Match Details
Date & Time:
28th Feb 2024, 11:30 AM
Match Number:
One-off Test
Match Results:
IRE Won By 6 wickets
Afghanistan vs Ireland
AFG vs IRE Test One-off Test, Afghanistan and Ireland tour of UAE, 2024 - Match Info
One-off Test
Abu Dhabi
155/10 (54.5)&218/10 (75.4)
263/10 (83.4)&111/4 (31.3)
Ireland beat Afghanistan by 6 wickets
Player of the match
Mark Adair - IRE
Match Summary
Player of the Match
155/10 (54.5 overs)
Top Batter
Top Bowler
Ibrahim Zadran
53(83)
Karim Janat
41(78)
Mark Adair
5-39(16.5)
Curtis Campher
2-13(4)
263/10 (83.4 overs)
Top Batter
Top Bowler
Paul Stirling
52(89)
Curtis Campher
49(64)
Zia ur Rehman
5-64(30)
Naveed Zadran
3-59(18)
218/10 (75.4 overs)
Top Batter
Top Bowler
Hashmatullah Shahidi
55(107)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
46(85)
Craig Young
3-24(10.4)
Barry McCarthy
3-48(18)
111/4 (31.3 overs)
Top Batter
Top Bowler
Andy Balbirnie
58(96)
Lorcan Tucker
27(57)
Naveed Zadran
2-31(9.3)
Nijat Masood
1-27(8)
Detailed Commentary
All
Wickets
4s
6s
AFG 1
AFG 2
IRE 1
IRE 2
92/2 (6.4)
Over 7
6
1
4
6
Ben Jones*
23 (10)
Steffan Gooch
50 (21)
Eranga Wickramasinghe
0/27 (1.4)
TH
92/2
6
6.4
Eranga Wickramasinghe to Ben Jones ,Six! Played towards mid wicket.
1
6.3
Eranga Wickramasinghe to Steffan Gooch ,1 run, played towards covers.
4
6.2
Eranga Wickramasinghe to Steffan Gooch ,Four! Played towards covers.
6
6.1
Eranga Wickramasinghe to Steffan Gooch ,Six! Played towards mid wicket.
Over 6
4
6
0
1
4
1
Ben Jones*
17 (9)
Steffan Gooch
39 (18)
Mamun Mannan
0/16 (1)
TH
75/2
4
5.6
Mamun Mannan to Ben Jones ,Four! Played towards mid wicket.
6
5.5
Mamun Mannan to Ben Jones ,Six! Played towards mid wicket.
0
5.4
Mamun Mannan to Ben Jones ,No run.
1
5.3
Mamun Mannan to Steffan Gooch ,1 run, played towards mid off.
4
5.2
Mamun Mannan to Steffan Gooch ,Four! Played towards third man.
1
5.1
Mamun Mannan to Ben Jones ,1 run, played towards covers.
Over 5
2
6
1
1
4
4
Steffan Gooch*
34 (16)
Ben Jones
6 (5)
Ravi Lingamaneni
1/29 (2)
TH
59/2
2
4.6
Ravi Lingamaneni to Steffan Gooch ,2 runs, played towards covers.
6
4.5
Ravi Lingamaneni to Steffan Gooch ,Six! Played towards square leg.
1
4.4
Ravi Lingamaneni to Ben Jones ,1 run, played towards mid on.
1
4.3
Ravi Lingamaneni to Steffan Gooch ,1 run, played towards mid on.
4
4.2
Ravi Lingamaneni to Steffan Gooch ,Four! Played towards square leg.
4
4.1
Ravi Lingamaneni to Steffan Gooch ,Four! Played towards mid on.
Over 4
0
1
6
1
wd
1
0
Ben Jones*
5 (4)
Steffan Gooch
17 (11)
Eranga Wickramasinghe
0/10 (1)
TH
41/2
0
3.6
Eranga Wickramasinghe to Ben Jones ,No run, played towards mid on.
1
3.5
Eranga Wickramasinghe to Steffan Gooch ,1 run, played towards mid off.
6
3.4
Eranga Wickramasinghe to Steffan Gooch ,Six! Played towards mid off.
1
3.3
Eranga Wickramasinghe to Ben Jones ,1 run, played towards covers.
wd
3.3
Eranga Wickramasinghe to Ben Jones ,Wide.
1
3.2
Eranga Wickramasinghe to Steffan Gooch ,1 run, played towards mid on.
0
3.1
Eranga Wickramasinghe to Steffan Gooch ,No run, played towards mid wicket.
Over 3
4
0
W
1
0
6
Ben Jones*
4 (2)
Steffan Gooch
9 (7)
Ravi Lingamaneni
1/11 (1)
TH
31/2
4
2.6
Ravi Lingamaneni to Ben Jones ,Four! Played towards mid off.
0
2.5
Ravi Lingamaneni to Ben Jones ,No run.
W
2.4
Ravi Lingamaneni to David Robson ,OUT! b Ravi Lingamaneni.
1
2.3
Ravi Lingamaneni to Steffan Gooch ,1 run, played towards covers.
0
2.2
Ravi Lingamaneni to Steffan Gooch ,No run, played towards mid wicket.
6
2.1
Ravi Lingamaneni to Steffan Gooch ,Six! Played towards mid on.
Over 2
4
W
0
nb
4
1
0
David Robson*
4 (1)
Steffan Gooch
2 (4)
Praveen Muthukrishnan
1/10 (1)
TH
20/1
4
1.6
Praveen Muthukrishnan to David Robson ,Four! Played towards fine leg.
W
1.5
Praveen Muthukrishnan to Stuart Hook ,OUT! c Rajeevharan Sathasivam b Praveen Muthukrishnan.
0
1.4
Praveen Muthukrishnan to Stuart Hook ,No run, played towards covers.
nb
1.4
Praveen Muthukrishnan to Stuart Hook ,No ball.
Head to Head
Just the right stats to help you determine which team statistically has the upper hand
IRE vs AFG
*Last 3 years
2
No. of Matches
1
IRE
1
AFG
0
Tie
Last Overs
over 32
0
3
1
Runs 4
over 31
4
0
1
0
1
0
Runs 6
over 30
0
0
4
0
0
0
Runs 4
over 29
1
1
0
0
0
0
Runs 2
over 28
0
2
0
0
0
1
Runs 3
Venue/Pitch Details
Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi
Neutral
Not Available
Not Available
1st Batting Average
Highest Score Chased
No. of Matches
Won by team
1st Batting
%
2nd Batting
%
Wicket Split
Pacer
% | W
Spin
% | W
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26 Feb 2024Match Officals
Umpire:
Adrian Holdstock (SA), Richard Kettleborough (ENG)
Third Umpire:
Paul Reiffel (AUS)
Match Referee:
David Boon (AUS)
