Ireland Vs Afghanistan 3Rd Odi
AFG in IRELAND - 2018 (2018) · Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast · 31 August 2018
Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 157 balls remaining)
Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 157 balls remaining). Ihsanullah top-scored with 57* for Afghanistan.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
- Date
- 31 August 2018
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to bat
- Result
- Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 157 balls remaining)
- Captains
- William Porterfield (Ireland), Asghar Afghan (Afghanistan)
- Umpires
- AJ Neill and IJ Gould
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to bat.
Ireland batted first and made 124 all out. Gary Wilson top-scored with 23 off 36 balls. Rashid Khan took 3 for 18 for Afghanistan. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Civil Service Cricket Club, 203 across 19 ODIs.
Chasing 125, Afghanistan made 127 for 2. Ihsanullah top-scored with 57 not out off 62 balls, and Hashmatullah Shahidi made 34.
Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 157 balls remaining).
IRELAND: 124 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | c Asghar Afghan b Aftab Alam | 14 | 34 |
| Paul Stirling | c Mohammad Shahzad b Aftab Alam | 2 | 3 |
| Andy Balbirnie | c Mohammad Shahzad b Gulbadin Naib | 17 | 23 |
| Niall O'Brien | lbw b Gulbadin Naib | 1 | 3 |
| Simi Singh | lbw b Rashid Khan | 17 | 27 |
| Kevin O'Brien | lbw b Rashid Khan | 16 | 12 |
| Gary Wilson | lbw b Asghar Afghan | 23 | 36 |
| Andy McBrine | c Aftab Alam b Mohammad Nabi | 16 | 50 |
| Tim Murtagh | lbw b Rashid Khan | 2 | 13 |
| Boyd Rankin | c Gulbadin Naib b Mohammad Nabi | 4 | 13 |
| Peter Chase | not out | 4 | 3 |
Extras 8 · Total 124 all out
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aftab Alam | 7 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 7 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 5 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| Rashid Khan | 8 | 2 | 18 | 3 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 8.1 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| Asghar Afghan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Paul Stirling, 2.2 ov), 2-34 (William Porterfield, 8.6 ov), 3-38 (Niall O'Brien, 10.1 ov), 4-39 (Andy Balbirnie, 10.5 ov), 5-71 (Kevin O'Brien, 15.6 ov), 6-72 (Simi Singh, 17.1 ov), 7-109 (Gary Wilson, 29.1 ov), 8-111 (Tim Murtagh, 31.5 ov), 9-119 (Andy McBrine, 34.4 ov), 10-124 (Boyd Rankin, 36.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (5) and Paul Stirling (2) | 7 | 14 |
| second | William Porterfield (9) and Andy Balbirnie (14) | 27 | 40 |
| third | Niall O'Brien (1) and Andy Balbirnie (3) | 4 | 7 |
| fourth | Andy Balbirnie (0) and Simi Singh (1) | 1 | 4 |
| fifth | Kevin O'Brien (16) and Simi Singh (15) | 32 | 31 |
| sixth | Gary Wilson (0) and Simi Singh (1) | 1 | 7 |
| seventh | Gary Wilson (23) and Andy McBrine (11) | 37 | 72 |
| eighth | Tim Murtagh (2) and Andy McBrine (0) | 2 | 16 |
| ninth | Boyd Rankin (3) and Andy McBrine (5) | 8 | 17 |
| tenth | Boyd Rankin (1) and Peter Chase (4) | 5 | 9 |
AFGHANISTAN: 127 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Shahzad | c Tim Murtagh b Boyd Rankin | 1 | 2 |
| Ihsanullah | not out | 57 | 62 |
| Rahmat Shah | c Niall O'Brien b Tim Murtagh | 33 | 35 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | not out | 34 | 44 |
Did not bat: Najibullah Zadran, Asghar Afghan, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Aftab Alam, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Extras 2 · Total 127 for 2
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Murtagh | 7 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Boyd Rankin | 7 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| Peter Chase | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Andy McBrine | 4.5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Mohammad Shahzad, 1.1 ov), 2-53 (Rahmat Shah, 10.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mohammad Shahzad (1) and Ihsanullah (2) | 3 | 7 |
| second | Rahmat Shah (33) and Ihsanullah (16) | 50 | 56 |
| third | Hashmatullah Shahidi (34) and Ihsanullah (39) | 74 | 80 |
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