Ireland Vs Afghanistan 26Th Match
ICC World Cricket League Championship - 2011 (2011-2013/14) · Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin · 5 July 2012
Ireland won by 59 runs
Ireland won by 59 runs. Ed Joyce top-scored with 67* for Ireland.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
- Date
- 5 July 2012
- Toss
- Afghanistan, chose to field
- Result
- Ireland won by 59 runs
- Captains
- William Porterfield (Ireland), Karim Sadiq (Afghanistan)
- Debut
- Najibullah Zadran (Afghanistan)
- Umpires
- RP Smith and S George
- Match referee
- DT Jukes
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to field. It was Najibullah Zadran's first ODI.
Ireland batted first and made 163 all out. Ed Joyce top-scored with 67 not out off 124 balls, and Kevin O'Brien made 31. Shapoor Zadran took 3 for 20 for Afghanistan. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, 234 across 12 ODIs.
Chasing 164, Afghanistan made 104 all out. Najibullah Zadran top-scored with 23 off 32 balls. Alex Cusack took 3 for 17 for Ireland.
Ireland won by 59 runs.
IRELAND: 163 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | c Dawlat Zadran b Shapoor Zadran | 7 | 25 |
| Paul Stirling | c Mohammad Shahzad b Shapoor Zadran | 6 | 5 |
| Ed Joyce | not out | 67 | 124 |
| Niall O'Brien | b Gulbadin Naib | 6 | 8 |
| Gary Wilson | c Mohammad Shahzad b Shapoor Zadran | 1 | 7 |
| Kevin O'Brien | run out (Samiullah Shinwari) | 31 | 32 |
| Alex Cusack | lbw b Amir Hamza | 0 | 9 |
| John Mooney | c Asghar Afghan b Mohammad Nabi | 0 | 4 |
| Trent Johnston | lbw b Amir Hamza | 6 | 12 |
| Tim Murtagh | c Asghar Afghan b Dawlat Zadran | 15 | 28 |
| George Dockrell | c Javed Ahmadi b Dawlat Zadran | 9 | 29 |
Extras 15 · Total 163 all out
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawlat Zadran | 10 | 3 | 32 | 2 |
| Shapoor Zadran | 8 | 2 | 20 | 3 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 10 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Amir Hamza | 7 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| Karim Sadiq | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Javed Ahmadi | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Paul Stirling, 3.3 ov), 2-14 (William Porterfield, 5.3 ov), 3-30 (Niall O'Brien, 10.2 ov), 4-33 (Gary Wilson, 11.5 ov), 5-80 (Kevin O'Brien, 21.4 ov), 6-82 (Alex Cusack, 24.5 ov), 7-89 (John Mooney, 27.1 ov), 8-106 (Trent Johnston, 30.6 ov), 9-135 (Tim Murtagh, 39.1 ov), 10-163 (George Dockrell, 46.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (2) and Paul Stirling (6) | 9 | 22 |
| second | Ed Joyce (0) and William Porterfield (5) | 5 | 12 |
| third | Ed Joyce (5) and Niall O'Brien (9) | 16 | 29 |
| fourth | Ed Joyce (0) and Gary Wilson (1) | 3 | 9 |
| fifth | Ed Joyce (13) and Kevin O'Brien (31) | 47 | 58 |
| sixth | Ed Joyce (2) and Alex Cusack (0) | 2 | 19 |
| seventh | Ed Joyce (7) and John Mooney (0) | 7 | 14 |
| eighth | Ed Joyce (11) and Trent Johnston (6) | 17 | 23 |
| ninth | Ed Joyce (12) and Tim Murtagh (15) | 29 | 49 |
| tenth | Ed Joyce (14) and George Dockrell (9) | 28 | 47 |
AFGHANISTAN: 104 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javed Ahmadi | b Alex Cusack | 4 | 12 |
| Karim Sadiq | b Trent Johnston | 1 | 9 |
| Mohammad Shahzad | c William Porterfield b Trent Johnston | 11 | 17 |
| Asghar Afghan | b Alex Cusack | 0 | 4 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c John Mooney b Paul Stirling | 23 | 32 |
| Mohammad Nabi | lbw b Alex Cusack | 2 | 17 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | run out (Trent Johnston) | 19 | 43 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c Trent Johnston b George Dockrell | 19 | 23 |
| Dawlat Zadran | b Paul Stirling | 12 | 24 |
| Shapoor Zadran | b George Dockrell | 0 | 9 |
| Amir Hamza | not out | 3 | 9 |
Extras 10 · Total 104 all out
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Murtagh | 8 | 1 | 39 | 0 |
| Trent Johnston | 8 | 3 | 18 | 2 |
| Alex Cusack | 8 | 2 | 17 | 3 |
| Paul Stirling | 3.1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| John Mooney | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| George Dockrell | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Karim Sadiq, 1.6 ov), 2-19 (Mohammad Shahzad, 5.3 ov), 3-22 (Asghar Afghan, 6.4 ov), 4-27 (Javed Ahmadi, 8.1 ov), 5-33 (Mohammad Nabi, 12.3 ov), 6-55 (Najibullah Zadran, 19.2 ov), 7-81 (Gulbadin Naib, 25.2 ov), 8-89 (Samiullah Shinwari, 26.5 ov), 9-91 (Shapoor Zadran, 29.3 ov), 10-104 (Dawlat Zadran, 33.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Javed Ahmadi (2) and Karim Sadiq (1) | 5 | 12 |
| second | Javed Ahmadi (1) and Mohammad Shahzad (11) | 14 | 21 |
| third | Javed Ahmadi (1) and Asghar Afghan (0) | 3 | 7 |
| fourth | Javed Ahmadi (0) and Najibullah Zadran (5) | 5 | 9 |
| fifth | Mohammad Nabi (2) and Najibullah Zadran (3) | 6 | 26 |
| sixth | Samiullah Shinwari (7) and Najibullah Zadran (15) | 22 | 41 |
| seventh | Samiullah Shinwari (4) and Gulbadin Naib (19) | 26 | 36 |
| eighth | Samiullah Shinwari (8) and Dawlat Zadran (0) | 8 | 8 |
| ninth | Shapoor Zadran (0) and Dawlat Zadran (2) | 2 | 16 |
| tenth | Amir Hamza (3) and Dawlat Zadran (10) | 13 | 22 |
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