Ireland vs Afghanistan, 2nd Match, Group A at Abu Dhabi, Jan 14 2017 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
2nd Match, Group A (N), Abu Dhabi, January 14, 2017, Desert T20 Challenge
125/6
(18.4/20 ov, T:126) 126/5
Afghanistan won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Ireland  (20 ovs maximum)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Gulbadin Naib b Amir Hamza | 25 | 24 | - | 3 | 0 | 104.16 | |||
| b Mohammad Nabi | 18 | 20 | - | 3 | 0 | 90.00 | |||
| b Amir Hamza | 17 | 17 | - | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| lbw b Rashid Khan | 12 | 9 | - | 2 | 0 | 133.33 | |||
| lbw b Rashid Khan | 23 | 19 | - | 2 | 0 | 121.05 | |||
| lbw b Mohammad Nabi | 3 | 9 | - | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |||
| not out | 7 | 12 | - | 1 | 0 | 58.33 | |||
| not out | 13 | 10 | - | 1 | 0 | 130.00 | |||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 3, w 2) | 7 | |||||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 6.25) | 125/6 | |||||||
Did not bat | |||||||||
Fall of wickets 1-36 (Stuart Poynter, 5.2 ov), 2-56 (Paul Stirling, 8.6 ov), 3-67 (William Porterfield, 10.6 ov), 4-76 (Kevin O'Brien, 12.2 ov), 5-100 (Greg Thompson, 15.6 ov), 6-102 (Gary Wilson, 16.2 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
8.6 to PR Stirling, angles it in, tries to go big over midwicket, doesnt connect properly, straight to Gulbadin at deep midwicket. 56/2 10.6 to WTS Porterfield, fullish ball, tries to over covers, gets an inside edge onto the stumps. 67/3 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
5.2 to SW Poynter, full and straight, fires it at the stumps, Poynter plays completely around it, stumps rattled. 36/1 15.6 to GJ Thompson, . 100/5 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
12.2 to KJ O'Brien, wrong un', O brien in forward defense, fails to read the turn, plays for the turn and misses! wrapped on the front and no doubt!!. 76/4 16.2 to GC Wilson, . 102/6 | ||||||||
Afghanistan  (T: 126 runs from 20 ovs)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b Mulder | 29 | 27 | - | 5 | 0 | 107.40 | |||
| run out (Little/Mulder) | 31 | 27 | - | 2 | 1 | 114.81 | |||
| b Mulder | 6 | 8 | - | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | |||
| lbw b Dockrell | 13 | 15 | - | 2 | 0 | 86.66 | |||
| not out | 26 | 17 | - | 1 | 2 | 152.94 | |||
| b McBrine | 2 | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |||
| not out | 11 | 11 | - | 1 | 1 | 100.00 | |||
| Extras | (lb 1, w 7) | 8 | |||||||
| Total | 18.4 Ov (RR: 6.75) | 126/5 | |||||||
Did not bat | |||||||||
Fall of wickets 1-54 (Mohammad Shahzad, 7.5 ov), 2-66 (Asghar Afghan, 9.5 ov), 3-81 (Najeeb Tarakai, 11.4 ov), 4-91 (Samiullah Shinwari, 13.2 ov), 5-99 (Gulbadin Naib, 15.4 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
15.4 to Gulbadin Naib, good length ball, sweeps and misses, McBrine strikes!!. 99/5 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
13.2 to Samiullah Shinwari, middle stump ball, needless reverse sweep, beaten, hits the pads and Given. 91/4 | ||||||||
| 3.4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 8.45 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
7.5 to Mohammad Shahzad, tosses it up, Shahzad comes down the track, plays all around it, misses it, stumps rattled. 54/1 9.5 to Asghar Stanikzai, slightly quicker and flatter, deceived in the air, plays back to a full ball, beaten, stumps broken. 66/2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
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Match Details
TossIreland, elected to bat first
Season2016/17
Player Of The Match
Match numberT20I no. 578
Hours of play (local time)19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.25 Interval 20.25-20.45, Second Session 20.45-22.10
Match days14 January 2017 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsAfghanistan 2, Ireland 0