Afghanistan vs Ireland Highlights, 1st ODI, 7 March, 2024
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / Sharjah Cricket Stadium

310/5 (50 ov)

275/8 (50 ov)
Afghanistan won by 35 runs.
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Player of the match
Rahmanullah Gurbaz,
Afghanistan
Paul Stirling c I Alikhil b A Omarzai 5 (9) Azmatullah Omarzai to Paul Stirling, no run, c I Alikhil b A Omarzai, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Paul Stirling as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards , only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Ikram Alikhil for a soft dismissal.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Curtis Campher, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Curtis Campher hangs in the crease, it to the deep square leg, races away and finds the boundary.
Andy Balbirnie b F Farooqi 4 (18) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Andy Balbirnie, no run, b F Farooqi, Bowled out !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Andy Balbirnie hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Harry Tector, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps. Harry Tector goes forward, hits flick shot in the gap towards point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Harry Tector, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps. Harry Tector hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Harry Tector, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Harry Tector elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep point region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Curtis Campher b F Farooqi 9 (19) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Curtis Campher, no run, b F Farooqi, Bowled out !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Curtis Campher hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Harry Tector, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Harry Tector elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep point region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Allah Mohammad to Harry Tector, Four, Four !! flipper, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Harry Tector goes forward, it to the deep cover, races away and finds the boundary.
Gulbadin Naib to Harry Tector, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump. Harry Tector hangs in the crease, hits punch in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gulbadin Naib to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Lorcan Tucker hangs in the crease, hits punch in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Allah Mohammad to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! flipper, full length, on the off stump, Lorcan Tucker elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep mid wicket region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Noor Ahmad to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! flipper, full length, on the stumps. Lorcan Tucker goes forward, hits sweep in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Noor Ahmad to Harry Tector, Four, Four !! , fulltoss, on the stumps, Harry Tector elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Noor Ahmad to Harry Tector, Four, Four !! , fulltoss, on the off stump, Harry Tector elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep cover region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Noor Ahmad to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! flipper, full length, on the stumps. Lorcan Tucker goes forward, hits sweep in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Noor Ahmad to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! flipper, full length, on the stumps. Lorcan Tucker goes forward, hits ramp shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Noor Ahmad to Lorcan Tucker, Six, Six !! What a delivery! flipper lands right on the stumps, Lorcan Tucker goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Gulbadin Naib to Lorcan Tucker, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Lorcan Tucker goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Allah Mohammad to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! carrom ball, full length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Lorcan Tucker goes forward, it to the long off, races away and finds the boundary.
Mohammad Nabi to Harry Tector, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball, on the stumps, Harry Tector hangs in the crease, showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes it to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Lorcan Tucker elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep mid wicket region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump. Lorcan Tucker goes forward, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Lorcan Tucker c I Alikhil b F Farooqi 85 (76) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Lorcan Tucker, no run, c I Alikhil b F Farooqi, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Lorcan Tucker goes forward to try a high-risk drive, edged!! and the ball finds safe hands of Ikram Alikhil, who makes no mistake in taking the catch, and Lorcan Tucker is out.
George Dockrell c (sub N kharote) b N Ahmad 5 (10) Noor Ahmad to George Dockrell, no run, c (sub N kharote) b N Ahmad, Caught out !! slider, good length, on the stumps, George Dockrell hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Nangeyalia Kharote, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of George Dockrell.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Harry Tector, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Harry Tector goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Noor Ahmad to Harry Tector, Six, Six !! What a delivery! flipper lands right on the stumps, Harry Tector goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Mark Adair b F Farooqi 4 (10) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mark Adair, no run, b F Farooqi, Bowled out !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Mark Adair hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Andy McBrine c G Naib b A Omarzai 0 (2) Azmatullah Omarzai to Andy McBrine, no run, c G Naib b A Omarzai, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Andy McBrine goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting flick shot towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Gulbadin Naib, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Andy McBrine.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Harry Tector, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Harry Tector goes forward, hits ramp shot in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Graham Hume, Four, Four !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the off stump, Graham Hume elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Harry Tector c M Nabi b G Naib 138 (147) Gulbadin Naib to Harry Tector, no run, c M Nabi b G Naib, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Harry Tector hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards long off, but the ball finds safe hands of Mohammad Nabi, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Harry Tector is out.
Paul Stirling c I Alikhil b A Omarzai 5 (9) Azmatullah Omarzai to Paul Stirling, no run, c I Alikhil b A Omarzai, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Paul Stirling as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards , only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Ikram Alikhil for a soft dismissal.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Curtis Campher, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Curtis Campher hangs in the crease, it to the deep square leg, races away and finds the boundary.
Andy Balbirnie b F Farooqi 4 (18) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Andy Balbirnie, no run, b F Farooqi, Bowled out !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Andy Balbirnie hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Harry Tector, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps. Harry Tector goes forward, hits flick shot in the gap towards point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Harry Tector, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps. Harry Tector hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Harry Tector, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Harry Tector elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep point region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Curtis Campher b F Farooqi 9 (19) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Curtis Campher, no run, b F Farooqi, Bowled out !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Curtis Campher hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Harry Tector, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Harry Tector elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep point region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Allah Mohammad to Harry Tector, Four, Four !! flipper, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Harry Tector goes forward, it to the deep cover, races away and finds the boundary.
Gulbadin Naib to Harry Tector, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump. Harry Tector hangs in the crease, hits punch in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Gulbadin Naib to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Lorcan Tucker hangs in the crease, hits punch in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Allah Mohammad to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! flipper, full length, on the off stump, Lorcan Tucker elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep mid wicket region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Noor Ahmad to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! flipper, full length, on the stumps. Lorcan Tucker goes forward, hits sweep in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Noor Ahmad to Harry Tector, Four, Four !! , fulltoss, on the stumps, Harry Tector elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to long on region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Noor Ahmad to Harry Tector, Four, Four !! , fulltoss, on the off stump, Harry Tector elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep cover region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Noor Ahmad to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! flipper, full length, on the stumps. Lorcan Tucker goes forward, hits sweep in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Noor Ahmad to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! flipper, full length, on the stumps. Lorcan Tucker goes forward, hits ramp shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Noor Ahmad to Lorcan Tucker, Six, Six !! What a delivery! flipper lands right on the stumps, Lorcan Tucker goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Gulbadin Naib to Lorcan Tucker, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Lorcan Tucker goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Allah Mohammad to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! carrom ball, full length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Lorcan Tucker goes forward, it to the long off, races away and finds the boundary.
Mohammad Nabi to Harry Tector, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball, on the stumps, Harry Tector hangs in the crease, showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes it to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Lorcan Tucker elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep mid wicket region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump. Lorcan Tucker goes forward, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Lorcan Tucker c I Alikhil b F Farooqi 85 (76) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Lorcan Tucker, no run, c I Alikhil b F Farooqi, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Lorcan Tucker goes forward to try a high-risk drive, edged!! and the ball finds safe hands of Ikram Alikhil, who makes no mistake in taking the catch, and Lorcan Tucker is out.
George Dockrell c (sub N kharote) b N Ahmad 5 (10) Noor Ahmad to George Dockrell, no run, c (sub N kharote) b N Ahmad, Caught out !! slider, good length, on the stumps, George Dockrell hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Nangeyalia Kharote, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of George Dockrell.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Harry Tector, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Harry Tector goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Noor Ahmad to Harry Tector, Six, Six !! What a delivery! flipper lands right on the stumps, Harry Tector goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Mark Adair b F Farooqi 4 (10) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mark Adair, no run, b F Farooqi, Bowled out !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Mark Adair hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
Andy McBrine c G Naib b A Omarzai 0 (2) Azmatullah Omarzai to Andy McBrine, no run, c G Naib b A Omarzai, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Andy McBrine goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting flick shot towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Gulbadin Naib, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Andy McBrine.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Harry Tector, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Harry Tector goes forward, hits ramp shot in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Graham Hume, Four, Four !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the off stump, Graham Hume elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Harry Tector c M Nabi b G Naib 138 (147) Gulbadin Naib to Harry Tector, no run, c M Nabi b G Naib, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Harry Tector hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards long off, but the ball finds safe hands of Mohammad Nabi, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Harry Tector is out.