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United Arab Emirates Vs Ireland 2Nd Match

UAE Tri Series Ireland, Scotland, United Arab Emirates - 2018 (2017/18) · ICC Academy, Dubai · 13 January 2018

Ireland won by 67 runs

Ireland won by 67 runs. William Porterfield top-scored with 139 for Ireland. Kevin O'Brien took 4/41.

MATCH FACTS

Ground
ICC Academy, Dubai
Date
13 January 2018
Toss
Ireland, chose to bat
Result
Ireland won by 67 runs
Player of the match
William Porterfield
Captains
William Porterfield (Ireland), Rohan Mustafa (U.A.E.)
Umpires
AJT Dowdalls and Nitin Menon
Match referee
M Nayyar

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Ireland won the toss and chose to bat.

Ireland batted first and made 301 for 5. William Porterfield top-scored with 139 off 147 balls, and Andy Balbirnie made 102. The innings was built on a 201-run stand for the second wicket between William Porterfield and Andy Balbirnie, 67% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at ICC Academy, 242 across 26 ODIs.

Chasing 302, U.A.E. made 234 all out. Rameez Shahzad top-scored with 50 off 56 balls, and Muhammad Usman made 44. Kevin O'Brien took 4 for 41 for Ireland.

Ireland won by 67 runs.

IRELAND: 301 FOR 5
BatterHow outRB
William Porterfieldc Rohan Mustafa b Mohammad Naveed139147
Paul Stirlingc & b Zahoor Khan2026
Andy Balbirniec Rohan Mustafa b Qadeer Ahmed102109
Kevin O'Brienc Rameez Shahzad b Rohan Mustafa2417
Niall O'Brienb Rohan Mustafa44
Gary Wilsonnot out0–
Stuart Poynternot out01

Did not bat: Andy McBrine, George Dockrell, Barry McCarthy, Peter Chase

Extras 12 · Total 301 for 5

Bowler (U.A.E.)OMRW
Mohammad Naveed80511
Qadeer Ahmed100751
Zahoor Khan101511
Ahmed Raza100440
Rohan Mustafa100652
Ashfaq Ahmed20110

FALL OF WICKETS

1-44 (Paul Stirling, 8.2 ov), 2-245 (Andy Balbirnie, 43.5 ov), 3-289 (William Porterfield, 48.3 ov), 4-299 (Kevin O'Brien, 49.2 ov), 5-301 (Niall O'Brien, 49.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstWilliam Porterfield (21) and Paul Stirling (20)4452
secondWilliam Porterfield (91) and Andy Balbirnie (102)201215
thirdKevin O'Brien (17) and William Porterfield (27)4428
fourthNiall O'Brien (2) and Kevin O'Brien (7)105
fifthNiall O'Brien (2) and Gary Wilson (0)23
sixthGary Wilson (0) and Stuart Poynter (0)01
U.A.E.: 234 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Ashfaq Ahmedc Niall O'Brien2526
Rohan Mustafac Niall O'Brien b Peter Chase1223
Ghulam Shabberb Andy McBrine1844
Rameez Shahzadc Niall O'Brien b Andy McBrine5056
Muhammad Usmanc William Porterfield b Kevin O'Brien4455
Mohammad Bootac & b Kevin O'Brien2025
Adnan Muftic Niall O'Brien b Kevin O'Brien1717
Mohammad Naveedc Andy McBrine b Barry McCarthy2531
Ahmed Razab George Dockrell03
Zahoor Khanc Barry McCarthy b Kevin O'Brien811
Qadeer Ahmednot out01

Extras 15 · Total 234 all out

Bowler (Ireland)OMRW
Kevin O'Brien100414
Barry McCarthy9.40492
Peter Chase80331
Andy McBrine100402
George Dockrell90521
Paul Stirling20180

FALL OF WICKETS

1-36 (Ashfaq Ahmed, 7.4 ov), 2-40 (Rohan Mustafa, 8.3 ov), 3-75 (Ghulam Shabber, 19.4 ov), 4-143 (Rameez Shahzad, 31.2 ov), 5-165 (Muhammad Usman, 34.5 ov), 6-199 (Mohammad Boota, 40.4 ov), 7-199 (Adnan Mufti, 40.6 ov), 8-200 (Ahmed Raza, 41.5 ov), 9-211 (Zahoor Khan, 44.6 ov), 10-234 (Mohammad Naveed, 48.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAshfaq Ahmed (0) and Rohan Mustafa (0)3646
secondRohan Mustafa (4) and Ghulam Shabber (0)45
thirdRameez Shahzad (13) and Ghulam Shabber (18)3567
fourthRameez Shahzad (37) and Muhammad Usman (27)6870
fifthMuhammad Usman (17) and Mohammad Boota (5)2221
sixthAdnan Mufti (17) and Mohammad Boota (15)3435
seventhAdnan Mufti (0) and Mohammad Naveed (0)02
eighthAhmed Raza (0) and Mohammad Naveed (0)15
ninthZahoor Khan (8) and Mohammad Naveed (3)1119
tenthMohammad Naveed (21) and Qadeer Ahmed (0)2322
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