Afghanistan vs Ireland, Live Score and Commentary, AFG vs IRE, 26 January, 2021

COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Sheikh Zayed Stadium

Afghanistan

266/9 (50 ov)

Ireland

230/10 (47.1 ov)

Afghanistan won by 36 runs

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Player of the match

Rashid Khan, Afghanistan

Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECO

Afghanistan won by 36 runs

Afghanistan vs Ireland, Live Cricket Commentary

End of over 43 (4 runs)
1. Andy McBrine 5 (11)
2. Simi Singh 14 (18)
3. Naveen ul Haq 7-0-45-0
4. Mohammad Nabi 8-0-44-1
5. Ireland 212/7
1

43.1

Mohammad Nabi to Andy McBrine, 1 run,
0

43.2

Mohammad Nabi to Simi Singh, no run,
0

43.3

Mohammad Nabi to Simi Singh, no run,
0

43.4

Mohammad Nabi to Simi Singh, no run,
0

43.5

Mohammad Nabi to Simi Singh, no run,
1

43.6

Mohammad Nabi to Simi Singh, 1 run,
End of over 44 (2 runs)
1. Simi Singh 15 (23)
2. Andy McBrine 6 (12)
3. Mohammad Nabi 9-0-46-1
4. Naveen ul Haq 7-0-45-0
5. Ireland 214/7
1

44.1

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Simi Singh, 1 run,
1wd

44.2

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andy McBrine, 1 wide,
0

44.2

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andy McBrine, no run,
1

44.3

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andy McBrine, 1 run,
1

44.4

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Simi Singh, 1 run,
1

44.5

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Andy McBrine, 1 run,
0

44.6

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Simi Singh, no run,
End of over 45 (5 runs)
1. Simi Singh 17 (26)
2. Andy McBrine 8 (15)
3. Mujeeb Ur Rahman 10-0-43-2
4. Mohammad Nabi 9-0-46-1
5. Ireland 219/7
0

45.1

Mohammad Nabi to Andy McBrine, no run,
2

45.2

Mohammad Nabi to Andy McBrine, 2 runs,
1

45.3

Mohammad Nabi to Andy McBrine, 1 run,
1

45.4

Mohammad Nabi to Simi Singh, 1 run,
2

45.5

Mohammad Nabi to Andy McBrine, 2 runs,
1

45.6

Mohammad Nabi to Andy McBrine, 1 run,
End of over 46 (7 runs)
1. Andy McBrine 14 (20)
2. Simi Singh 18 (27)
3. Mohammad Nabi 10-0-53-1
4. Mujeeb Ur Rahman 10-0-43-2
5. Ireland 226/7
0

46.1

Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine, no run,
1

46.2

Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine, 1 run,
1

46.3

Rashid Khan to Simi Singh, 1 run,
1

46.4

Rashid Khan to Andy McBrine, 1 run,
w

46.5

Simi Singh runout (Rahmanullah Gurbaz / M Nabi) 20 (29) Rashid Khan to Simi Singh, 1 run, runout (Rahmanullah Gurbaz / M Nabi),
w

46.6

Craig Young b R Khan 0 (1) Rashid Khan to Craig Young, no run, b R Khan,
End of over 47 (4 runs)
1. Craig Young 0 (1)
2. Andy McBrine 16 (23)
3. Rashid Khan 9-0-29-4
4. Mohammad Nabi 10-0-53-1
5. Ireland 230/9
w

47.1

Andy McBrine lbw b N Haq 16 (24) Naveen ul Haq to Andy McBrine, no run, lbw b N Haq,

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Key Stats

Partnership: 0 run (0.1 ov): Andy McBrine: 0 (1), Craig Young: 0 (0)
Last Bat: Andy McBrine 16(24) - lbw b N Haq Naveen ul Haq
Fall of Wickets: 29 - 1 James McCollum, 62 - 2 Andy Balbirnie, 123 - 3 Harry Tector, 149 - 4 Curtis Campher, 187 - 5 Paul Stirling, 196 - 6 Lorcan Tucker, 200 - 7 Mark Adair, 230 - 8 Simi Singh, 230 - 9 Craig Young, 230 - 10 Andy McBrine
Reviews Remaining: Ireland - 0 of 0, Afghanistan - 0 of 0
Toss: Ireland elected to bowl

Match Info

Match: 3rd ODI
Series: Afghanistan vs Ireland
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Time: 11:30 AM
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium
City: Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afghanistan, TV), Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afghanistan), Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afghanistan)
Referee: Manu Nayyar (India)