Afghanistan Vs Ireland 1St Odi
Afghanistan v Ireland - 2019 (2018/19) · Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehra Dun · 28 February 2019
Afghanistan won by 5 wickets (with 49 balls remaining)
Afghanistan won by 5 wickets (with 49 balls remaining). Paul Stirling top-scored with 89 for Ireland.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehra Dun
- Date
- 28 February 2019
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to bat
- Result
- Afghanistan won by 5 wickets (with 49 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Gulbadin Naib
- Captains
- William Porterfield (Ireland), Asghar Afghan (Afghanistan)
- Debut
- James McCollum (Ireland)
- Umpires
- Ahmed Shah Pakteen and S Ravi
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to bat. It was James McCollum's first ODI.
Ireland batted first and made 161 all out. Paul Stirling top-scored with 89 off 150 balls, and George Dockrell made 37. Mujeeb Ur Rahman took 3 for 14 for Afghanistan. The innings was built on a 76-run stand for the seventh wicket between Paul Stirling and George Dockrell, 47% of the total. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, 221 across 5 ODIs.
Chasing 162, Afghanistan made 165 for 5. Gulbadin Naib top-scored with 46 off 61 balls, and Mohammad Shahzad made 43.
Afghanistan won by 5 wickets (with 49 balls remaining).
IRELAND: 161 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 1 | 9 |
| Paul Stirling | b Gulbadin Naib | 89 | 150 |
| Andy Balbirnie | lbw b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 2 | 20 |
| James McCollum | lbw b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin O'Brien | c Asghar Afghan b Gulbadin Naib | 10 | 14 |
| Simi Singh | lbw b Mohammad Nabi | 8 | 32 |
| Stuart Poynter | lbw b Dawlat Zadran | 7 | 16 |
| George Dockrell | b Rashid Khan | 37 | 47 |
| Barry McCarthy | lbw b Dawlat Zadran | 0 | 4 |
| Tim Murtagh | lbw b Dawlat Zadran | 0 | 2 |
| Boyd Rankin | not out | 4 | 3 |
Extras 3 · Total 161 all out
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawlat Zadran | 10 | 2 | 35 | 3 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 10 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 7.2 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Rashid Khan | 10 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Rahmat Shah | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (William Porterfield, 1.3 ov), 2-14 (Andy Balbirnie, 7.5 ov), 3-14 (James McCollum, 7.6 ov), 4-35 (Kevin O'Brien, 16.1 ov), 5-55 (Simi Singh, 24.6 ov), 6-69 (Stuart Poynter, 30.2 ov), 7-145 (George Dockrell, 45.4 ov), 8-146 (Barry McCarthy, 46.4 ov), 9-146 (Tim Murtagh, 46.6 ov), 10-161 (Paul Stirling, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (1) and Paul Stirling (0) | 1 | 9 |
| second | Andy Balbirnie (2) and Paul Stirling (10) | 13 | 39 |
| third | Paul Stirling (0) and James McCollum (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fourth | Kevin O'Brien (10) and Paul Stirling (11) | 21 | 49 |
| fifth | Paul Stirling (12) and Simi Singh (8) | 20 | 53 |
| sixth | Paul Stirling (7) and Stuart Poynter (7) | 14 | 32 |
| seventh | Paul Stirling (38) and George Dockrell (37) | 76 | 93 |
| eighth | Paul Stirling (1) and Barry McCarthy (0) | 1 | 6 |
| ninth | Tim Murtagh (0) and Paul Stirling (0) | 0 | 2 |
| tenth | Boyd Rankin (4) and Paul Stirling (10) | 15 | 14 |
AFGHANISTAN: 165 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Shahzad | c Tim Murtagh b Boyd Rankin | 43 | 53 |
| Hazratullah Zazai | c Kevin O'Brien b Barry McCarthy | 25 | 42 |
| Rahmat Shah | c Simi Singh b Boyd Rankin | 22 | 46 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | c Stuart Poynter b Simi Singh | 9 | 29 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c & b George Dockrell | 46 | 61 |
| Asghar Afghan | not out | 7 | 17 |
| Najibullah Zadran | not out | 12 | 3 |
Did not bat: Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dawlat Zadran
Extras 1 · Total 165 for 5
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Murtagh | 8 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Boyd Rankin | 9 | 2 | 48 | 2 |
| Simi Singh | 10 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Barry McCarthy | 8 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| George Dockrell | 4.5 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Paul Stirling | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-43 (Hazratullah Zazai, 12.3 ov), 2-90 (Mohammad Shahzad, 22.6 ov), 3-92 (Rahmat Shah, 24.3 ov), 4-104 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 31.3 ov), 5-153 (Gulbadin Naib, 41.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mohammad Shahzad (18) and Hazratullah Zazai (25) | 43 | 75 |
| second | Mohammad Shahzad (25) and Rahmat Shah (22) | 47 | 63 |
| third | Hashmatullah Shahidi (2) and Rahmat Shah (0) | 2 | 9 |
| fourth | Gulbadin Naib (4) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (7) | 12 | 42 |
| fifth | Asghar Afghan (7) and Gulbadin Naib (42) | 49 | 59 |
| sixth | Asghar Afghan (0) and Najibullah Zadran (12) | 12 | 3 |
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