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Ireland vs Afghanistan Scorecard, 1st ODI, UAE vs Ireland 2021

Result · Jan 21 2021, Thu - 11:30 AM (IST)
1st ODI - Sheikh Zayed Stadium
AFGHANISTAN
287/9
IRELAND
271/9
Afghanistan won by 16 runs
CRR:5.42
Player Of The Match
Bowler O M R W Eco
Barry McCarthy 10 - 69 1 6.9
Craig Young 6 1 40 0 6.7
Simi Singh 10 2 45 1 4.5
Curtis Campher 3 - 39 0 13
Andy McBrine 10 - 29 5 2.9
Paul Stirling 4 - 23 0 5.8
Kevin O'Brien 5 - 19 0 3.8
Gareth Delany 2 - 17 1 8.5
Fall Of Wickets Batsman
120/1 (21.6) Javed Ahmadi
133/2 (25.3) Rahmat Shah
146/3 (27.1) Asghar Stanikzai
152/4 (29.3) Mohammad Nabi
161/5 (31.6) Gulbadin Naib
198/6 (37.5) Rahmanullah Gurbaz
208/7 (41.3) Azmatullah
256/8 (47.5) Najibullah Zadran
285/9 (49.5) Rashid Khan
Bowler O M R W Eco
Naveen-ul-Haq 9 - 68 3 7.6
Mujeeb Zadran 10 - 40 2 4
Gulbadin Naib 7 - 36 1 5.1
Mohammad Nabi 10 - 45 1 4.5
Rashid Khan 10 - 56 2 5.6
Azmatullah 4 - 24 0 6
Fall Of Wickets Batsman
16/1 (2.4) Kevin O'Brien
36/2 (6.4) Andrew Balbirnie
86/3 (16.5) Harry Tector
88/4 (17.1) Paul Stirling
174/5 (36.4) Curtis Campher
185/6 (39.5) Gareth Delany
228/7 (45.2) Simi Singh
232/8 (46.1) Andy McBrine
253/9 (47.4) Lorcan Tucker
Match Info
Series: Ireland in UAE 2021
Date: Jan 21 2021, Thu - 11:30 AM (IST)
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium
Toss: Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
Afghanistan Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan (c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq
Ireland Squad: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Paul Stirling, Kevin O'Brien, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Gareth Delany, Simi Singh, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young
  • Afghanistan have lost only one of their six bilateral men's ODI series against Ireland (W2, D3); although, that one loss did come in their last such series in the United Arab Emirates (2-1, December 2017).
  • Ireland have won only one of their last seven multi-game bilateral men's ODI series (D3, L3), a 3-0 win against Zimbabwe in 2019.
  • Afghanistan will be looking to avoid back-to-back multi-game bilateral men's ODI series defeats for the first time, following their 3-0 loss to the West Indies in their most recent such series (November 2019).
  • Ireland have won two of their last three men's ODIs outside their own country (L1), including their most recent game (112 runs v UAE, 18 Jan 2021) - they will be aiming for back-to-back wins in such fixtures for the first time since March 2018.
  • Afghanistan have lost their last 12 men's ODIs in succession; it is their longest losing run in the format - their last victory was a 126-run win over Ireland in May 2019.
  • Paul Stirling (Ireland) has scored 50+ in four of his last six ODI innings against Afghanistan, including his last three in succession.
  • Najibullah Zadran (Afghanistan) hit a boundary once every 8.4 balls in Afghanistan's last bilateral men's ODI series (2019 v West Indies), the most frequent rate of any batsman (min. 90 balls faced).
  • Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) is two wickets away from becoming the first player to take 50 against Ireland in men's ODIs; his tally of 48 is the most by any player against them.
  • Asghar Afghan is set to captain Afghanistan in a men's ODI for the first time since March 2019; his highest score in the format came against Ireland (101 - 17 March 2017).
  • Simi Singh comes into this match having claimed the second-best men's ODI figures ever recorded by an Ireland bowler; recording 5/10 off his 10 overs versus United Arab Emirates last time out (18th January 2021).