Ireland v Afghanistan in India1st T20I
Afghanistan beat Ireland by 6 wickets in the 1st T20I
Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, . Ireland won the toss and chose to bat.
Ireland165/520 ov
Afghanistan171/418 ov
Afghanistan won by 6 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
Afghanistan won the series 3-2
Match report
From the scorecardIreland won the toss and chose to bat. Ireland made 165 for 5 in 20 overs, Stuart Thompson 56 from 35 balls and Gary Wilson 41 not out from 27 balls. Amir Hamza took 2 for 23.
Afghanistan reached 171 for 4 in 18 overs, Samiullah Shenwari 56 from 36 balls and Mohammad Shahzad 47 from 41 balls.
Afghanistan won by 6 wickets (with 12 balls remaining).
Key performers
Ireland innings
165/5(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Thompsonc Najibullah Zadran b Amir Hamza | c Najibullah Zadran b Amir Hamza | 56 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 160.00 |
| Paul Stirlingb Amir Hamza | b Amir Hamza | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| William Porterfield (c)run out (Rashid Khan) | run out (Rashid Khan) | 39 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 130.00 |
| Kevin O'Brienst †Mohammad Shahzad b Rashid Khan | st †Mohammad Shahzad b Rashid Khan | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Gary Wilson †not out | not out | 41* | 27 | 3 | 1 | 151.85 |
| Lorcan Tuckerrun out (Rashid Khan/†Mohammad Shahzad) | run out (Rashid Khan/†Mohammad Shahzad) | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 107.69 |
| Extras(lb 2, nb 2) | (lb 2, nb 2) | 4 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 8.25) | 20 Ov (RR 8.25) | 165/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (PR Stirling, 0.4 ov), 83-2 (SR Thompson, 9.4 ov), 102-3 (WTS Porterfield, 12.1 ov), 112-4 (KJ O'Brien, 14.3 ov), 165-5 (L Tucker, 20 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Hamza | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 4 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 12.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Shapoor Zadran | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Karim Janat | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Afghanistan innings
171/4(18 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Shahzad †run out (GH Dockrell) | run out (GH Dockrell) | 47 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 114.63 |
| Najeeb Tarakaic †GC Wilson b KJ O'Brien | c †GC Wilson b KJ O'Brien | 27 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 180.00 |
| Samiullah Shenwaric GH Dockrell b SR Thompson | c GH Dockrell b SR Thompson | 56 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 155.56 |
| Asghar Afghan (c)not out | not out | 20* | 13 | 2 | 1 | 153.85 |
| Mohammad Nabic GH Dockrell b CA Young | c GH Dockrell b CA Young | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Shafiqullahnot out | not out | 6* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 600.00 |
| Extras(b 2, lb 2, w 10) | (b 2, lb 2, w 10) | 14 | ||||
| Total18 Ov (RR 9.50) | 18 Ov (RR 9.50) · Target 166 | 171/4 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 51-1 (Najeeb Tarakai, 5 ov), 124-2 (Mohammad Shahzad, 13.5 ov), 161-3 (Samiullah Shenwari, 16.4 ov), 165-4 (Mohammad Nabi, 17.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew McBrine | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| George Dockrell | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 13.00 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Craig Young | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Mulder | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Thompson | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5.67 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |