Afghan cricket team in Ireland in 2016
International cricket tour
| Afghan cricket team in Ireland in 2016 | |||
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| Ireland | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 10 July 2016 – 19 July 2016 | ||
| Captains | William Porterfield | Asghar Stanikzai | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | 5-match series drawn 2–2 | ||
| Most runs | Ed Joyce (339) | Mohammad Shahzad (176) | |
| Most wickets | Kevin O'Brien (10) Barry McCarthy (10) | Rashid Khan (7) | |
| Player of the series | Ed Joyce (Ire) | ||
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 | |
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 Ireland[5] |  Afghanistan[6] |
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Nasir Jamal, Imran Janat and Afsar Zazai were named as reserve players for Afghanistan.[6]
ODI series
1st ODI
10 July 2016 Scorecard |
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- No toss.
- Rain prevented any play and the match was abandoned without a ball bowled.
2nd ODI
12 July 2016 Scorecard |
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Mohammad Shahzad 66 (79) Kevin O'Brien 4/45 (10 overs) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI
14 July 2016 Scorecard |
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Mohammad Shahzad 81 (95) Kevin O'Brien 3/28 (9.1 overs) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sean Terry (Ire) made his ODI debut.
4th ODI
17 July 2016 Scorecard |
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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 |
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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
- ^ "Ireland to play five one-day internationals against Afghanistan". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Ireland to host Afghanistan in record breaking ODI series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Ireland to host Afghanistan in one-day international series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Ireland to host Afghanistan in July". ESPN Cricinfo. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Adair and Terry called into Ireland squad for Afghanistan series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Uncapped Ihsanullah in Afghanistan's Intercontinental Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "O'Brien Set To Win 100th ODI Cap". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Ed Joyce regroups from run-out row with 160 as Ireland draw Afghanistan series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Joyce 160* lifts Ireland to series-levelling win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
External links
- Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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