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ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2011/12 / Scorecard

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier - Final

Afghanistan v Ireland

Ireland won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

T20I no. 240 | 2011/12 season
Played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium (neutral venue)
24 March 2012 (20-over match)


Afghanistan innings (20 overs maximum)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Karim Sadiq	b Rankin	16	10	2	1	160.00
2.1 short ball on the middle stump. Sadiq looks to pull it and is struck on the helmet. The ball's motion is deflected onto the stumps as Sadiq had his head turned away. That's first wwicket for Ireland 18/1
Javed Ahmadi	c Rankin b Johnston	6	5	1	0	120.00
3.2 and there's the second wicket as Ahmadi looks to cupper cut and doesn't get the distance. Rankin takes an easy catch at third-man 27/2
Mohammad Shahzad†	c Porterfield b Sorensen	77	57	7	2	135.08
18.4 the innings befitting the occasion has come to an end. Shahzad looks to pull it and gets a top-edge to long-off. A brilliant innings that by Shahzad 137/7
Mirwais Ashraf	c Porterfield b O'Brien	9	8	0	1	112.50
6.2 and that's the third wicket. Short ball pitched outside the off stump. Mirwais moves across and slices it straight into the hands of Porterfield at point 56/3
Nawroz Mangal*	c Sorensen b O'Brien	10	15	0	0	66.66
10.5 lofts it straight into the hands of Sorensen at long-on 78/4
Samiullah Shenwari	c Rankin b Sorensen	11	12	0	1	91.66
16.2 fuller ball outside the off stump. Shenwari lofts it straight into the hands of Rankin at long-off 119/5
Mohammad Nabi	c Sorensen b Stirling	1	2	0	0	50.00
17.4 flicks it straight into the hands of the fielder at deep midwicket. Nabi doesn't last long 131/6
Gulbadin Naib	not out	17	8	0	2	212.50

Aftab Alam	not out	1	3	0	0	33.33

Extras	(lb 2, w 2)	4

Total	(7 wickets; 20 overs)	152	(7.60 runs per over)

Did not bat Dawlat Zadran, Izatullah Dawlatzai

Fall of wickets 1-18 (Karim Sadiq, 2.1 ov), 2-27 (Javed Ahmadi, 3.2 ov), 3-56 (Mirwais Ashraf, 6.2 ov), 4-78 (Nawroz Mangal, 10.5 ov), 5-119 (Samiullah Shenwari, 16.2 ov), 6-131 (Mohammad Nabi, 17.4 ov), 7-137 (Mohammad Shahzad, 18.4 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
WB Rankin	4	0	22	1	5.50	(1w)
2.1 to Karim Sadiq, short ball on the middle stump. Sadiq looks to pull it and is struck on the helmet. The ball's motion is deflected onto the stumps as Sadiq had his head turned away. That's first wwicket for Ireland 18/1
DT Johnston	4	0	41	1	10.25
3.2 to Javed Ahmadi, and there's the second wicket as Ahmadi looks to cupper cut and doesn't get the distance. Rankin takes an easy catch at third-man 27/2
MC Sorensen	3	0	26	2	8.66	(1w)
16.2 to Samiullah Shenwari, fuller ball outside the off stump. Shenwari lofts it straight into the hands of Rankin at long-off 119/5 18.4 to Mohammad Shahzad, the innings befitting the occasion has come to an end. Shahzad looks to pull it and gets a top-edge to long-off. A brilliant innings that by Shahzad 137/7
KJ O'Brien	4	0	18	2	4.50
6.2 to Mirwais Ashraf, and that's the third wicket. Short ball pitched outside the off stump. Mirwais moves across and slices it straight into the hands of Porterfield at point 56/3 10.5 to Nawroz Mangal, lofts it straight into the hands of Sorensen at long-on 78/4
GH Dockrell	3	0	26	0	8.66

PR Stirling	2	0	17	1	8.50
17.4 to Mohammad Nabi, flicks it straight into the hands of the fielder at deep midwicket. Nabi doesn't last long 131/6


Ireland innings (target: 153 runs from 20 overs)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
WTS Porterfield*	b Dawlat Zadran	0	1	0	0	0.00
0.1 What.A.Start to both the innings by Afghanistan! If it was the first ball six while batting, then the middle stump of Porterfield is uprooted by an yorker. Will Ireland recover and try to trade punches through these 20 overs now? 0/1
PR Stirling	c Gulbadin Naib b Dawlat Zadran	79	38	9	3	207.89
12.5 and finally, the wicket that Afghanistan needed! Short ball outside the off stump. Stirling gets into the position early and pulls it. Naib times the jump perfectly and pulls off a stunner. Each of the Afghan bowlers seem to have a trademark celebration as Zadran thumps his chest 113/3
EC Joyce	c Mohammad Nabi b Aftab Alam	11	16	2	0	68.75
3.4 fuller ball on the leg stump. Joyce flicks it all the way into the hands of Nabi at deep square-leg. Alam endures a few anxious moments before punching the air in celebration of the wicket. The crowd seems to have found its voice back 33/2
GC Wilson†	c Mirwais Ashraf b Aftab Alam	32	39	2	0	82.05
18.1 fuller ball outside the off stump. Wilson lofts it straight into the hands of the fielder at long-off, Mirwais. And the tension boils over as Aftab speaks whats on his mind and Wilson responds but then better sense prevailed and both of them stopped brawling 150/5
KJ O'Brien	c †Mohammad Shahzad b Dawlat Zadran	0	1	0	0	0.00
12.6 well its two in two now. O'Brien looks to run it down and gets an outside edge. Shahzad saves his most athletic moment of the day for this catch. he dives to his right and pulls off a stunner. Second time in two two balls that I have used the expression. Can he get a hattrick of the first ball, next over? 113/4
AD Poynter	not out	23	17	2	1	135.29

AR White	not out	1	1	0	0	100.00

Extras	(lb 6, w 4)	10

Total	(5 wickets; 18.5 overs)	156	(8.28 runs per over)

Did not bat GH Dockrell, WB Rankin, DT Johnston, MC Sorensen

Fall of wickets 1-0 (Porterfield, 0.1 ov), 2-33 (Joyce, 3.4 ov), 3-113 (Stirling, 12.5 ov), 4-113 (O'Brien, 12.6 ov), 5-150 (Wilson, 18.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Dawlat Zadran	4	0	21	3	5.25	(1w)
0.1 to Porterfield, What.A.Start to both the innings by Afghanistan! If it was the first ball six while batting, then the middle stump of Porterfield is uprooted by an yorker. Will Ireland recover and try to trade punches through these 20 overs now? 0/1 12.5 to Stirling, and finally, the wicket that Afghanistan needed! Short ball outside the off stump. Stirling gets into the position early and pulls it. Naib times the jump perfectly and pulls off a stunner. Each of the Afghan bowlers seem to have a trademark celebration as Zadran thumps his chest 113/3 12.6 to O'Brien, well its two in two now. O'Brien looks to run it down and gets an outside edge. Shahzad saves his most athletic moment of the day for this catch. he dives to his right and pulls off a stunner. Second time in two two balls that I have used the expression. Can he get a hattrick of the first ball, next over? 113/4
Mirwais Ashraf	1	0	17	0	17.00	(1w)

Aftab Alam	3.5	0	34	2	8.86	(1w)
3.4 to Joyce, fuller ball on the leg stump. Joyce flicks it all the way into the hands of Nabi at deep square-leg. Alam endures a few anxious moments before punching the air in celebration of the wicket. The crowd seems to have found its voice back 33/2 18.1 to Wilson, fuller ball outside the off stump. Wilson lofts it straight into the hands of the fielder at long-off, Mirwais. And the tension boils over as Aftab speaks whats on his mind and Wilson responds but then better sense prevailed and both of them stopped brawling 150/5
Izatullah Dawlatzai	3	0	33	0	11.00

Samiullah Shenwari	3	0	15	0	5.00

Mohammad Nabi	3	0	25	0	8.33

Gulbadin Naib	1	0	5	0	5.00

Match details

Toss Afghanistan, who chose to bat
Series Ireland won the 2011/12 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

T20I debut Aftab Alam (Afghanistan)
Player of the match PR Stirling (Ireland)
Player of the series R van Schoor

Umpires CB Gaffaney (New Zealand) and BB Pradhan (Nepal)
Match referee DT Jukes (England)
Reserve umpire IN Ramage (Scotland)

Match notes

Mohammad Shahzad 50 in 46 mins off 39 balls, 5x4, 1x6
PR Stirling 50 in 30 mins off 17 balls, 7x4, 2x6

Tournament Results

Afghanistan v Ireland at Dubai (DSC) - Mar 24, 2012
Ireland won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Ireland v Namibia at Dubai (DSC) - Mar 24, 2012
Ireland won by 9 wickets (with 59 balls remaining)

Canada v Scotland at Dubai (DSC) - Mar 23, 2012
Scotland won by 4 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)

Hong Kong v U.S.A. at Dubai (GCA2) - Mar 23, 2012
Hong Kong won by 77 runs

Nepal v P.N.G. at Dubai (GCA) - Mar 23, 2012
Nepal won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

Bermuda v Uganda at Dubai (GCA2) - Mar 23, 2012
Bermuda won by 41 runs

Ireland v Netherlands at Dubai (DSC) - Mar 23, 2012
Ireland won by 7 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)

Italy v Kenya at Dubai (GCA) - Mar 23, 2012
Kenya won by 38 runs

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Match Coverage

Match Day

Report - Stirling whirlwind takes Ireland to title

Match Analysis - Shahzad steps up again on the big stage

- Afghanistan home | squad
- Ireland home | squad
- Match officials

Photos

Mar 24, 2012

Paul Stirling was Man of the Match for his quickfire 79

Mar 24, 2012

Andrew White and Andrew Poynter celebrate Ireland's title triumph

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