Afghanistan vs Ireland, 1st ODI, Afghanistan vs Ireland in UAE

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Afghanistan vs Ireland in UAE, Completed

Afghanistan

AFG

310/5 (50 ov)

Ireland

IRE

275/8 (50 ov)

Afghanistan won by 35 runs.

BATTERS	R	B	4S	6S	SR
Graham Hume *	9	8	1	0	112.50
Theo van Woerkom	2	2	0	0	100.00

BOWLERS	O	M	R	W	ECON
Gulbadin Naib *	6	0	38	1	6.33
Azmatullah Omarzai	10	0	47	2	4.70

Current Partnership: 4 run (0.3 ov) | Last Wicket: Harry Tector 138 (147) | Fall of Wicket: 271/8 (49.3 ov)

CRR: 5.50

Recent: 112w114•111•111224

Afghanistan vs Ireland, Live Cricket Commentary

End of over 50 (6 runs)

Graham Hume 9 (8)

Theo van Woerkom 2 (2)

Ireland 275/8

Gulbadin Naib 6-0-38-1

Azmatullah Omarzai 10-0-47-2

49 6 | 7.6

Gulbadin Naib to Graham Hume, 1 run, Gulbadin Naib delivers fast ball at good length, Graham Hume goes forward and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the slip, limits Graham Hume to just 1 run.

1lb

49 5 | 7.6

Gulbadin Naib to Theo van Woerkom, 1 leg bye, Gulbadin Naib delivers fast ball at good length, Theo Van Woerkom hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the point, limits Theo Van Woerkom to just 1 run.

49 4 | 7.6

Gulbadin Naib to Theo van Woerkom, 2 runs, Theo Van Woerkom hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 2 runs.

49 3 | 7.6

Harry Tector c M Nabi b G Naib 138 (147) Gulbadin Naib to Harry Tector, no run, c M Nabi b G Naib, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Harry Tector hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards long off, but the ball finds safe hands of Mohammad Nabi, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Harry Tector is out.

49 2 | 7.6

Gulbadin Naib to Graham Hume, 1 run, Gulbadin Naib delivers fast ball at good length, Graham Hume hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep square leg, limits Graham Hume to just 1 run.

49 1 | 7.6

Gulbadin Naib to Harry Tector, 1 run, Gulbadin Naib delivers fast ball at good length, Harry Tector hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep mid wicket, limits Harry Tector to just 1 run.

End of over 49 (7 runs)

Graham Hume 7 (6)

Harry Tector 137 (145)

Ireland 269/7

Azmatullah Omarzai 10-0-47-2

Fazalhaq Farooqi 10-1-51-4

48 6 | 7.6

Azmatullah Omarzai to Graham Hume, Four, Four !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the off stump, Graham Hume elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.

48 5 | 7.6

Azmatullah Omarzai to Graham Hume, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, good length, on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai sends down a sharp delivery, Graham Hume hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.

48 4 | 7.6

Azmatullah Omarzai to Harry Tector, 1 run, Harry Tector goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

48 3 | 7.6

Azmatullah Omarzai to Graham Hume, 1 run, Graham Hume goes forward and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.

48 2 | 7.6

Azmatullah Omarzai to Harry Tector, 1 run, Harry Tector goes forward and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.

48 1 | 7.6

Azmatullah Omarzai to Harry Tector, no run, Dot ball !! , fulltoss, on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai sends down a sharp delivery, Harry Tector hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.

End of over 48 (11 runs)

Harry Tector 135 (142)

Graham Hume 2 (3)

Ireland 262/7

Fazalhaq Farooqi 10-1-51-4

Azmatullah Omarzai 9-0-40-2

47 6 | 7.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Harry Tector, 1 run, Harry Tector goes forward and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.

47 5 | 7.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Graham Hume, 1 run, Graham Hume goes forward and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.

47 4 | 7.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Harry Tector, 1 run, Harry Tector hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

47 3 | 7.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Harry Tector, 2 runs, Fazalhaq Farooqi delivers fast ball at good length, Harry Tector hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep square leg, limits Harry Tector to just 2 runs.

47 2 | 7.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Harry Tector, 2 runs, Harry Tector hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 2 runs.

47 1 | 7.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Harry Tector, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Harry Tector goes forward, hits ramp shot in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

End of over 47 (4 runs)

Harry Tector 125 (137)

Graham Hume 1 (2)

Ireland 251/7

Azmatullah Omarzai 9-0-40-2

Fazalhaq Farooqi 9-1-40-4

46 6 | 7.6

Azmatullah Omarzai to Harry Tector, 1 run, Harry Tector goes forward and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.

46 5 | 7.6

Azmatullah Omarzai to Graham Hume, 1 run, Graham Hume goes forward and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 1 run.

46 4 | 7.6

Azmatullah Omarzai to Graham Hume, no run, Dot Ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, and Graham Hume hangs on and tries to hit cut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

46 3 | 7.6

Andy McBrine c G Naib b A Omarzai 0 (2) Azmatullah Omarzai to Andy McBrine, no run, c G Naib b A Omarzai, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Andy McBrine goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting flick shot towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Gulbadin Naib, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Andy McBrine.

46 2 | 7.6

Azmatullah Omarzai to Andy McBrine, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai sends down a sharp delivery, Andy McBrine hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.

46 1 | 7.6

1wd

46 1 | 7.6

Azmatullah Omarzai to Harry Tector, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball good length, on the off stump, Azmatullah Omarzai strays from his line, sending it too far outside the off-stump. The Umpire calls it a wide.

End of over 46 (3 runs)

Mark Adair 4 (10)

Harry Tector 123 (135)

Ireland 247/6

Fazalhaq Farooqi 9-1-40-4

Noor Ahmad 10-0-61-1

45 6 | 7.6

Mark Adair b F Farooqi 4 (10) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mark Adair, no run, b F Farooqi, Bowled out !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Mark Adair hangs in the crease, 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.

Date

Thursday, March 7, 2024 11:30

Venue

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Toss

Ireland elected to bowl

Umpires

Match Referee

David Boon (Australia)