AFG vs IRE Today's Match Expert Fantasy Tips & Player Stats, Ireland vs Afghanistan 2024

1st ODI • Sharjah Cricket Stadium • Sharjah

Afghanistan

310/5 (50)

Ireland

275/8 (50)

AFG won by 35 runs

Info

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Scorecard

Stats

Mini Games

Player of the Match Rahmanullah Gurbaz

121(117)

AFG

IRE

Info

Afghanistan

310/5 (50)

Batters

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

121

117

103.42

b van Woerkom

Ibrahim Zadran

64.52

b van Woerkom

Azmatullah Omarzai

95.00

c Campher b van Woerkom

Mohammad Nabi

148.15

c & b Hume

Rahmat Shah

40.00

c Adair b Young

Hashmatullah Shahidi

151.52

Not out

Gulbadin Naib

160.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 5, NB: 0, W: 4)

TOTAL

(50 Ov, RR: 6.2)

310/5

Did not Bat

Ikram Alikhil, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Bowlers

EXT

Mark Adair

7.90

Graham Hume

4.44

Craig Young

5.90

Theo van Woerkom

5.50

Curtis Campher

8.00

Andy McBrine

3.83

George Dockrell

16.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Ibrahim Zadran

b van Woerkom

1-150

30.6

Azmatullah Omarzai

c Campher b van Woerkom

2-207

38.1

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

b van Woerkom

3-212

38.6

Rahmat Shah

c Adair b Young

4-216

40.2

Mohammad Nabi

c & b Hume

5-287

48.1

Ireland

275/8 (50)

Batters

Andy Balbirnie

22.22

b Farooqi

Paul Stirling

55.56

c Alikhil b Omarzai

Curtis Campher

47.37

b Farooqi

Harry Tector

138

147

93.88

c Nabi b Naib

Lorcan Tucker

111.84

c Alikhil b Farooqi

George Dockrell

50.00

c (sub kharote) b Ahmad

Mark Adair

40.00

b Farooqi

Andy McBrine

0.00

c Naib b Omarzai

Graham Hume

112.50

Not out

Theo van Woerkom

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 8, NB: 1, W: 5)

TOTAL

(50 Ov, RR: 5.5)

275/8

Did not Bat

Craig Young

Bowlers

EXT

Fazalhaq Farooqi

5.10

Azmatullah Omarzai

4.70

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

5.67

Gulbadin Naib

6.33

Noor Ahmad

6.10

Mohammad Nabi

4.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Paul Stirling

c Alikhil b Omarzai

1-10

3.4

Andy Balbirnie

b Farooqi

2-16

6.1

Curtis Campher

b Farooqi

3-34

10.1

Lorcan Tucker

c Alikhil b Farooqi

4-207

38.6

George Dockrell

c (sub kharote) b Ahmad

5-223

42.4

Mark Adair

b Farooqi

6-247

45.6

Andy McBrine

c Naib b Omarzai

7-249

46.3

Harry Tector

c Nabi b Naib

8-271

49.3

Match Info

Date & Time

07 Mar, 05:00 PM IST

Venue

Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Match

1st ODI,

Ireland vs Afghanistan 2024

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afghanistan), Paul Reiffel (Australia), Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afghanistan, TV)

Referee

David Boon (Australia)

Toss

Ireland elected to bowl

1wd 1 0 W 0 1 1

Over 47

Runs: 4

4 2 2 1 1 1

Over 48

Runs: 11

0 1 1 1 0 4

Over 49

Runs: 7

1 1 W 2 1lb 1

Over 50

Runs: 6

All Overs

Player of the Match Rahmanullah Gurbaz

121(117)

Commentary

After five consecutive defeats in ODIs, Afghanistan finally get a win and lead the series 1-0. Ireland fought hard and the game was hanging in the balance when Tector and Tucker was at the crease but Afghan's pacers bowled exceptionally well at the back end to seal the match in their favour. Now, it's time to end the coverage, hope you enjoyed it as much as we did bringing it to you. Until next time, this is Pragadeesh signing off on behalf of Pradeep

Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan Captain): Yes, first of all happy with my team's performance. I was nervous. They played really well out there. Fazal bowled well with the new ball and we knew about the dew and told the boys about it. First 10 overs were important and we bowled well. Fazal bowled really well and bowled the yorkers at the end. Yes, they both are playing well Ibrahim and Gurbaz. They are playing positive cricket and doing well for the team. Hope they carry that on in the future as well and do well for our team. Thank You.

Paul Stirling (Ireland Captain)- They are the deserving winners because they played better than us. I don't think that the toss was a factor. The future of our ODI is looking good and we are trying a few players in this series. Tector has been superb with the bat and he is always terrific cricketer. I believe that we will turn the tables at the end of the series, forgetting the defeat."

Rahmanullah Gurbaz is the Player of the Match! Here's what he has to say: It was a good day for us, everyone played well and very happy. Always a pleasure to bat with Ibrahim, wicket was not easy, thought we should spend time in the middle and go big at the end. Ireland bounced back after early blows, credit to our bowlers with plenty of dew in the ground, they stuck to their plans and the game was good in the end. Feel excited for the hundred, never focus on the records, always try to contribute for my country, that's the most important thing for me.

Mohammad Nabi: Big partnership in the middle, wicket was strange with not much for the spinners with dew, wet ball, we tried our best and we kept tight, wicket to wicket and made it tough to score. Gurbaz is a brilliant player, after few bad innings, he showed he's got it at this stage in the ODI's. Tough to bowl with the wet ball, especially the yorkers and he delivered. So far going well, trying my best with my fitness.

Afghanistan won by 35 runs

We witnessed a top-class century and a splendid partnership but still Ireland fell short. It has a lot to do with their patchy start as they lost the top three cheaply. When things looked down and out for them, Tector and Tucker not only did the repair work but sucked the early momentum that the Afghans gathered. It's wasn't free-flowing in the middle but both read the situation and looked more assured with their approach

They took the game deep but didn't do enough damage after the second drinks break against the spinners. Tector scored a splendid ton and just when it looked Tucker was reaching closer to the three-figure score, Farooqi broke the stand to gain his team an upper hand

Soon after, Tector batted like a lone-warrior but he didn't get much impactful support at the other end. Farooqi's yorkers and Azmat's off-pace deliveries proved too tough to score boundaries for the Irish as they were outclassed by 35 runs. Tector was struggling with cramps and that really made things bad to worse in his pursuit to take his side home

overs

275 /8 score

1lb

runs

Graham Hume *

8 (8)

Theo van Woerkom

3 (2)

Gulbadin Naib

1 /38

49.6 Gulbadin Naib to Graham Hume, THAT IS THAT! Afghanistan go 1-0 up in the three match ODI series! It's a comfortable win for Afghanistan in the end. Slower one, length delivery outside the off-stump. Hume swings and misses. Alikhil diving to his left can't collect it, they pick up a single.

49.5 Gulbadin Naib to Theo van Woerkom, takes the pace off again, back of a length on the leg-stump. van Woerkom looks to play into the on-side but misses, thuds on the pad and they pick up a leg-bye.

49.4 Gulbadin Naib to Theo van Woerkom, 2 runs taken

Theo van Woerkom, RHB, walks in at no.10

9 out of 10 times this knock from Tector should be match-winning but it's not meant to be now

49.3 Gulbadin Naib to Harry Tector, OUT! MILES UP IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Tiring shot from Tector, end of a sensational knock that comes up in a losing cause. Slower one again, Tector through with the shot too early and miscued it down to long-off as Nabi takes a sitter.

49.2 Gulbadin Naib to Graham Hume, pace off again, sweeps the length delivery away past the mid-wicket region as Hume picks up another single.

49.1 Gulbadin Naib to Harry Tector, slower one, back of a length on the middle and leg. Tector swipes it behind square on the on-side for just one.

Top-class spell at the back end by Azmat. Ireland fought hard but this match has become a mere-formality as we head towards the final over of the contest

overs

269 /7 score

runs

Graham Hume *

7 (6)

Harry Tector

137 (145)

Azmatullah Omarzai

2 /47

48.6 Azmatullah Omarzai to Graham Hume, EDGED AND FOUR! Full toss on the fourth stump, Hume swings but takes the outside edge, beats the diving fielder in the ring and races away to third-man ropes.

48.5 Azmatullah Omarzai to Graham Hume, back of a length on the fourth stump, Hume looks to swipe across the line and misses, ball dies at the keeper

48.4 Azmatullah Omarzai to Harry Tector, yorker, well outside the off-stump. Tector reaches and squeezes it to sweeper cover for another single.

48.3 Azmatullah Omarzai to Graham Hume, back of a length on the off-stump, Hume whacked it down to long-on for another single.