Afghan cricket team in Ireland in 2012

Afghanistan cricket team against Ireland in 2012

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|  Ireland|  Afghanistan
Dates|  3 July – 12 July
Captains|  Kevin O'Brien (first-class)
William Porterfield (ODI)|  Karim Sadiq
One Day International series
Results|  Ireland won the 2-match series 1–0

The Afghanistan national cricket team played the Ireland cricket team in Ireland in July 2012. The teams will play a four-day first-class match as part of the 2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup and two One Day Internationals (ODIs) as part of the 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship.[1] The Intercontinental Cup match will be played at Observatory Lane in Rathmines, while the two ODIs will be played at the Clontarf Cricket Club Ground in Dublin. Heading into the matches, Ireland led both the Intercontinental Cup and the World Cricket League Championship, while Afghanistan were second in the Intercontinental Cup and fifth in the World Cricket League Championship.

## Squads

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Intercontinental Cup  | ODIs

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Ireland[1] |  Afghanistan[2] |  Ireland[1] |  Afghanistan[2]

* Kevin O'Brien (c)
* John Anderson
* Andrew Balbirnie
* Alex Cusack
* Trent Johnston
* Rory McCann (wk)
* John Mooney
* Paul Stirling
* Max Sorensen
* Stuart Thompson
* Albert van der Merwe
* Andrew White
* Gary Wilson (wk)
* Ben Wylie

* Karim Sadiq (c)
* Amir Mangal
* Asghar Stanikzai
* Dawlat Zadran
* Gulbudeen Naib
* Amir Hamza
* Izatullah Dawlatzai
* Javed Ahmadi
* Mohammad Nabi
* Mohammad Shahzad (wk)
* Najibullah Zadran
* Shabir Noori
* Samiullah Shenwari
* Shapoor Zadran

* William Porterfield (c)
* Alex Cusack
* George Dockrell
* Trent Johnston
* Ed Joyce
* John Mooney
* Tim Murtagh
* Kevin O'Brien
* Niall O'Brien (wk)
* Paul Stirling
* Max Sorensen
* Stuart Thompson
* Andrew White
* Gary Wilson (wk)

* Karim Sadiq (c)
* Afsar Zazai
* Asghar Stanikzai
* Dawlat Zadran
* Gulbudeen Naib
* Amir Hamza
* Izatullah Dawlatzai
* Javed Ahmadi
* Mohammad Nabi
* Mohammad Shahzad (wk)
* Noor-ul-Haq
* Shabir Noori
* Samiullah Shenwari
* Shapoor Zadran

## World Cricket League Championship

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### 1st ODI

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3 July 2012
(scorecard)

Ireland

Afghanistan

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Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Shaun George (RSA) and Richard Smith (Ire)

* Rescheduled to be played the following day, but poor weather ruled out play on the reserve day.

### 2nd ODI

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5 July 2012
(scorecard)

Ireland
163 all out (47 overs)

Afghanistan
104 all out (33.1 overs)

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Ed Joyce 67 (124)
Shapoor Zadran 3/20 (8 overs)

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Najibullah Zadran 23 (32)
Alex Cusack 3/17 (8 overs)

Ireland won by 59 runs
Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Shaun George (RSA) and Richard Smith (Ire)

* Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.

## Intercontinental Cup Match

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9–12 July 2012
Scorecard

Afghanistan

Ireland

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84 (29.1 overs)
Gulbodin Naib 13 (10)
Alex Cusack 4/31 (10 overs)

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251/4d (60.1 overs)
Gary Wilson 73 (100)
Mohammad Nabi 1/24 (6.1 overs)

208/7 (67 overs)
Javed Ahmadi 59 (94)
Stuart Thompson 3/51 (12 overs)

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Match drawn
Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland
Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Richard Smith (Ire)

* Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
* No play on Days 1 and 2 due to rain.
* Points: Ireland 13, Afghanistan 7

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Ireland name squads for Afghanistan clashes". www.cricketeurope4.net. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
2. ^ a b "Squads announced for fourth round of Pepsi ICC WCL Championship and I Cup". International Cricket Council. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.[permanent dead link]

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International cricket in 2012

Preceding season: International cricket in 2011–12

April 2012|

* Sri Lanka women in West Indies

May 2012|

* West Indies in England

June 2012|

* Pakistan in Sri Lanka
* Triangular Series in Zimbabwe (unofficial)
* Australia in England and Ireland
* New Zealand in West Indies
* Ireland women in England
* India women in England

July 2012|

* South Africa in England
* India in Sri Lanka
* Afghanistan in Ireland
* Bangladesh in Ireland and Netherlands

August 2012|

* New Zealand in India
* Australia against Afghanistan in UAE
* Australia against Pakistan in UAE
* Pakistan women in Ireland
* Bangladesh women in Ireland
* Ireland women's Tri-Nation Series

September 2012|

* Pakistan women in England
* West Indies women in England

Following season: International cricket in 2012–13

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