Afghan cricket team in Ireland in 2018

International cricket tour

Afghanistan cricket team in Ireland in 2018

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|  Ireland|  Afghanistan
Dates|  20 – 31 August 2018
Captains|  William Porterfield (ODIs)
Gary Wilson (T20Is)|  Asghar Afghan
One Day International series
Results|  Afghanistan won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs|  Andrew Balbirnie (132)|  Rahmat Shah (94)
Most wickets|  Tim Murtagh (9)|  Rashid Khan (8)
Player of the series|  Rashid Khan (Afg)
Twenty20 International series
Results|  Afghanistan won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs|  Gary Wilson (56)|  Hazratullah Zazai (156)
Most wickets|  Peter Chase (4)|  Rashid Khan (7)
Player of the series|  Hazratullah Zazai (Afg)

The Afghanistan cricket team toured Ireland in August 2018 to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) matches against the Ireland cricket team.[1][2][3] Afghanistan won the T20I series 2–0, after the third match was abandoned due to overnight rain and a wet outfield.[4] Afghanistan won the ODI series 2–1.[5]

The second match of the ODI series was the 100th ODI to be played by Afghanistan.[6] In the same match, Mohammad Nabi became the first cricketer for Afghanistan to play in 100 ODIs.[7]

## Squads

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ODIs  | T20Is

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Ireland[8] |  Afghanistan[9] |  Ireland[8] |  Afghanistan[9]

* William Porterfield (c)
* Andrew Balbirnie
* Peter Chase
* David Delany
* George Dockrell
* Tyrone Kane
* Josh Little
* Andy McBrine
* Tim Murtagh
* Kevin O'Brien
* Niall O'Brien
* Boyd Rankin
* James Shannon
* Simi Singh
* Paul Stirling
* Gary Wilson

* Asghar Afghan (c)
* Javed Ahmadi
* Aftab Alam
* Ihsanullah
* Rashid Khan
* Wafadar Momand
* Mohammad Nabi
* Gulbadin Naib
* Shafiqullah (wk)
* Rahmat Shah
* Hashmatullah Shahidi
* Mohammad Shahzad (wk)
* Sayed Shirzad
* Samiullah Shinwari
* Mujeeb Ur Rahman
* Dawlat Zadran
* Najibullah Zadran
* Hazratullah Zazai

* Gary Wilson (c)
* Andrew Balbirnie
* Peter Chase
* David Delany
* George Dockrell
* Tyrone Kane
* Josh Little
* Andy McBrine
* Kevin O'Brien
* William Porterfield
* Boyd Rankin
* James Shannon
* Simi Singh
* Paul Stirling
* Stuart Thompson

* Asghar Afghan (c)
* Fareed Ahmad
* Aftab Alam
* Mirwais Ashraf
* Usman Ghani
* Rashid Khan
* Mohammad Nabi
* Gulbadin Naib
* Shafiqullah
* Mohammad Shahzad (wk)
* Samiullah Shinwari
* Mujeeb Ur Rahman
* Najibullah Zadran
* Hazratullah Zazai

After the initial players were selected, Tyrone Kane was added to Ireland's squads as bowling cover.[10] Josh Little replaced David Delany in Ireland's squad for the third ODI.[11]

## T20I Series

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### 1st T20I

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20 August 2018
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Afghanistan
160/7 (18 overs)

Ireland
144/9 (18 overs)

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Hazratullah Zazai 74 (33)
Josh Little 2/20 (4 overs)

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Gary Wilson 34 (23)
Rashid Khan 3/35 (4 overs)

Afghanistan won by 16 runs
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Alan Neill (Ire)

* Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
* Hazratullah Zazai scored the fastest fifty for Afghanistan in T20Is (22 balls).[12]
* Mohammad Nabi (Afg) became the sixth player to score 1,000 runs and take 50 wickets in T20Is.[13]

### 2nd T20I

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22 August 2018
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Afghanistan
160/8 (20 overs)

Ireland
79 (15 overs)

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Hazratullah Zazai 82 (54)
Peter Chase 3/35 (4 overs)

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William Porterfield 33 (23)
Rashid Khan 4/17 (3 overs)

Afghanistan won by 81 runs
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Paul Reynolds (Ire)

* Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* Paul Reynolds (Ire) stood in his first T20I as an umpire.[14]
* Asghar Afghan (Afg) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is.[15]

### 3rd T20I

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24 August 2018
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Ireland

Afghanistan

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Match abandoned
Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Alan Neill (Ire)

* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain and a wet outfield.

## ODI Series

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### 1st ODI

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27 August 2018
10:45
Scorecard

Afghanistan
227/9 (50 overs)

Ireland
198 (48.3 overs)

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Gulbadin Naib 64 (98)
Tim Murtagh 4/31 (10 overs)

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Andrew Balbirnie 55 (82)
Aftab Alam 2/34 (9 overs)

Afghanistan won by 29 runs
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Mark Hawthorne (Ire)

* Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
* Hazratullah Zazai (Afg) made his ODI debut.

### 2nd ODI

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29 August 2018
10:45
Scorecard

Afghanistan
182/9 (50 overs)

Ireland
183/7 (43.5 overs)

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Najibullah Zadran 42 (52)
Tim Murtagh 4/30 (10 overs)

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Andrew Balbirnie 60 (92)
Rashid Khan 3/37 (10 overs)

Ireland won by 3 wickets
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Paul Reynolds (Ire)

* Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* This was Afghanistan's 100th ODI.[7]
* Mohammad Nabi became the first cricketer for Afghanistan to play in 100 ODIs.[7]
* Najibullah Zadran (Afg) scored his 1,000th run in ODIs.[16]

### 3rd ODI

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31 August 2018
10:45
Scorecard

Ireland
124 (36.1 overs)

Afghanistan
127/2 (23.5 overs)

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Gary Wilson 23 (36)
Rashid Khan 3/18 (8 overs)

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Ihsanullah 57* (62)
Boyd Rankin 1/30 (7 overs)

Afghanistan won by 8 wickets
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Alan Neill (Ire)

* Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.

## References

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1. ^ "Ireland to build new stadium to meet needs of Test era". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
2. ^ "Cricket Ireland Board announces new position on National Cricket Stadium, approves €9M budget". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
3. ^ "Cricket Ireland to look into building new venue at National Sports Campus in Dublin". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
4. ^ "Series finale abandoned due to wet outfield". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
5. ^ "Bowlers, Ihsanullah lead Afghanistan to series win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
6. ^ "Ireland v Afghanistan: Irish win second Stormont ODI by three wickets". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
7. ^ a b c "100 ODIs: Mohammad Nabi and Afghanistan's ascension into the cricketing elite". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
8. ^ a b "T20I and ODI squads named ahead of Afghanistan series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
9. ^ a b "Wafadar gets maiden white-ball call-up as Afghanistan name squads for Ireland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
10. ^ "Simmons and Mooney plotting the downfall of Irish hosts". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
11. ^ "Little called in for injured Delany". Cricket Europe Ireland. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
12. ^ "Zazai's 33-ball 74 sets up Afghanistan victory over Ireland". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
13. ^ "Ireland vs Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi achieves rare 'double'". Cricket Country. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
14. ^ "Paul Reynolds stands in his first T20 International". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
15. ^ "Zazai, Rashid, Mujeeb shine as Afghanistan clinch T20I series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
16. ^ "Ireland set up series decider against Afghanistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 August 2018.

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