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World T20First Round · T20I

Ireland beat United Arab Emirates by 21 runs

Sylhet Stadium, . Ireland won the toss and chose to bowl.

Ireland103/314.2 ov
Ireland won by 21 runs (DLS method)
Sri Lanka won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

Ireland won the toss and chose to bowl. United Arab Emirates made 123 for 6 in 20 overs, Shaiman Anwar 30 from 28 balls. Paul Stirling took 2 for 12.

Ireland reached 103 for 3 in 14.2 overs, Ed Joyce 43 from 38 balls and William Porterfield 33 not out from 35 balls. Sharif Asadullah took 2 for 21.

Ireland won by 21 runs (DLS method).

Key performers

United Arab Emirates innings

123/6(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Amjad Alic GH Dockrell b PR Stirlingc GH Dockrell b PR Stirling201940105.26
Faizan Asifrun out (TJ Murtagh/†GC Wilson)run out (TJ Murtagh/†GC Wilson)11151073.33
Khurram Khanc EC Joyce b TJ Murtaghc EC Joyce b TJ Murtagh16211076.19
Swapnil Patil †c WTS Porterfield b PR Stirlingc WTS Porterfield b PR Stirling03000.00
Shaiman Anwarc & b KJ O'Brienc & b KJ O'Brien302802107.14
Amjad Javedc EC Joyce b KJ O'Brienc EC Joyce b KJ O'Brien19213090.48
Rohan Mustafanot outnot out13*1300100.00
Vikrant Shettynot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(b 2, lb 3, w 7, nb 1)(b 2, lb 3, w 7, nb 1)13
Total20 Ov (RR 6.15)20 Ov (RR 6.15)123/6
Fall of wickets: 35-1 (Faizan Asif, 5 ov), 46-2 (Amjad Ali, 6.1 ov), 46-3 (SP Patil, 6.4 ov), 88-4 (Shaiman Anwar, 14 ov), 90-5 (Khurram Khan, 14.3 ov), 115-6 (Amjad Javed, 19 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Paul Stirling311224.00140020
Max Sorensen302408.0083100
Tim Murtagh402015.00122010
Alex Cusack403007.5083001
George Dockrell1010010.0020100
Kevin O'Brien401724.25121000
Stuart Thompson10505.0020000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAmjad Ali 15(15) & Faizan Asif 11(15)3530
2ndAmjad Ali 5(4) & Khurram Khan 5(3)117
3rdSP Patil 0(3) & Khurram Khan 0(0)03
4thShaiman Anwar 30(28) & Khurram Khan 10(16)4244
5thKhurram Khan 1(2) & Amjad Javed 1(1)23
6thAmjad Javed 18(20) & Rohan Mustafa 6(8)2527
7thRohan Mustafa 7(5) & V Shetty 1(1)8*6

Ireland innings

103/3(14.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
William Porterfieldnot outnot out33*352194.29
Paul Stirlingretired hurtretired hurt8*520160.00
Ed Joycec Khurram Khan b Sharif Asadullahc Khurram Khan b Sharif Asadullah433841113.16
Kevin O'Brienc V Shetty b Sharif Asadullahc V Shetty b Sharif Asadullah02000.00
Andrew Poynterb Amjad Javedb Amjad Javed451080.00
Gary Wilson †not outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(lb 2, w 7, pen 5)(lb 2, w 7, pen 5)14
Total14.2 Ov (RR 7.19)14.2 Ov (RR 7.19) · Target 83 from 14.1 ov103/3
Fall of wickets: 95-1 (EC Joyce, 12.3 ov), 96-2 (KJ O'Brien, 13 ov), 101-3 (AD Poynter, 14 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Sharif Asadullah302127.0083010
Kamran Shazad302809.3362110
Amjad Javed301816.00113010
Rohan Mustafa401303.25130000
Ahmed Raza1.2016012.0011100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stWTS Porterfield 1(2) & PR Stirling 8(5)157
1stWTS Porterfield 29(30) & EC Joyce 43(38)8068
2ndWTS Porterfield 1(1) & KJ O'Brien 0(2)13
3rdWTS Porterfield 1(1) & AD Poynter 4(5)56
4thWTS Porterfield 1(1) & GC Wilson 1(1)2*2

Commentary

End of innings: IRE 103/3 (14.2 ov)
14.21
Ahmed Raza to GC Wilson, 1 run
14.11
Ahmed Raza to WTS Porterfield, 1 run
End of over 145 runs, 1 wktIRE 101/310040W
WTS Porterfield 32(34)Amjad Javed 3-0-18-1
13.6W
Amjad Javed to AD Poynter, OUT
AD Poynter b Amjad Javed 4(5) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 101/3 (14 ov)
13.50
Amjad Javed to AD Poynter, no run
13.44
Amjad Javed to AD Poynter, FOUR
13.30
Amjad Javed to AD Poynter, no run
13.20
Amjad Javed to AD Poynter, no run
13.11
Amjad Javed to WTS Porterfield, 1 run
End of over 134 runs, 2 wktsIRE 96/212W10W
WTS Porterfield 31(33)Sharif Asadullah 3-0-21-2
12.6W
Sharif Asadullah to KJ O'Brien, OUT
KJ O'Brien c V Shetty b Sharif Asadullah 0(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 96/2 (13 ov)
12.50
Sharif Asadullah to KJ O'Brien, no run
12.41
Sharif Asadullah to WTS Porterfield, 1 run
12.3W
Sharif Asadullah to EC Joyce, OUT
EC Joyce c Khurram Khan b Sharif Asadullah 43(38) [4s-4 6s-1] · FoW 95/1 (12.3 ov)
12.22
Sharif Asadullah to EC Joyce, 2 runs
12.11
Sharif Asadullah to WTS Porterfield, 1 run
End of over 1211 runsIRE 92/0111161
WTS Porterfield 29(31)EC Joyce 41(36)Kamran Shazad 3-0-28-0
11.61
Kamran Shazad to WTS Porterfield, 1 run
11.56
Kamran Shazad to WTS Porterfield, SIX
11.41
Kamran Shazad to EC Joyce, 1 run
11.31
Kamran Shazad to WTS Porterfield, 1 run
11.21
Kamran Shazad to EC Joyce, 1 run
11.11
Kamran Shazad to WTS Porterfield, 1 run
End of over 117 runsIRE 81/0111112
EC Joyce 39(34)WTS Porterfield 20(27)Rohan Mustafa 4-0-13-0
10.62
Rohan Mustafa to EC Joyce, 2 runs
10.51
Rohan Mustafa to WTS Porterfield, 1 run
10.41
Rohan Mustafa to EC Joyce, 1 run
10.31
Rohan Mustafa to WTS Porterfield, 1 run
10.21
Rohan Mustafa to EC Joyce, 1 run