Afghanistan Vs Ireland 4Th Match
ICC World Cricket League Division One Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands, Scotland in Netherlands - 2010 (2010) · Hazelaarweg, Rotterdam · 3 July 2010
Ireland won by 39 runs
Ireland won by 39 runs. Andrew Poynter top-scored with 78 for Ireland. Alex Cusack took 5/20.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Hazelaarweg, Rotterdam
- Date
- 3 July 2010
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to bat
- Result
- Ireland won by 39 runs
- Player of the match
- Andrew Poynter
- Captains
- Trent Johnston (Ireland), Nawroz Mangal (Afghanistan)
- Umpires
- BG Jerling and BB Pradhan
- Match referee
- AFG Griffith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to bat.
Ireland batted first and made 237 for 9. Andrew Poynter top-scored with 78 off 109 balls, and Kevin O'Brien made 44. Hamid Hassan took 3 for 44 for Afghanistan. The innings was built on a 79-run stand for the fourth wicket between Kevin O'Brien and Andrew Poynter. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Hazelaarweg, 191 across 7 ODIs.
Chasing 238, Afghanistan made 198 all out. Shabir Noori top-scored with 38 off 78 balls. Alex Cusack took 5 for 20 for Ireland.
Ireland won by 39 runs. Alex Cusack's 5 for 20 are the best innings figures at Hazelaarweg.
IRELAND: 237 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Hall | c Karim Sadiq b Shapoor Zadran | 15 | 29 |
| Paul Stirling | b Khaliq Dad | 6 | 12 |
| Alex Cusack | c Shabir Noori b Khaliq Dad | 2 | 17 |
| Kevin O'Brien | c Hamid Hassan b Samiullah Shinwari | 44 | 68 |
| Andrew Poynter | c Karim Sadiq b Hamid Hassan | 78 | 109 |
| Andrew White | lbw b Hamid Hassan | 31 | 35 |
| John Mooney | c Mohammad Nabi b Hamid Hassan | 2 | 2 |
| Trent Johnston | not out | 42 | 28 |
| Nigel Jones | c Nawroz Mangal b Mohammad Nabi | 2 | 4 |
| Rory McCann | run out (Mohammad Nabi) | 0 | – |
Did not bat: George Dockrell
Extras 15 · Total 237 for 9
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shapoor Zadran | 10 | 3 | 39 | 1 |
| Khaliq Dad | 8 | 1 | 27 | 2 |
| Hamid Hassan | 8 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Nawroz Mangal | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Paul Stirling, 3.2 ov), 2-26 (Alex Cusack, 9.1 ov), 3-27 (James Hall, 10.1 ov), 4-106 (Kevin O'Brien, 30.1 ov), 5-179 (Andrew White, 42.1 ov), 6-181 (John Mooney, 42.3 ov), 7-219 (Andrew Poynter, 48.2 ov), 8-229 (Nigel Jones, 49.3 ov), 9-237 (Rory McCann, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | James Hall (3) and Paul Stirling (6) | 9 | 20 |
| second | James Hall (12) and Alex Cusack (2) | 17 | 37 |
| third | Kevin O'Brien (0) and James Hall (0) | 1 | 6 |
| fourth | Kevin O'Brien (44) and Andrew Poynter (31) | 79 | 120 |
| fifth | Andrew White (29) and Andrew Poynter (41) | 73 | 74 |
| sixth | John Mooney (2) and Andrew Poynter (0) | 2 | 2 |
| seventh | Trent Johnston (26) and Andrew Poynter (8) | 38 | 35 |
| eighth | Trent Johnston (0) and Nigel Jones (2) | 10 | 7 |
| ninth | Trent Johnston (0) and Rory McCann (0) | 8 | 3 |
AFGHANISTAN: 198 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabir Noori | c Andrew Poynter b Andrew White | 38 | 78 |
| Noor Ali Zadran | c Rory McCann b Alex Cusack | 21 | 31 |
| Mohammad Shahzad | c Andrew Poynter b Alex Cusack | 2 | 4 |
| Nawroz Mangal | c & b George Dockrell | 0 | 6 |
| Asghar Afghan | lbw b Alex Cusack | 20 | 41 |
| Karim Sadiq | c Alex Cusack b Andrew White | 25 | 26 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Nigel Jones b Kevin O'Brien | 23 | 25 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | c George Dockrell b Alex Cusack | 14 | 21 |
| Khaliq Dad | b Trent Johnston | 20 | 32 |
| Hamid Hassan | c John Mooney b Alex Cusack | 17 | 19 |
| Shapoor Zadran | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 18 · Total 198 all out
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin O'Brien | 7 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Trent Johnston | 9 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| Alex Cusack | 8.1 | 1 | 20 | 5 |
| George Dockrell | 10 | 2 | 37 | 1 |
| Paul Stirling | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Andrew White | 7 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Noor Ali Zadran, 9.2 ov), 2-34 (Mohammad Shahzad, 9.6 ov), 3-34 (Nawroz Mangal, 10.6 ov), 4-83 (Shabir Noori, 25.2 ov), 5-114 (Asghar Afghan, 30.2 ov), 6-120 (Karim Sadiq, 31.3 ov), 7-152 (Mohammad Nabi, 37.3 ov), 8-163 (Samiullah Shinwari, 40.3 ov), 9-198 (Khaliq Dad, 46.6 ov), 10-198 (Hamid Hassan, 47.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shabir Noori (5) and Noor Ali Zadran (21) | 32 | 56 |
| second | Shabir Noori (0) and Mohammad Shahzad (2) | 2 | 4 |
| third | Shabir Noori (0) and Nawroz Mangal (0) | 0 | 6 |
| fourth | Shabir Noori (33) and Asghar Afghan (15) | 49 | 86 |
| fifth | Karim Sadiq (21) and Asghar Afghan (5) | 31 | 30 |
| sixth | Mohammad Nabi (0) and Karim Sadiq (4) | 6 | 7 |
| seventh | Mohammad Nabi (21) and Samiullah Shinwari (10) | 32 | 36 |
| eighth | Khaliq Dad (7) and Samiullah Shinwari (4) | 11 | 18 |
| ninth | Khaliq Dad (15) and Hamid Hassan (17) | 35 | 39 |
| tenth | Hamid Hassan (0) and Shapoor Zadran (0) | 0 | 1 |
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