 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Javed Ahmadi | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | 10 | 1 | 48 | 1 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 10 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-37 (David Warner, 6.5 ov), 2-168 (Matthew Wade, 34.6 ov), 3-172 (Glenn Maxwell, 36.2 ov), 4-181 (Michael Clarke, 37.6 ov), 5-210 (David Hussey, 43.6 ov), 6-263 (George Bailey, 48.6 ov), 7-269 (Michael Hussey, 49.2 ov), 8-271 (James Pattinson, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | David Warner (24) and Matthew Wade (13) | 37 | 41 |
| second | Michael Clarke (66) and Matthew Wade (62) | 131 | 170 |
| third | Michael Clarke (2) and Glenn Maxwell (2) | 4 | 8 |
| fourth | Michael Hussey (2) and Michael Clarke (7) | 9 | 10 |
| fifth | Michael Hussey (16) and David Hussey (13) | 29 | 36 |
| sixth | Michael Hussey (25) and George Bailey (23) | 53 | 31 |
| seventh | Michael Hussey (6) and Mitchell Johnson (0) | 6 | 2 |
| eighth | Mitchell Johnson (1) and James Pattinson (1) | 2 | 3 |
| ninth | Mitchell Johnson (0) and Mitchell Starc (1) | 1 | 1 |
AFGHANISTAN: 206 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javed Ahmadi | b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 3 |
| Karim Sadiq | b Mitchell Starc | 17 | 18 |
| Asghar Afghan | c Michael Clarke b Mitchell Starc | 66 | 106 |
| Mohammad Shahzad | c Matthew Wade b James Pattinson | 11 | 12 |
| Nawroz Mangal | lbw b James Pattinson | 0 | 2 |
| Mohammad Nabi | b Mitchell Johnson | 46 | 60 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | b Mitchell Starc | 14 | 22 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c Matthew Wade b Mitchell Johnson | 0 | 1 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c Matthew Wade b James Pattinson | 22 | 17 |
| Dawlat Zadran | c Michael Hussey b Xavier Doherty | 8 | 18 |
| Shapoor Zadran | not out | 1 | 4 |
Extras 21 · Total 206 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Pattinson | 9 | 1 | 46 | 3 |
| Mitchell Starc | 9 | 1 | 47 | 4 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 9 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| Xavier Doherty | 7.5 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 5 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| David Hussey | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Javed Ahmadi, 1.5 ov), 2-26 (Karim Sadiq, 5.5 ov), 3-49 (Mohammad Shahzad, 11.1 ov), 4-49 (Nawroz Mangal, 11.3 ov), 5-135 (Mohammad Nabi, 30.4 ov), 6-165 (Asghar Afghan, 35.6 ov), 7-166 (Najibullah Zadran, 36.4 ov), 8-171 (Samiullah Shinwari, 37.4 ov), 9-199 (Gulbadin Naib, 42.3 ov), 10-206 (Dawlat Zadran, 43.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Javed Ahmadi (0) and Karim Sadiq (5) | 6 | 11 |
| second | Karim Sadiq (12) and Asghar Afghan (7) | 20 | 24 |
| third | Asghar Afghan (5) and Mohammad Shahzad (11) | 23 | 32 |
| fourth | Nawroz Mangal (0) and Asghar Afghan (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fifth | Mohammad Nabi (46) and Asghar Afghan (35) | 86 | 115 |
| sixth | Samiullah Shinwari (9) and Asghar Afghan (19) | 30 | 32 |
| seventh | Samiullah Shinwari (1) and Najibullah Zadran (0) | 1 | 4 |
| eighth | Samiullah Shinwari (4) and Gulbadin Naib (0) | 5 | 6 |
| ninth | Gulbadin Naib (22) and Dawlat Zadran (4) | 28 | 29 |
| tenth | Shapoor Zadran (1) and Dawlat Zadran (4) | 7 | 8 |
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