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Afghanistan Vs Ireland 33Rd Match Super Sixes

Cricket WC Qualifier in Zimbabwe - 2018 (2017/18) · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 23 March 2018

Afghanistan won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

Afghanistan won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining). Paul Stirling top-scored with 55 for Ireland.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Cricket WC Qualifier in Zimbabwe - 2018 (2017/18)
Ground
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Date
23 March 2018
Toss
Ireland, chose to bat
Result
Afghanistan won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Player of the match
Mohammad Shahzad
Captains
William Porterfield (Ireland), Asghar Afghan (Afghanistan)
Umpires
JS Wilson and MA Gough
Match referee
D Govindjee

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Ireland won the toss and chose to bat.

Ireland batted first and made 209 for 7. Paul Stirling top-scored with 55 off 87 balls, and Kevin O'Brien made 41. Rashid Khan took 3 for 40 for Afghanistan.

Chasing 210, Afghanistan made 213 for 5. Mohammad Shahzad top-scored with 54 off 50 balls, and Gulbadin Naib made 45. Simi Singh took 3 for 30 for Ireland. The innings was built on a 86-run stand for the first wicket between Gulbadin Naib and Mohammad Shahzad, 40% of the total.

Afghanistan won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining).

IRELAND: 209 FOR 7
BatterHow outRB
William Porterfieldc Rahmat Shah b Mohammad Nabi2045
Paul Stirlingrun out (Najibullah Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman)5587
Andy Balbirniec Mohammad Shahzad b Rashid Khan1134
Niall O'Brienc Samiullah Shinwari b Dawlat Zadran3641
Simi Singhc Mohammad Shahzad b Rashid Khan1530
Kevin O'Brienb Rashid Khan4137
Gary Wilsonc Najibullah Zadran b Dawlat Zadran1118
Andy McBrinenot out119
Barry McCarthynot out0–

Did not bat: Boyd Rankin, Tim Murtagh

Extras 9 · Total 209 for 7

Bowler (Afghanistan)OMRW
Dawlat Zadran100542
Mujeeb Ur Rahman100310
Gulbadin Naib50150
Mohammad Nabi90481
Sharafuddin Ashraf61180
Rashid Khan100403

FALL OF WICKETS

1-53 (William Porterfield, 15.2 ov), 2-77 (Andy Balbirnie, 23.5 ov), 3-121 (Paul Stirling, 32.2 ov), 4-130 (Niall O'Brien, 35.4 ov), 5-149 (Simi Singh, 40.6 ov), 6-196 (Kevin O'Brien, 48.1 ov), 7-202 (Gary Wilson, 49.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstWilliam Porterfield (20) and Paul Stirling (28)5392
secondAndy Balbirnie (11) and Paul Stirling (13)2451
thirdNiall O'Brien (29) and Paul Stirling (14)4451
fourthNiall O'Brien (7) and Simi Singh (2)920
fifthKevin O'Brien (5) and Simi Singh (13)1932
sixthKevin O'Brien (36) and Gary Wilson (9)4744
seventhGary Wilson (2) and Andy McBrine (4)67
eighthBarry McCarthy (0) and Andy McBrine (7)74
AFGHANISTAN: 213 FOR 5
BatterHow outRB
Gulbadin Naibc Andy McBrine b Boyd Rankin4591
Mohammad Shahzadc Boyd Rankin b Simi Singh5450
Rahmat Shahc Gary Wilson b Simi Singh1223
Samiullah Shinwaric Gary Wilson b Barry McCarthy2763
Mohammad Nabic Andy McBrine b Simi Singh1224
Asghar Afghannot out3929
Najibullah Zadrannot out1715

Did not bat: Rashid Khan, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Extras 7 · Total 213 for 5

Bowler (Ireland)OMRW
Barry McCarthy9.10571
Tim Murtagh100460
Boyd Rankin100411
Andy McBrine101380
Simi Singh102303

FALL OF WICKETS

1-86 (Mohammad Shahzad, 16.3 ov), 2-113 (Rahmat Shah, 25.4 ov), 3-117 (Gulbadin Naib, 28.6 ov), 4-145 (Mohammad Nabi, 37.3 ov), 5-181 (Samiullah Shinwari, 44.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGulbadin Naib (27) and Mohammad Shahzad (54)8699
secondGulbadin Naib (15) and Rahmat Shah (12)2755
thirdSamiullah Shinwari (1) and Gulbadin Naib (3)420
fourthMohammad Nabi (12) and Samiullah Shinwari (15)2851
fifthSamiullah Shinwari (11) and Asghar Afghan (24)3644
sixthAsghar Afghan (15) and Najibullah Zadran (17)3226
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