Only Test
Ireland beat Afghanistan by 6 wickets in the only Test
Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, . Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Afghanistan155 & 21875.4 ov
Ireland263 & 111/431.3 ov
Ireland won by 6 wickets
Match report
From the scorecardAfghanistan won the toss and chose to bat. Afghanistan were bowled out for 155, Ibrahim Zadran 53 from 83 balls and Karim Janat 41 not out from 78 balls. Mark Adair took 5 for 39.
Ireland were bowled out for 263, Paul Stirling 52 from 89 balls and Curtis Campher 49 from 64 balls. Zia-ur-Rehman took 5 for 64.
Afghanistan were bowled out for 218, Hashmatullah Shahidi 55 from 107 balls and Rahmanullah Gurbaz 46 from 85 balls. Craig Young took 3 for 24.
Ireland made 111 for 4, Andrew Balbirnie 58 not out from 96 balls. Naveed Zadran took 2 for 31.
Ireland won by 6 wickets.
Key performers
Afghanistan 1st innings
155(54.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Zadranc †L Tucker b CA Young | c †L Tucker b CA Young | 53 | 83 | 9 | 0 | 63.86 |
| Noor Ali Zadranc A Balbirnie b MR Adair | c A Balbirnie b MR Adair | 7 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 25.93 |
| Rahmat Shahb MR Adair | b MR Adair | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi (c)c †L Tucker b BJ McCarthy | c †L Tucker b BJ McCarthy | 20 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz †c †L Tucker b MR Adair | c †L Tucker b MR Adair | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Nasir Jamalb CA Young | b CA Young | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Karim Janatnot out | not out | 41* | 78 | 6 | 0 | 52.56 |
| Zia-ur-Rehmanc A Balbirnie b MR Adair | c A Balbirnie b MR Adair | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Naveed Zadranc AR McBrine b C Campher | c AR McBrine b C Campher | 12 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Nijat Masoodc †L Tucker b C Campher | c †L Tucker b C Campher | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Zahir Khanb MR Adair | b MR Adair | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 6, nb 1) | (b 4, lb 6, nb 1) | 11 | ||||
| Total54.5 Ov (RR 2.13) | 54.5 Ov (RR 2.13) | 155 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (Noor Ali Zadran, 6.3 ov), 11-2 (Rahmat Shah, 6.6 ov), 66-3 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 21.5 ov), 86-4 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 28.3 ov), 89-5 (Nasir Jamal, 29.5 ov), 90-6 (Ibrahim Zadran, 31.1 ov), 111-7 (Zia-ur-Rehman, 36.4 ov), 138-8 (Naveed Zadran, 49.4 ov), 138-9 (Nijat Masood, 49.6 ov), 155-10 (Zahir Khan, 54.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Adair | 16.5 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 1.76 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Barry McCarthy | 11 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1.91 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Young | 11 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 2.11 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew McBrine | 7 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2.36 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Theo van Woerkom | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Campher | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2.44 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Ireland 1st innings
263(83.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Moorb Naveed Zadran | b Naveed Zadran | 12 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 41.38 |
| Andrew Balbirnie (c)lbw b Naveed Zadran | lbw b Naveed Zadran | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Curtis Campherc †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Zia-ur-Rehman | c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Zia-ur-Rehman | 49 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 76.56 |
| Harry Tectorlbw b Naveed Zadran | lbw b Naveed Zadran | 32 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 43.84 |
| Theo van Woerkomb Zia-ur-Rehman | b Zia-ur-Rehman | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Paul Stirlingb Zahir Khan | b Zahir Khan | 52 | 89 | 7 | 0 | 58.43 |
| Lorcan Tucker †c Rahmat Shah b Zia-ur-Rehman | c Rahmat Shah b Zia-ur-Rehman | 46 | 105 | 5 | 0 | 43.81 |
| Andrew McBrinec Naveed Zadran b Nijat Masood | c Naveed Zadran b Nijat Masood | 38 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 51.35 |
| Mark Adairlbw b Zia-ur-Rehman | lbw b Zia-ur-Rehman | 15 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Barry McCarthylbw b Zia-ur-Rehman | lbw b Zia-ur-Rehman | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Craig Youngnot out | not out | 1* | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 3, nb 3) | (b 4, lb 3, nb 3) | 10 | ||||
| Total83.4 Ov (RR 2.36) | 83.4 Ov (RR 2.36) | 263 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (A Balbirnie, 3.6 ov), 32-2 (PJ Moor, 9.1 ov), 92-3 (C Campher, 26.1 ov), 94-4 (TF van Woerkom, 28.2 ov), 106-5 (HT Tector, 35.3 ov), 186-6 (PR Stirling, 57.4 ov), 216-7 (L Tucker, 68.3 ov), 242-8 (MR Adair, 75.2 ov), 256-9 (BJ McCarthy, 79.3 ov), 263-10 (AR McBrine, 83.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nijat Masood | 12.4 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 2.28 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Naveed Zadran | 18 | 4 | 59 | 3 | 2.46 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Karim Janat | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Zia-ur-Rehman | 30 | 7 | 64 | 5 | 1.60 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Zahir Khan | 14 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 3.59 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Afghanistan 2nd innings
218(75.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Zadranc PJ Moor b MR Adair | c PJ Moor b MR Adair | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Noor Ali Zadranc MR Adair b BJ McCarthy | c MR Adair b BJ McCarthy | 32 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Rahmat Shahc †L Tucker b MR Adair | c †L Tucker b MR Adair | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi (c)lbw b MR Adair | lbw b MR Adair | 55 | 107 | 5 | 0 | 51.40 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz †b CA Young | b CA Young | 46 | 85 | 4 | 2 | 54.12 |
| Nasir Jamalb BJ McCarthy | b BJ McCarthy | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10.53 |
| Karim Janatc A Balbirnie b CA Young | c A Balbirnie b CA Young | 13 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Zia-ur-Rehmanc A Balbirnie b TF van Woerkom | c A Balbirnie b TF van Woerkom | 13 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 44.83 |
| Naveed Zadranb CA Young | b CA Young | 25 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 47.17 |
| Nijat Masoodb BJ McCarthy | b BJ McCarthy | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Zahir Khannot out | not out | 4* | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Extras(b 7) | (b 7) | 7 | ||||
| Total75.4 Ov (RR 2.17) | 75.4 Ov (RR 2.17) | 218 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 24-1 (Ibrahim Zadran, 6.3 ov), 38-2 (Rahmat Shah, 8.4 ov), 93-3 (Noor Ali Zadran, 26.5 ov), 140-4 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 40.5 ov), 143-5 (Nasir Jamal, 45.5 ov), 173-6 (Karim Janat, 57.6 ov), 174-7 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 59.1 ov), 206-8 (Zia-ur-Rehman, 70.1 ov), 207-9 (Nijat Masood, 71.3 ov), 218-10 (Naveed Zadran, 75.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Adair | 16 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 2.63 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Barry McCarthy | 18 | 5 | 48 | 3 | 2.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Theo van Woerkom | 13 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 2.48 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew McBrine | 17 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 1.68 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Young | 10.4 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 1.71 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Tector | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Ireland 2nd innings
111/4(31.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Moorb Naveed Zadran | b Naveed Zadran | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Andrew Balbirnie (c)not out | not out | 58* | 96 | 5 | 0 | 60.42 |
| Curtis Campherb Naveed Zadran | b Naveed Zadran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Harry Tectorc †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Nijat Masood | c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Nijat Masood | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Paul Stirlingc Rahmat Shah b Zia-ur-Rehman | c Rahmat Shah b Zia-ur-Rehman | 14 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Lorcan Tucker †not out | not out | 27* | 57 | 2 | 0 | 47.37 |
| Extras(lb 7, nb 3) | (lb 7, nb 3) | 10 | ||||
| Total31.3 Ov (RR 2.65) | 31.3 Ov (RR 2.65) · Target 111 | 111/4 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (PJ Moor, 1.5 ov), 8-2 (C Campher, 1.6 ov), 13-3 (HT Tector, 4.3 ov), 39-4 (PR Stirling, 12.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nijat Masood | 8 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2.53 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Naveed Zadran | 9.3 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 2.48 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Zia-ur-Rehman | 11 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 2.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Zahir Khan | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |