Ireland Vs Afghanistan 5Th Odi
AFG tour of Europe - 2016 (2016) · Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast · 19 July 2016
Ireland won by 12 runs
Ireland won by 12 runs. Ed Joyce top-scored with 160* for Ireland.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
- Date
- 19 July 2016
- Toss
- Afghanistan, chose to field
- Result
- Ireland won by 12 runs
- Captains
- William Porterfield (Ireland), Asghar Afghan (Afghanistan)
- Umpires
- C Shamshuddin and R Black
- Match referee
- DT Jukes
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to field.
Ireland batted first and made 265 for 5. Ed Joyce top-scored with 160 not out off 148 balls, and Gary Wilson made 58. The innings was built on a 134-run stand for the third wicket between Ed Joyce and Gary Wilson, 51% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Civil Service Cricket Club, 203 across 19 ODIs.
Chasing 266, Afghanistan made 253 for 9. Najibullah Zadran top-scored with 54 off 66 balls, and Rashid Khan made 40. Kevin O'Brien took 3 for 57 for Ireland. The innings was built on a 93-run stand for the seventh wicket between Najibullah Zadran and Rashid Khan.
Ireland won by 12 runs. Ed Joyce's 160 not out is the highest individual score at Civil Service Cricket Club.
IRELAND: 265 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Joyce | not out | 160 | 148 |
| William Porterfield | c Rahmat Shah b Mirwais Ashraf | 8 | 20 |
| Sean Terry | c & b Yamin Ahmadzai | 4 | 15 |
| Gary Wilson | c Mohammad Nabi b Dawlat Zadran | 58 | 92 |
| Kevin O'Brien | c Najibullah Zadran b Mohammad Nabi | 1 | 6 |
| Paul Stirling | b Dawlat Zadran | 2 | 4 |
| Stuart Poynter | not out | 12 | 15 |
Did not bat: Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Tim Murtagh, Peter Chase
Extras 20 · Total 265 for 5
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamin Ahmadzai | 8 | 0 | 63 | 1 |
| Dawlat Zadran | 10 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| Mirwais Ashraf | 8 | 2 | 22 | 1 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 9 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Rahmat Shah | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 10 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-27 (William Porterfield, 4.5 ov), 2-44 (Sean Terry, 9.3 ov), 3-178 (Gary Wilson, 40.1 ov), 4-184 (Kevin O'Brien, 41.5 ov), 5-192 (Paul Stirling, 42.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ed Joyce (9) and William Porterfield (8) | 27 | 29 |
| second | Ed Joyce (11) and Sean Terry (4) | 17 | 28 |
| third | Ed Joyce (73) and Gary Wilson (58) | 134 | 184 |
| fourth | Ed Joyce (4) and Kevin O'Brien (1) | 6 | 10 |
| fifth | Ed Joyce (5) and Paul Stirling (2) | 8 | 6 |
| sixth | Ed Joyce (58) and Stuart Poynter (12) | 73 | 43 |
AFGHANISTAN: 253 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javed Ahmadi | c Paul Stirling b Tim Murtagh | 3 | 10 |
| Mohammad Shahzad | c Peter Chase b Barry McCarthy | 7 | 6 |
| Rahmat Shah | lbw b Kevin O'Brien | 30 | 56 |
| Gulbadin Naib | b Peter Chase | 2 | 10 |
| Asghar Afghan | c George Dockrell b Barry McCarthy | 32 | 64 |
| Mohammad Nabi | b Peter Chase | 25 | 33 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c Gary Wilson b Kevin O'Brien | 54 | 66 |
| Rashid Khan | c Kevin O'Brien b Paul Stirling | 40 | 32 |
| Mirwais Ashraf | c Peter Chase b Kevin O'Brien | 0 | 1 |
| Dawlat Zadran | not out | 31 | 15 |
| Yamin Ahmadzai | not out | 3 | 7 |
Extras 26 · Total 253 for 9
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Murtagh | 7 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| Barry McCarthy | 6 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Peter Chase | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 10 | 0 | 57 | 3 |
| Andy McBrine | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Paul Stirling | 7 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Mohammad Shahzad, 1.5 ov), 2-13 (Javed Ahmadi, 4.1 ov), 3-27 (Gulbadin Naib, 9.2 ov), 4-64 (Rahmat Shah, 20.1 ov), 5-99 (Asghar Afghan, 28.1 ov), 6-119 (Mohammad Nabi, 32.3 ov), 7-212 (Rashid Khan, 45.6 ov), 8-212 (Mirwais Ashraf, 46.1 ov), 9-212 (Najibullah Zadran, 46.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Javed Ahmadi (2) and Mohammad Shahzad (7) | 10 | 11 |
| second | Javed Ahmadi (1) and Rahmat Shah (2) | 3 | 14 |
| third | Gulbadin Naib (2) and Rahmat Shah (7) | 14 | 31 |
| fourth | Asghar Afghan (15) and Rahmat Shah (21) | 37 | 65 |
| fifth | Mohammad Nabi (16) and Asghar Afghan (17) | 35 | 48 |
| sixth | Mohammad Nabi (9) and Najibullah Zadran (6) | 20 | 26 |
| seventh | Najibullah Zadran (49) and Rashid Khan (40) | 93 | 81 |
| eighth | Mirwais Ashraf (0) and Najibullah Zadran (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Dawlat Zadran (0) and Najibullah Zadran (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Yamin Ahmadzai (3) and Dawlat Zadran (31) | 41 | 22 |
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