The Afghanistan cricket team toured Ireland in July 2016 to play five One Day Internationals (ODIs) matches at Stormont, Belfast.[1][2][3] It was the first time Ireland played a five-match ODI series.[4] The series was drawn 2–2, with the first match being abandoned due to rain.

Squads

ODIs
 Ireland[5]  Afghanistan[6]

Nasir Jamal, Imran Janat and Afsar Zazai were named as reserve players for Afghanistan.[6]

ODI series

1st ODI

10 July 2016
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Ian Ramage (Sco)
  • No toss.
  • Rain prevented any play and the match was abandoned without a ball bowled.

2nd ODI

12 July 2016
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
250 (49.2 overs)
v
 Ireland
211 (48.2 overs)
Mohammad Shahzad 66 (79)
Kevin O'Brien 4/45 (10 overs)
Ed Joyce 62 (87)
Rashid Khan 3/28 (10 overs)
Afghanistan won by 39 runs
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Alan Neill (Ire) and Ian Ramage (Sco)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

3rd ODI

14 July 2016
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
236 (49.1 overs)
v
 Ireland
237/4 (47.3 overs)
Mohammad Shahzad 81 (95)
Kevin O'Brien 3/28 (9.1 overs)
Ed Joyce 105* (135)
Hameed Hassan 2/21 (6 overs)
Ireland won by 6 wickets
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Ian Ramage (Sco)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sean Terry (Ire) made his ODI debut.

4th ODI

17 July 2016
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
229/7 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
150 (41 overs)
Rashid Khan 60* (44)
Andy McBrine 2/29 (10 overs)
Kevin O'Brien 34 (49)
Rashid Khan 4/21 (8 overs)
Afghanistan won by 79 runs
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Alan Neill (Ire) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.

5th ODI

19 July 2016
Scorecard
Ireland 
265/5 (50 overs)
v
 Afghanistan
253/9 (50 overs)
Ed Joyce 160* (148)
Dawlat Zadran 2/49 (10 overs)
Najibullah Zadran 54 (66)
Kevin O'Brien 3/57 (10 overs)
Ireland won by 12 runs
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kevin O'Brien (Ire) played in his 100th ODI.[7]
  • Ed Joyce (Ire) made his highest score and the second-highest for any Ireland batsman in an ODI.[8]
  • Ed Joyce made 60.37% of Ireland's runs, the highest percentage for an Associate side in a completed ODI innings.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Ireland to play five one-day internationals against Afghanistan". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Ireland to host Afghanistan in record breaking ODI series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Ireland to host Afghanistan in one-day international series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Ireland to host Afghanistan in July". ESPN Cricinfo. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Adair and Terry called into Ireland squad for Afghanistan series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Uncapped Ihsanullah in Afghanistan's Intercontinental Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  7. ^ "O'Brien Set To Win 100th ODI Cap". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Ed Joyce regroups from run-out row with 160 as Ireland draw Afghanistan series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Joyce 160* lifts Ireland to series-levelling win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2016.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_cricket_team_in_Ireland_in_2016
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