Ireland Vs United Arab Emirates 20Th Match Group B
ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe - 2023 (2023) · Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo · 27 June 2023
Ireland won by 138 runs
Ireland won by 138 runs. Paul Stirling top-scored with 162 for Ireland.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo
- Date
- 27 June 2023
- Toss
- U.A.E., chose to field
- Result
- Ireland won by 138 runs
- Player of the match
- Paul Stirling
- Captains
- Andy Balbirnie (Ireland), Muhammad Waseem (U.A.E.)
- Umpires
- L Rusere and LS Reifer
- Match referee
- ET Dube
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
U.A.E. won the toss and chose to field.
Ireland batted first and made 349 for 4. Paul Stirling top-scored with 162 off 134 balls, and Andy Balbirnie made 66. Sanchit Sharma took 3 for 46 for U.A.E.. The innings was built on a 184-run stand for the second wicket between Andy Balbirnie and Paul Stirling, 53% of the total.
Chasing 350, U.A.E. made 211 all out. Muhammad Waseem top-scored with 45 off 32 balls, and Sanchit Sharma made 44.
Ireland won by 138 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Bulawayo Athletic Club across the 9 ODIs in our archive. Ireland's 349 is the highest total at Bulawayo Athletic Club. Paul Stirling's 162 is the highest individual score at Bulawayo Athletic Club.
IRELAND: 349 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling | c Karthik Meiyappan b Sanchit Sharma | 162 | 134 |
| Andy McBrine | lbw b Sanchit Sharma | 24 | 28 |
| Andy Balbirnie | c Aryansh Sharma b Ali Naseer | 66 | 88 |
| Harry Tector | c Karthik Meiyappan b Sanchit Sharma | 57 | 33 |
| Lorcan Tucker | not out | 19 | 11 |
| George Dockrell | not out | 15 | 7 |
Did not bat: Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy
Extras 6 · Total 349 for 4
| Bowler (U.A.E.) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junaid Siddique | 9 | 1 | 61 | 0 |
| Muhammad Jawadullah | 8 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Sanchit Sharma | 7 | 0 | 46 | 3 |
| Ali Naseer | 10 | 0 | 77 | 1 |
| Aayan Afzal Khan | 8 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Karthik Meiyappan | 7 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Basil Hameed | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-41 (Andy McBrine, 8.3 ov), 2-225 (Andy Balbirnie, 38.1 ov), 3-282 (Paul Stirling, 44.6 ov), 4-326 (Harry Tector, 48.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Paul Stirling (15) and Andy McBrine (24) | 41 | 51 |
| second | Andy Balbirnie (66) and Paul Stirling (118) | 184 | 178 |
| third | Paul Stirling (29) and Harry Tector (25) | 57 | 41 |
| fourth | Lorcan Tucker (11) and Harry Tector (32) | 44 | 20 |
| fifth | George Dockrell (15) and Lorcan Tucker (8) | 23 | 11 |
U.A.E.: 211 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Waseem | run out (Andy Balbirnie) | 45 | 32 |
| Aryansh Sharma | c Gareth Delany b Barry McCarthy | 18 | 26 |
| Vriitya Aravind | c Lorcan Tucker b Josh Little | 10 | 18 |
| Ethan D'Souza | c Harry Tector b Josh Little | 3 | 14 |
| Basil Hameed | c Curtis Campher b George Dockrell | 39 | 52 |
| Ali Naseer | st Lorcan Tucker b Andy McBrine | 13 | 19 |
| Aayan Afzal Khan | c Harry Tector b Andy McBrine | 0 | 2 |
| Sanchit Sharma | c Paul Stirling b Curtis Campher | 44 | 54 |
| Karthik Meiyappan | c Mark Adair b George Dockrell | 6 | 8 |
| Junaid Siddique | lbw b Curtis Campher | 6 | 4 |
| Muhammad Jawadullah | not out | 13 | 5 |
Extras 14 · Total 211 all out
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Little | 5 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Mark Adair | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Barry McCarthy | 7 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Andy McBrine | 7 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| Gareth Delany | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| George Dockrell | 6 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Curtis Campher | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-58 (Muhammad Waseem, 7.2 ov), 2-77 (Aryansh Sharma, 12.2 ov), 3-79 (Vriitya Aravind, 13.5 ov), 4-85 (Ethan D'Souza, 15.2 ov), 5-109 (Ali Naseer, 20.1 ov), 6-109 (Aayan Afzal Khan, 20.3 ov), 7-179 (Basil Hameed, 34.5 ov), 8-191 (Sanchit Sharma, 37.1 ov), 9-197 (Junaid Siddique, 37.5 ov), 10-211 (Karthik Meiyappan, 38.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Muhammad Waseem (45) and Aryansh Sharma (10) | 58 | 43 |
| second | Vriitya Aravind (10) and Aryansh Sharma (8) | 19 | 30 |
| third | Vriitya Aravind (0) and Ethan D'Souza (2) | 2 | 9 |
| fourth | Basil Hameed (0) and Ethan D'Souza (1) | 6 | 9 |
| fifth | Basil Hameed (10) and Ali Naseer (13) | 24 | 29 |
| sixth | Basil Hameed (0) and Aayan Afzal Khan (0) | 0 | 2 |
| seventh | Sanchit Sharma (39) and Basil Hameed (29) | 70 | 86 |
| eighth | Karthik Meiyappan (5) and Sanchit Sharma (5) | 12 | 14 |
| ninth | Karthik Meiyappan (0) and Junaid Siddique (6) | 6 | 4 |
| tenth | Karthik Meiyappan (1) and Muhammad Jawadullah (13) | 14 | 7 |
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