United Arab Emirates Vs Ireland 1St Match
UAE Tri Series Ireland, Scotland, United Arab Emirates - 2018 (2017/18) · ICC Academy, Dubai · 11 January 2018
Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining). Ed Joyce top-scored with 116* for Ireland.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- ICC Academy, Dubai
- Date
- 11 January 2018
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to field
- Result
- Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Ed Joyce
- Captains
- Rohan Mustafa (U.A.E.), William Porterfield (Ireland)
- Debuts
- Ashfaq Ahmed (U.A.E.), Mohammad Boota (U.A.E.)
- Umpires
- Nitin Menon and R Black
- Match referee
- M Nayyar
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to field. Ashfaq Ahmed and Mohammad Boota played their first ODIs.
U.A.E. batted first and made 222 for 9. Rameez Shahzad top-scored with 75 off 111 balls, and Mohammad Boota made 37.
Chasing 223, Ireland made 226 for 6. Ed Joyce top-scored with 116 not out off 149 balls, and Gary Wilson made 53. The innings was built on a 131-run stand for the sixth wicket between Ed Joyce and Gary Wilson, 58% of the total.
Ireland won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining).
U.A.E.: 222 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfaq Ahmed | c George Dockrell | 35 | 35 |
| Rohan Mustafa | c Niall O'Brien b Barry McCarthy | 2 | 13 |
| Ghulam Shabber | c Niall O'Brien b Kevin O'Brien | 21 | 39 |
| Rameez Shahzad | c & b Boyd Rankin | 75 | 111 |
| Muhammad Usman | c Peter Chase b George Dockrell | 11 | 23 |
| Mohammad Boota | c Niall O'Brien b Peter Chase | 37 | 51 |
| Adnan Mufti | c Peter Chase b Kevin O'Brien | 15 | 13 |
| Mohammad Naveed | not out | 7 | 7 |
| Ahmed Raza | c Niall O'Brien b Boyd Rankin | 0 | 4 |
| Zahoor Khan | c Niall O'Brien b Barry McCarthy | 0 | 1 |
| Qadeer Ahmed | not out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 19 · Total 222 for 9
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Rankin | 10 | 3 | 26 | 2 |
| Barry McCarthy | 10 | 1 | 47 | 2 |
| Peter Chase | 10 | 1 | 50 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 10 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| George Dockrell | 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Rohan Mustafa, 3.3 ov), 2-60 (Ashfaq Ahmed, 12.3 ov), 3-66 (Ghulam Shabber, 15.6 ov), 4-101 (Muhammad Usman, 27.2 ov), 5-175 (Mohammad Boota, 42.5 ov), 6-212 (Adnan Mufti, 47.1 ov), 7-218 (Rameez Shahzad, 48.1 ov), 8-219 (Ahmed Raza, 48.6 ov), 9-220 (Zahoor Khan, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ashfaq Ahmed (0) and Rohan Mustafa (0) | 15 | 21 |
| second | Ashfaq Ahmed (0) and Ghulam Shabber (0) | 45 | 54 |
| third | Rameez Shahzad (1) and Ghulam Shabber (4) | 6 | 21 |
| fourth | Rameez Shahzad (20) and Muhammad Usman (11) | 35 | 68 |
| fifth | Rameez Shahzad (35) and Mohammad Boota (37) | 74 | 93 |
| sixth | Rameez Shahzad (18) and Adnan Mufti (15) | 37 | 26 |
| seventh | Rameez Shahzad (1) and Mohammad Naveed (5) | 6 | 6 |
| eighth | Ahmed Raza (0) and Mohammad Naveed (0) | 1 | 5 |
| ninth | Zahoor Khan (0) and Mohammad Naveed (0) | 1 | 2 |
| tenth | Mohammad Naveed (1) and Qadeer Ahmed (0) | 2 | 4 |
IRELAND: 226 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | c Ghulam Shabber b Zahoor Khan | 28 | 31 |
| Paul Stirling | c Ahmed Raza b Mohammad Naveed | 0 | 3 |
| Andy Balbirnie | c Ghulam Shabber b Mohammad Naveed | 0 | 9 |
| Ed Joyce | not out | 116 | 149 |
| Niall O'Brien | c Ghulam Shabber b Rohan Mustafa | 4 | 11 |
| Kevin O'Brien | lbw b Ahmed Raza | 9 | 13 |
| Gary Wilson | c Ghulam Shabber b Ahmed Raza | 53 | 83 |
| George Dockrell | not out | 0 | 1 |
Did not bat: Boyd Rankin, Peter Chase, Barry McCarthy
Extras 16 · Total 226 for 6
| Bowler (U.A.E.) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Naveed | 9 | 1 | 45 | 2 |
| Qadeer Ahmed | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Rohan Mustafa | 10 | 2 | 32 | 1 |
| Zahoor Khan | 10 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
| Ahmed Raza | 10 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| Ashfaq Ahmed | 0.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Paul Stirling, 0.4 ov), 2-5 (Andy Balbirnie, 2.3 ov), 3-46 (William Porterfield, 11.6 ov), 4-67 (Niall O'Brien, 16.5 ov), 5-91 (Kevin O'Brien, 22.1 ov), 6-222 (Gary Wilson, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (0) and Paul Stirling (0) | 3 | 4 |
| second | William Porterfield (1) and Andy Balbirnie (0) | 2 | 11 |
| third | Ed Joyce (12) and William Porterfield (24) | 41 | 59 |
| fourth | Ed Joyce (17) and Niall O'Brien (4) | 21 | 29 |
| fifth | Ed Joyce (13) and Kevin O'Brien (9) | 24 | 32 |
| sixth | Ed Joyce (70) and Gary Wilson (53) | 131 | 162 |
| seventh | Ed Joyce (4) and George Dockrell (0) | 4 | 3 |
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