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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 scorecard

Ireland 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)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Rahmanullah Gurbazb TF van Woerkomb TF van Woerkom12111786103.42
Ibrahim Zadranb TF van Woerkomb TF van Woerkom60934264.52
Azmatullah Omarzaic C Campher b TF van Woerkomc C Campher b TF van Woerkom19200195.00
Mohammad Nabic & b GI Humec & b GI Hume402732148.15
Rahmat Shahc MR Adair b CA Youngc MR Adair b CA Young250040.00
Hashmatullah Shahidi (c)not outnot out50*3361151.52
Gulbadin Naibnot outnot out8*501160.00
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)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mark Adair1017907.90---20
Graham Hume904014.44---10
Craig Young1015915.90---10
Theo van Woerkom1005535.50---00
Curtis Campher403208.00---00
Andrew McBrine602303.83---00
George Dockrell1016016.00---00

Ireland innings

275/8(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Andrew Balbirnieb Fazalhaq Farooqib Fazalhaq Farooqi4180022.22
Paul Stirling (c)c †Ikram Alikhil b Azmatullah Omarzaic †Ikram Alikhil b Azmatullah Omarzai590055.56
Curtis Campherb Fazalhaq Farooqib Fazalhaq Farooqi9191047.37
Harry Tectorc Mohammad Nabi b Gulbadin Naibc Mohammad Nabi b Gulbadin Naib1381479393.88
Lorcan Tucker †c †Ikram Alikhil b Fazalhaq Farooqic †Ikram Alikhil b Fazalhaq Farooqi857682111.84
George Dockrellc sub (Nangeyalia Kharote) b Noor Ahmadc sub (Nangeyalia Kharote) b Noor Ahmad5100050.00
Mark Adairb Fazalhaq Farooqib Fazalhaq Farooqi4100040.00
Andrew McBrinec Gulbadin Naib b Azmatullah Omarzaic Gulbadin Naib b Azmatullah Omarzai02000.00
Graham Humenot outnot out9*810112.50
Theo van Woerkomnot outnot out2*200100.00
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 311275/8
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)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Fazalhaq Farooqi1015145.10---10
Azmatullah Omarzai1004724.70---11
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar603405.67---00
Gulbadin Naib603816.33---20
Noor Ahmad1006116.10---10
Mohammad Nabi803604.50---00