ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier72nd Match, Final · T20I
Ireland beat Afghanistan by 68 runs in the 72nd Match, final
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, . Ireland won the toss and chose to bat.
Ireland225/720 ov
Afghanistan15718.5 ov
Ireland won by 68 runs
Match report
From the scorecardIreland won the toss and chose to bat. Ireland made 225 for 7 in 20 overs, Paul Stirling 76 from 43 balls and Trent Johnston 62 from 32 balls. Amir Hamza took 3 for 39.
Afghanistan were bowled out for 157, Gulbadin Naib 43 from 19 balls and Mohammad Shahzad 38 from 18 balls. Trent Johnston took 3 for 34.
Ireland won by 68 runs.
Key performers
Ireland innings
225/7(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield (c)b Amir Hamza | b Amir Hamza | 27 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 192.86 |
| Paul Stirlingc Mohammad Nabi b Amir Hamza | c Mohammad Nabi b Amir Hamza | 76 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 176.74 |
| Kevin O'Brienc Dawlat Zadran b Karim Sadiq | c Dawlat Zadran b Karim Sadiq | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Trent Johnstonb Shapoor Zadran | b Shapoor Zadran | 62 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 193.75 |
| Gary Wilson †b Dawlat Zadran | b Dawlat Zadran | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| John Mooneyc †Mohammad Shahzad b Shapoor Zadran | c †Mohammad Shahzad b Shapoor Zadran | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Max Sorensennot out | not out | 6* | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| James Shannonc Gulbadin Naib b Amir Hamza | c Gulbadin Naib b Amir Hamza | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Alex Cusacknot out | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 10, w 6) | (b 1, lb 10, w 6) | 17 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 11.25) | 20 Ov (RR 11.25) | 225/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 68-1 (WTS Porterfield, 5.3 ov), 104-2 (KJ O'Brien, 9.1 ov), 168-3 (PR Stirling, 14.3 ov), 183-4 (GC Wilson, 16 ov), 212-5 (JF Mooney, 18.1 ov), 212-6 (DT Johnston, 18.2 ov), 223-7 (JNK Shannon, 19.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shapoor Zadran | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Dawlat Zadran | 4 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 13.00 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Samiullah Shenwari | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Amir Hamza | 4 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 9.75 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Karim Sadiq | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.50 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Mirwais Ashraf | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
Afghanistan innings
157(18.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Shahzad †c JNK Shannon b GH Dockrell | c JNK Shannon b GH Dockrell | 38 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 211.11 |
| Nawroz Mangalb GH Dockrell | b GH Dockrell | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 140.00 |
| Mirwais Ashrafc PR Stirling b MC Sorensen | c PR Stirling b MC Sorensen | 22 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 129.41 |
| Mohammad Nabi (c)c PR Stirling b AR Cusack | c PR Stirling b AR Cusack | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Karim Sadiqc DT Johnston b AR Cusack | c DT Johnston b AR Cusack | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Gulbadin Naibc JF Mooney b DT Johnston | c JF Mooney b DT Johnston | 43 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 226.32 |
| Samiullah Shenwaric PR Stirling b DT Johnston | c PR Stirling b DT Johnston | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Najibullah Zadranc JF Mooney b DT Johnston | c JF Mooney b DT Johnston | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Dawlat Zadranb TJ Murtagh | b TJ Murtagh | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Shapoor Zadranb TJ Murtagh | b TJ Murtagh | 13 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 65.00 |
| Amir Hamzanot out | not out | 2* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Extras(w 2) | (w 2) | 2 | ||||
| Total18.5 Ov (RR 8.34) | 18.5 Ov (RR 8.34) · Target 226 | 157 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 36-1 (Nawroz Mangal, 3.2 ov), 59-2 (Mohammad Shahzad, 5.2 ov), 76-3 (Mohammad Nabi, 6.5 ov), 76-4 (Karim Sadiq, 7 ov), 101-5 (Mirwais Ashraf, 10.2 ov), 129-6 (Gulbadin Naib, 12.5 ov), 129-7 (Samiullah Shenwari, 13 ov), 138-8 (Dawlat Zadran, 13.5 ov), 142-9 (Najibullah Zadran, 16.1 ov), 157-10 (Shapoor Zadran, 18.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Sorensen | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Murtagh | 2.5 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 8.47 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Cusack | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| George Dockrell | 3 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 12.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Johnston | 4 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 8.50 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Stirling | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |