Ireland vs Afghanistan Highlights, 2nd Match, 7 August, 2026
COMPLETED / 2nd Match / Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason
207/10 (33.4 ov)
299/8 (47 ov)
Afghanistan won by 92 runs
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Player of the match
Rashid Khan,
Afghanistan
Azmatullah Omarzai to Paul Stirling, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Paul Stirling goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Andy Balbirnie goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump. Andy Balbirnie hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Andy Balbirnie hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Paul Stirling c M Saleem Safi b A Omarzai 5 (10) Azmatullah Omarzai to Paul Stirling, no run, c M Saleem Safi b A Omarzai, Caught out!! fast ball good length on the stumps, Paul Stirling hangs in the crease to take the gamble with flick shot towards short mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Mohammad Saleem Safi. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Andy Balbirnie goes forward, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Cade Carmichael, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Cade Carmichael hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Cade Carmichael, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Cade Carmichael hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Cade Carmichael, 1 run, Cade Carmichael hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run. Dropped catch
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Andy Balbirnie hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Andy Balbirnie 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 Cade Carmichael, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Cade Carmichael goes back, plays pull in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Cade Carmichael, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Cade Carmichael hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Andy Balbirnie goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Cade Carmichael, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Cade Carmichael hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Cade Carmichael, Six, Six !! With a brilliant bouncer on the off stump, Cade Carmichael goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Cade Carmichael, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Cade Carmichael goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum! Back to back sixes, Freed his arms and sent the ball crashing on the other side of the fences into the crowd
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Cade Carmichael, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Cade Carmichael goes back and caresses pull to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.
Andy Balbirnie c R Gurbaz b R Khan 36 (42) Rashid Khan to Andy Balbirnie, no run, c R Gurbaz b R Khan, Caught out !! googly, good length, on the off stump, Andy Balbirnie goes back and takes a big risk by attempting cut towards slip, edged!! and flies straight to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Andy Balbirnie.
Harry Tector c R Gurbaz b R Khan 5 (10) Rashid Khan to Harry Tector, no run, c R Gurbaz b R Khan, Caught out !! googly, good length, on the off stump, Harry Tector hangs in the crease to hit defensive shot to slip, edged!! and resulted in a superb catch taken by Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and Harry Tector is dismissed.
Rashid Khan to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Lorcan Tucker goes forward, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! arm ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, Lorcan Tucker hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Lorcan Tucker hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Lorcan Tucker runout (S Atal) 23 (21) Mohammad Saleem Safi to Lorcan Tucker, no run, runout (S Atal), Run out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Lorcan Tucker hangs in the crease, strikes defensive shot towards point and sets off for a quick single, but it was a suicidal one. Sediqullah Atal collects the ball and throws it toward the stumps, and Lorcan Tucker was well short of his crease. Run out, and what a silly way to get out!
Azmatullah Omarzai to Curtis Campher, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Curtis Campher hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Cade Carmichael c AM Ghazanfar b A Omarzai 62 (66) Azmatullah Omarzai to Cade Carmichael, no run, c AM Ghazanfar b A Omarzai, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Cade Carmichael goes back, takes a big risk by attempting cut towards third man, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Cade Carmichael.
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Curtis Campher, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Curtis Campher goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Benjamin Calitz, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Benjamin Calitz goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Curtis Campher, Six, Six !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Curtis Campher hangs in the crease and plays a high-risk pull, The ball soared high into the air, taking the top edge of the bat! over third man into the crowd for a Maximum!
Azmatullah Omarzai to Benjamin Calitz, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Benjamin Calitz goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Benjamin Calitz, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Benjamin Calitz hangs in the crease and caresses drive, edged!! towards third man, it raced away to the fence for four.
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Benjamin Calitz, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Benjamin Calitz goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four. Misfielding has cost them runs
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Benjamin Calitz, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Benjamin Calitz goes back and caresses pull to deep square leg, it raced away to the fence for four.
Ben Calitz b R Khan 27 (15) Rashid Khan to Benjamin Calitz, no run, b R Khan,
Mark Adair c R Shah b F Farooqi 3 (7) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mark Adair, no run, c R Shah b F Farooqi, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Mark Adair hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting inside out shot towards long off, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Rahmat Shah, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Mark Adair.
Curtis Campher b R Khan 23 (18) Rashid Khan to Curtis Campher, no run, b R Khan, Bowled out !! googly, good length, on the stumps, Curtis Campher goes back, 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.
Jai Moondra c M Saleem Safi b R Khan 3 (6) Rashid Khan to Jai Moondra, no run, c M Saleem Safi b R Khan, Caught out !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Jai Moondra goes forward to hit inside out shot to deep point but it resulted in a catch taken by Mohammad Saleem Safi. Jai Moondra is dismissed.
Byron Mcdonough b R Khan 0 (2) Rashid Khan to Byron Mcdonough, no run, b R Khan, Bowled out !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Byron Mcdonough tries to be aggressive, hangs in the crease, swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!
Azmatullah Omarzai to Paul Stirling, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Paul Stirling goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Andy Balbirnie goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump. Andy Balbirnie hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Andy Balbirnie hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Paul Stirling c M Saleem Safi b A Omarzai 5 (10) Azmatullah Omarzai to Paul Stirling, no run, c M Saleem Safi b A Omarzai, Caught out!! fast ball good length on the stumps, Paul Stirling hangs in the crease to take the gamble with flick shot towards short mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Mohammad Saleem Safi. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Andy Balbirnie goes forward, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Cade Carmichael, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Cade Carmichael hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Cade Carmichael, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Cade Carmichael hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Cade Carmichael, 1 run, Cade Carmichael hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run. Dropped catch
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Andy Balbirnie hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Andy Balbirnie 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 Cade Carmichael, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Cade Carmichael goes back, plays pull in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Cade Carmichael, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Cade Carmichael hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Andy Balbirnie, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Andy Balbirnie goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Cade Carmichael, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Cade Carmichael hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Cade Carmichael, Six, Six !! With a brilliant bouncer on the off stump, Cade Carmichael goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Cade Carmichael, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Cade Carmichael goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum! Back to back sixes, Freed his arms and sent the ball crashing on the other side of the fences into the crowd
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Cade Carmichael, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Cade Carmichael goes back and caresses pull to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.
Andy Balbirnie c R Gurbaz b R Khan 36 (42) Rashid Khan to Andy Balbirnie, no run, c R Gurbaz b R Khan, Caught out !! googly, good length, on the off stump, Andy Balbirnie goes back and takes a big risk by attempting cut towards slip, edged!! and flies straight to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Andy Balbirnie.
Harry Tector c R Gurbaz b R Khan 5 (10) Rashid Khan to Harry Tector, no run, c R Gurbaz b R Khan, Caught out !! googly, good length, on the off stump, Harry Tector hangs in the crease to hit defensive shot to slip, edged!! and resulted in a superb catch taken by Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and Harry Tector is dismissed.
Rashid Khan to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Lorcan Tucker goes forward, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! arm ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, Lorcan Tucker hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Lorcan Tucker, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Lorcan Tucker hangs in the crease, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Lorcan Tucker runout (S Atal) 23 (21) Mohammad Saleem Safi to Lorcan Tucker, no run, runout (S Atal), Run out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Lorcan Tucker hangs in the crease, strikes defensive shot towards point and sets off for a quick single, but it was a suicidal one. Sediqullah Atal collects the ball and throws it toward the stumps, and Lorcan Tucker was well short of his crease. Run out, and what a silly way to get out!
Azmatullah Omarzai to Curtis Campher, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Curtis Campher hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Cade Carmichael c AM Ghazanfar b A Omarzai 62 (66) Azmatullah Omarzai to Cade Carmichael, no run, c AM Ghazanfar b A Omarzai, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Cade Carmichael goes back, takes a big risk by attempting cut towards third man, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Cade Carmichael.
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Curtis Campher, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Curtis Campher goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Benjamin Calitz, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Benjamin Calitz goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Curtis Campher, Six, Six !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Curtis Campher hangs in the crease and plays a high-risk pull, The ball soared high into the air, taking the top edge of the bat! over third man into the crowd for a Maximum!
Azmatullah Omarzai to Benjamin Calitz, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Benjamin Calitz goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Benjamin Calitz, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Benjamin Calitz hangs in the crease and caresses drive, edged!! towards third man, it raced away to the fence for four.
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Benjamin Calitz, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Benjamin Calitz goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four. Misfielding has cost them runs
Mohammad Saleem Safi to Benjamin Calitz, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Benjamin Calitz goes back and caresses pull to deep square leg, it raced away to the fence for four.
Ben Calitz b R Khan 27 (15) Rashid Khan to Benjamin Calitz, no run, b R Khan,
Mark Adair c R Shah b F Farooqi 3 (7) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mark Adair, no run, c R Shah b F Farooqi, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Mark Adair hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting inside out shot towards long off, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Rahmat Shah, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Mark Adair.
Curtis Campher b R Khan 23 (18) Rashid Khan to Curtis Campher, no run, b R Khan, Bowled out !! googly, good length, on the stumps, Curtis Campher goes back, 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.
Jai Moondra c M Saleem Safi b R Khan 3 (6) Rashid Khan to Jai Moondra, no run, c M Saleem Safi b R Khan, Caught out !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Jai Moondra goes forward to hit inside out shot to deep point but it resulted in a catch taken by Mohammad Saleem Safi. Jai Moondra is dismissed.
Byron Mcdonough b R Khan 0 (2) Rashid Khan to Byron Mcdonough, no run, b R Khan, Bowled out !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Byron Mcdonough tries to be aggressive, hangs in the crease, swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!