ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier2nd Match, Group A · T20I
Afghanistan beat Ireland by 13 runs in the 2nd Match, Group A
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, . Ireland won the toss and chose to bowl.
Afghanistan139/820 ov
Ireland12619.2 ov
Afghanistan won by 13 runs
Match report
From the scorecardIreland won the toss and chose to bowl. Afghanistan made 139 for 8 in 20 overs, Mohammad Nabi 43 not out from 25 balls and Noor Ali Zadran 42 from 45 balls. Trent Johnston took 2 for 18.
Ireland were bowled out for 126, William Porterfield 35 from 23 balls. Karim Sadiq took 3 for 17.
Afghanistan won by 13 runs.
Key performers
Afghanistan innings
139/8(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noor Ali Zadranc PR Stirling b AC Botha | c PR Stirling b AC Botha | 42 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 93.33 |
| Karim Sadiqb DT Johnston | b DT Johnston | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Shafiqullahc JF Mooney b DT Johnston | c JF Mooney b DT Johnston | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mohammad Shahzad †run out (JF Mooney) | run out (JF Mooney) | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 70.59 |
| Nawroz Mangal (c)st †NJ O'Brien b GH Dockrell | st †NJ O'Brien b GH Dockrell | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 118.18 |
| Mohammad Nabinot out | not out | 43* | 25 | 3 | 2 | 172.00 |
| Samiullah Shenwarirun out (AR Cusack/PC Connell) | run out (AR Cusack/PC Connell) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Rais Ahmadzaist †NJ O'Brien b AC Botha | st †NJ O'Brien b AC Botha | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 180.00 |
| Mirwais Ashrafrun out (KJ O'Brien) | run out (KJ O'Brien) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Hamid Hassannot out | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 1, w 7) | (b 1, lb 1, w 7) | 9 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 6.95) | 20 Ov (RR 6.95) | 139/8 | ||||
Did not bat: Shapoor Zadran
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (Karim Sadiq, 1.3 ov), 14-2 (Shafiqullah, 4 ov), 61-3 (Mohammad Shahzad, 10.4 ov), 69-4 (Noor Ali Zadran, 13.1 ov), 93-5 (Nawroz Mangal, 14.5 ov), 97-6 (Samiullah Shenwari, 15.4 ov), 130-7 (Raees Ahmadzai, 18.5 ov), 131-8 (Mirwais Ashraf, 19 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Connell | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5.00 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Trent Johnston | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Botha | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| George Dockrell | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 10.33 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Cusack | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.67 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
Ireland innings
126(19.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield (c)b Karim Sadiq | b Karim Sadiq | 35 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 152.17 |
| Niall O'Brien †c Noor Ali Zadran b Shapoor Zadran | c Noor Ali Zadran b Shapoor Zadran | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Paul Stirlingc Nawroz Mangal b Hamid Hassan | c Nawroz Mangal b Hamid Hassan | 21 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 91.30 |
| Andre Bothab Karim Sadiq | b Karim Sadiq | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kevin O'Brienc Nawroz Mangal b Karim Sadiq | c Nawroz Mangal b Karim Sadiq | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Alex Cusackrun out (Nawroz Mangal) | run out (Nawroz Mangal) | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115.38 |
| Gary Wilsonc †Mohammad Shahzad b Mohammad Nabi | c †Mohammad Shahzad b Mohammad Nabi | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Trent Johnstonc Samiullah Shenwari b Mohammad Nabi | c Samiullah Shenwari b Mohammad Nabi | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 105.88 |
| John Mooneyb Hamid Hassan | b Hamid Hassan | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 69.23 |
| Peter Connellrun out (Hamid Hassan) | run out (Hamid Hassan) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| George Dockrellnot out | not out | 0* | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(b 1, lb 6, w 3, nb 1) | (b 1, lb 6, w 3, nb 1) | 11 | ||||
| Total19.2 Ov (RR 6.52) | 19.2 Ov (RR 6.52) · Target 140 | 126 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 22-1 (NJ O'Brien, 3 ov), 52-2 (WTS Porterfield, 6.4 ov), 52-3 (AC Botha, 7 ov), 63-4 (KJ O'Brien, 9 ov), 78-5 (PR Stirling, 11.5 ov), 91-6 (AR Cusack, 13.3 ov), 98-7 (GC Wilson, 14.3 ov), 125-8 (DT Johnston, 18.5 ov), 126-9 (PC Connell, 19.1 ov), 126-10 (JF Mooney, 19.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shapoor Zadran | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 10.33 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Mirwais Ashraf | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Karim Sadiq | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 5.67 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Samiullah Shenwari | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Hamid Hassan | 3.2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 5.70 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |


