Afghanistan vs Scotland, 43rd Match, Super Eight at Benoni, Apr 15 2009 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
43rd Match, Super Eight, Benoni, April 15, 2009, ICC World Cup Qualifiers
Afghanistan (50 ovs maximum)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c †Smith b Stander | 24 | 42 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 | |||
| run out (Stander) | 92 | 101 | 151 | 10 | 2 | 91.08 | |||
| b Wright | 22 | 26 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 84.61 | |||
| c McCallum b Blain | 72 | 70 | 116 | 7 | 1 | 102.85 | |||
| c Stander b Wright | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| c Poonia b Haq | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| c Watson b Nel | 16 | 28 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 | |||
| c Poonia b Blain | 22 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 200.00 | |||
| c †Smith b Nel | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 71.42 | |||
| st †Smith b Haq | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 180.00 | |||
| not out | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 | |||
| Extras | (lb 3, w 8) | 11 | |||||||
| Total | 50 Ov (RR: 5.58, 211 Mins) | 279 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-57 (Noor Ali Zadran, 14.1 ov), 2-105 (Mohammad Shahzad, 21.3 ov), 3-177 (Karim Sadiq, 34.4 ov), 4-179 (Asghar Afghan, 35.6 ov), 5-181 (Mohammad Nabi, 36.2 ov), 6-216 (Rais Ahmadzai, 43.5 ov), 7-257 (Samiullah Shinwari, 47.1 ov), 8-261 (Nawroz Mangal, 47.3 ov), 9-273 (Shapoor Zadran, 48.6 ov), 10-279 (Khaliq Dad, 49.6 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 54 | 2 | 5.40 | 34 | 1 | 0 | |
47.1 to Samiullah Shinwari, short leg side, hooks, not timed well, goes high and straight to deep square leg who hardly has to move. 257/7 47.3 to Nawroz Mangal, lofted drive does not clear long on. 261/8 | ||||||||
| 10 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 5.20 | 30 | 2 | 0 | |
43.5 to Raees Ahmadzai, lofted over the bowlers head, no timing, mid-off gets across and takes a good catch. 216/6 49.6 to Khaliq Dad, swings to the on side, top edge, well taken by the keeper, saving himself a bruised lip. 279/10 | ||||||||
| 10 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 4.10 | 42 | 1 | 0 | |
35.6 to Asghar Afghan, pressure gets to him, tries to clear mid-off, gets too much under it, loops high to STander at mid-off. 179/4 | ||||||||
| 10 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 6.70 | 30 | 2 | 0 | |
14.1 to Noor Ali Zadran, outside off, pushes at that, no foot work, plays away from the body and this time he pays for it. 57/1 | ||||||||
| 9 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 6.11 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
36.2 to Mohammad Nabi, plays the lofted drive, also gets under it, loops away to Poonia at mid-off on the circle. 181/5 48.6 to Shapoor Zadran, outside off, looks to hit that to Johannesburg coming down the pitch, misses, keeps on going. 273/9 | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Scotland (T: 280 runs from 50 ovs)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b Khaliq Dad | 13 | 34 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 38.23 | |||
| c †Mohammad Shahzad b Shapoor Zadran | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | |||
| c Mohammad Nabi b Karim Sadiq | 91 | 127 | 146 | 10 | 1 | 71.65 | |||
| c Hamid Hassan b Karim Sadiq | 71 | 75 | 91 | 3 | 2 | 94.66 | |||
| c Raees Ahmadzai b Samiullah Shinwari | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 166.66 | |||
| b Hamid Hassan | 17 | 15 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 113.33 | |||
| c Raees Ahmadzai b Hamid Hassan | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |||
| run out (†Mohammad Shahzad) | 11 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 122.22 | |||
| c Samiullah Shinwari b Shapoor Zadran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| b Shapoor Zadran | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | 166.66 | |||
| not out | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 9, w 11) | 21 | |||||||
| Total | 47.1 Ov (RR: 5.02) | 237 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-1 (Majid Haq, 2.3 ov), 2-54 (Ryan Watson, 16.4 ov), 3-187 (Kyle Coetzer, 39.4 ov), 4-200 (Neil McCallum, 40.6 ov), 5-200 (Gavin Hamilton, 41.1 ov), 6-208 (Jan Stander, 42.6 ov), 7-231 (Colin Smith, 45.5 ov), 8-231 (Craig Wright, 45.6 ov), 9-237 (Navdeep Poonia, 46.5 ov), 10-237 (John Blain, 47.1 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 3.92 | 38 | 2 | 0 | |
2.3 to RM Haq, outside off, moves away as he tries to drive on the up, edges, easy catch. 1/1 45.6 to CM Wright, outside off, drives firmly at that, thick edge sails away to the deep backward point. 231/8 47.1 to JAR Blain, you miss I hit as Blain misses the drive to see his wickets re-arranged. 237/10 | ||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 5.00 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
42.6 to JH Stander, full on the legs, clips that in the air, good contact, not enough to clear the square leg. 208/6 46.5 to NS Poonia, full leg stump ball, swings away, edges into the leg stump. 237/9 | ||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 4.77 | 32 | 3 | 0 | |
16.4 to RR Watson, full on the off, drives, inside edge, off stump does a tumble. 54/2 | ||||||||
| 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3.75 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 6.28 | 15 | 1 | 0 | |
39.4 to KJ Coetzer, outside off, drives, thick edge, loops to deep gully who dives forward to take a low catch. 187/3 41.1 to GM Hamilton, another great catch, lofted on drive, man from long on dives forward again taking a low catch. 200/5 | ||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 5.80 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
40.6 to NFI McCallum, on the sweep, gets under that, but a great catch at deep square leg running to his right and taking a low catch out of the sun. 200/4 | ||||||||
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Match Flow
Afghanistan innings
Afghanistan 50, 47 minutes, 73 balls, 6x4
Partnership, 1st wicket, 50 runs, 47 minutes, 73 balls, 6x4
Karin Khan 50 , 92 minutes, 60 balls, 8x4, 1x6
Power Play 2, overs 12 to 16
Afghanistan 100, 92 minutes, 131 balls, 14x4, 1x6
Afghanistan 150, 129 minutes, 184 balls, 17x4, 2x6
Partnership, 3rd wicket, 50, 38 minutes, 56 balls, 3x4, 1x6
Power Play 3 overs 43 to 47
Afghanistan 200, 169 minutes, 259 balls, 19X4, 2X6
Mangal 50, 91 minutes, 59 balls, 3x4, 1x6
Afghanistan 250, 193 minutes, 286 balls, 25x4, 4x6
Scotland innings
Power Play 2, overs 11 to 15
Scotland 50, 62 minutes, 89 balls, 6x4
Scotland 100, 111 minutes, 170 balls, 7x4, 1x6
Partnership 3rd wicket 50, 40 minutes, 70 balls, 1x4, 1x6
Coetzer 50, 103 minutes, 92 balls, 6x4, 1x6
Scotland 150, 138 minutes, 219 balls, 9x4, 3x6
Hamilton 50, 64 minutes, 60 balls, 1x4, 2x6
Partnership, 3rd wicket 100, 64 minutes, 117 balls, 3x4, 3x6
Scotland 200, 162 minutes, 252 balls, 15x4, 3x6
Power Play 3, overs 43 to 47
Match Details
GroundWillowmoore Park, Benoni
TossScotland, elected to field first
Series
Season2009
Player Of The Match
Match numberICCTROPHY no. 503
Hours of play (local time)09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00 Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15
Match days15 April 2009 - day (50-over match)
Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsAfghanistan 2, Scotland 0