- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR13.1 flick shot, full length dive, great catch 69/44 release shot, lofted, fielder had to cover a lot of ground before holding on 14/214.5 down the track, great glove work 93/518.5 down the track, keeper uproots the stumps 130/7Extras9 (b 1, lb 1, w 7)TOTAL139/8 (20 Overs, RR: 6.95)Did not bat: Shapoor ZadranFall of wickets: 1-6 (Karim Sadiq, 1.3 ov), 2-14 (Shafiqullah, 3.6 ov), 3-61 (Mohammad Shahzad, 10.4 ov), 4-69 (Noor Ali Zadran, 13.1 ov), 5-93 (Nawroz Mangal, 14.5 ov), 6-97 (Samiullah Shinwari, 15.4 ov), 7-130 (Raees Ahmadzai, 18.5 ov), 8-131 (Mirwais Ashraf, 18.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB PC Connell 4 0 20 0 5.00 2 0 DT Johnston 4 0 18 2 4.50 0 0 KJ O'Brien 2 0 20 0 10.00 0 0 AC Botha 4 0 25 2 6.25 1 0 GH Dockrell 3 0 31 1 10.33 1 0 AR Cusack 3 0 23 0 7.66 1 0
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- 3 tried to clear the long on fieldsmen 22/111.5 short length, pulls and misses, straigh to mid wicket 78/57 through the gate, great bowling 52/39 lofted shot, staright to cover fielder, bowler cart wheeling in joy 63/414.3 cut shot, beaten straight to the keeper 98/718.5 full toss, pulled to midwicket, fielder had to cover a lot of ground before hlodin on 125/8Extras11 (b 1, lb 6, nb 1, w 3)TOTAL126 all out (19.2 Overs, RR: 6.51)Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Niall O'Brien, 2.6 ov), 2-52 (William Porterfield, 6.4 ov), 3-52 (Andre Botha, 6.6 ov), 4-63 (Kevin O'Brien, 8.6 ov), 5-78 (Paul Stirling, 11.5 ov), 6-91 (Alex Cusack, 13.3 ov), 7-98 (Gary Wilson, 14.3 ov), 8-125 (Trent Johnston, 18.5 ov), 9-126 (Peter Connell, 19.1 ov), 10-126 (John Mooney, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Shapoor Zadran 3 0 31 1 10.33 1 0 Mirwais Ashraf 4 0 20 0 5.00 0 0 Karim Sadiq 3 0 17 3 5.66 1 0 Samiullah Shinwari 2 0 7 0 3.50 0 0 Hamid Hassan 3.2 0 19 2 5.70 0 1 Mohammad Nabi 4 0 25 2 6.25 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Ireland , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
12.00 start, First Session 12.00-13.20, Interval 13.20-13.40, Second Session 13.40-15.00
Match days
9 February 2010 (20-over match)
Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Afghanistan 2, Ireland 0
Match Coverage
All Match NewsNabi's allround brilliance gives Afghanistan victory
Afghanistan continued their fairytale rise in international cricket with a tense victory over tournament favourites Ireland in the World Twenty20 Qualifier in Dubai