Afghanistan beat Ireland by 35 runs in the 1st ODI
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, . Ireland won the toss and chose to bowl.
Afghanistan310/550 ov
Ireland275/850 ov
Afghanistan won by 35 runs
Tests: Ireland won 1-0 · ODIs: drawn
Match report
From the scorecardIreland won the toss and chose to bowl. Afghanistan made 310 for 5 in 50 overs, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 121 from 117 balls and Ibrahim Zadran 60 from 93 balls. Theo van Woerkom took 3 for 55.
Ireland made 275 for 8 in 50 overs, Harry Tector 138 from 147 balls and Lorcan Tucker 85 from 76 balls. Fazalhaq Farooqi took 4 for 51.
Afghanistan won by 35 runs.
Key performers
Afghanistan innings
310/5(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbazb TF van Woerkom | b TF van Woerkom | 121 | 117 | 8 | 6 | 103.42 |
| Ibrahim Zadranb TF van Woerkom | b TF van Woerkom | 60 | 93 | 4 | 2 | 64.52 |
| Azmatullah Omarzaic C Campher b TF van Woerkom | c C Campher b TF van Woerkom | 19 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 95.00 |
| Mohammad Nabic & b GI Hume | c & b GI Hume | 40 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 148.15 |
| Rahmat Shahc MR Adair b CA Young | c MR Adair b CA Young | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi (c)not out | not out | 50* | 33 | 6 | 1 | 151.52 |
| Gulbadin Naibnot out | not out | 8* | 5 | 0 | 1 | 160.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 5, w 4) | (b 1, lb 5, w 4) | 10 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 6.20) | 50 Ov (RR 6.20) | 310/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 150-1 (Ibrahim Zadran, 31 ov), 207-2 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 38.1 ov), 212-3 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 39 ov), 216-4 (Rahmat Shah, 40.2 ov), 287-5 (Mohammad Nabi, 48.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Adair | 10 | 1 | 79 | 0 | 7.90 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Graham Hume | 9 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 4.44 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Young | 10 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 5.90 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Theo van Woerkom | 10 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 5.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Campher | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew McBrine | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3.83 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| George Dockrell | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Ireland innings
275/8(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Balbirnieb Fazalhaq Farooqi | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Paul Stirling (c)c †Ikram Alikhil b Azmatullah Omarzai | c †Ikram Alikhil b Azmatullah Omarzai | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Curtis Campherb Fazalhaq Farooqi | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 47.37 |
| Harry Tectorc Mohammad Nabi b Gulbadin Naib | c Mohammad Nabi b Gulbadin Naib | 138 | 147 | 9 | 3 | 93.88 |
| Lorcan Tucker †c †Ikram Alikhil b Fazalhaq Farooqi | c †Ikram Alikhil b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 85 | 76 | 8 | 2 | 111.84 |
| George Dockrellc sub (Nangeyalia Kharote) b Noor Ahmad | c sub (Nangeyalia Kharote) b Noor Ahmad | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mark Adairb Fazalhaq Farooqi | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Andrew McBrinec Gulbadin Naib b Azmatullah Omarzai | c Gulbadin Naib b Azmatullah Omarzai | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Graham Humenot out | not out | 9* | 8 | 1 | 0 | 112.50 |
| Theo van Woerkomnot out | not out | 2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(lb 8, w 5, nb 1) | (lb 8, w 5, nb 1) | 14 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 5.50) | 50 Ov (RR 5.50) · Target 311 | 275/8 | ||||
Did not bat: Craig Young
Fall of wickets: 10-1 (PR Stirling, 3.4 ov), 16-2 (A Balbirnie, 6.1 ov), 34-3 (C Campher, 10.1 ov), 207-4 (L Tucker, 39 ov), 223-5 (GH Dockrell, 42.4 ov), 247-6 (MR Adair, 46 ov), 249-7 (AR McBrine, 46.3 ov), 271-8 (HT Tector, 49.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 10 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 5.10 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 10 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 4.70 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5.67 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 6.33 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Noor Ahmad | 10 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 6.10 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |

