ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier17th Match, Final · T20I
Afghanistan beat Ireland by 8 wickets in the 17th Match, final
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, . Ireland won the toss and chose to bat.
Ireland142/820 ov
Afghanistan147/217.3 ov
Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
Match report
From the scorecardIreland won the toss and chose to bat. Ireland made 142 for 8 in 20 overs, Niall O'Brien 28 from 27 balls and Alex Cusack 28 from 22 balls. Nawroz Mangal took 3 for 23.
Afghanistan reached 147 for 2 in 17.3 overs, Mohammad Shahzad 65 not out from 46 balls and Karim Sadiq 34 from 17 balls.
Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 15 balls remaining).
Key performers
Ireland innings
142/8(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield (c)c Mirwais Ashraf b Mohammad Nabi | c Mirwais Ashraf b Mohammad Nabi | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Niall O'Brien †run out (Samiullah Shenwari) | run out (Samiullah Shenwari) | 28 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 103.70 |
| Alex Cusackst †Mohammad Shahzad b Samiullah Shenwari | st †Mohammad Shahzad b Samiullah Shenwari | 28 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 127.27 |
| Kevin O'Brienc Raees Ahmadzai b Nawroz Mangal | c Raees Ahmadzai b Nawroz Mangal | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Gary Wilsonc Hamid Hassan b Nawroz Mangal | c Hamid Hassan b Nawroz Mangal | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Nigel Jonesb Nawroz Mangal | b Nawroz Mangal | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| John Mooneyb Hamid Hassan | b Hamid Hassan | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Trent Johnstonc Nawroz Mangal b Shapoor Zadran | c Nawroz Mangal b Shapoor Zadran | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Andrew Whitenot out | not out | 7* | 9 | 0 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Peter Connellnot out | not out | 3* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 7, w 5, nb 2) | (b 1, lb 7, w 5, nb 2) | 15 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 7.10) | 20 Ov (RR 7.10) | 142/8 | ||||
Did not bat: George Dockrell
Fall of wickets: 42-1 (WTS Porterfield, 5.1 ov), 81-2 (NJ O'Brien, 10 ov), 87-3 (AR Cusack, 11 ov), 87-4 (KJ O'Brien, 11.1 ov), 97-5 (GC Wilson, 13.3 ov), 111-6 (NG Jones, 15.1 ov), 117-7 (JF Mooney, 16.3 ov), 137-8 (DT Johnston, 19.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shapoor Zadran | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Mirwais Ashraf | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Karim Sadiq | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Samiullah Shenwari | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Nawroz Mangal | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5.75 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Hamid Hassan | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
Afghanistan innings
147/2(17.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karim Sadiqc AR White b DT Johnston | c AR White b DT Johnston | 34 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Noor Ali Zadranlbw b KJ O'Brien | lbw b KJ O'Brien | 16 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Mohammad Shahzad †not out | not out | 65* | 46 | 6 | 1 | 141.30 |
| Nawroz Mangal (c)not out | not out | 21* | 18 | 3 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 1, w 9) | (b 1, lb 1, w 9) | 11 | ||||
| Total17.3 Ov (RR 8.40) | 17.3 Ov (RR 8.40) · Target 143 | 147/2 | ||||
Did not bat: Hamid Hassan, Mirwais Ashraf, Mohammad Nabi, Samiullah Shenwari, Asghar Afghan, Shapoor Zadran, Rais Ahmadzai
Fall of wickets: 37-1 (Karim Sadiq, 3.3 ov), 89-2 (Noor Ali Zadran, 11 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Connell | 3.3 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 13.14 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Trent Johnston | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Cusack | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| George Dockrell | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Nigel Jones | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |