Afghanistan tour of Ireland, 2018
Aug 20 - Aug 31
Top Stories
Afghanistan thrash Ireland, win series 2-1
Afghanistan brought their A game in the series decider to register a comfortable 8-wicket win
Aug 31 2018
Ireland bundled out for 124 in series decider
Rashid Khan picked 3 wickets, while the troika of Aftab Alam, Naib and Nabi picked two apiece
Aug 31 2018
Batting concerns for Ireland, Afghanistan ahead of decider
Ireland would draw inspiration from their triumph last year and look to make another come-from-behind series win against Afghanistan
Aug 30 2018
Balbirnie, Simi Singh keep Ireland alive after Murtagh heroics
Tim Murtagh bagged four wickets and restricted the visitors to a paltry 182
Aug 29 2018
Murtagh leaves Afghanistan with a sub-par total again
The visitors posted just 182/9 in their 50 overs after opting to bat
Aug 29 2018
MATCHES
SQUADS
Asghar Afghan (Batsman)Rahmat Shah (Batsman)Hashmatullah Shahidi (Batsman)Najibullah Zadran (Batsman)Ihsanullah Janat (Batsman)Javed Ahmadi (Batting Allrounder)Samiullah Shinwari (Batting Allrounder)Gulbadin Naib (Batting Allrounder)Mohammad Nabi (Bowling Allrounder)Rashid Khan (Bowling Allrounder)Mohammad Shahzad (WK-Batsman)Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Bowler)Aftab Alam (Bowler)Sayed Shirzad (Bowler)Dawlat Zadran (Bowler)Wafadar Momand (Bowler)
William Porterfield (Batsman)Andrew Balbirnie (Batsman)James Shannon (Batsman)Kevin O Brien (Batting Allrounder)Simi Singh (Batting Allrounder)Paul Stirling (Batting Allrounder)George Dockrell (Bowling Allrounder)Andy McBrine (Bowling Allrounder)Gary Wilson (WK-Batsman)Niall O Brien (WK-Batsman)Peter Chase (Bowler)David Delany (Bowler)Tim Murtagh (Bowler)Boyd Rankin (Bowler)
Usman Ghani (Batsman)Hazratullah Zazai (Batsman)Asghar Afghan (Batsman)Najibullah Zadran (Batsman)Farid (Batsman)Samiullah Shinwari (Batting Allrounder)Gulbadin Naib (Batting Allrounder)Mirwais Ashraf (Bowling Allrounder)Mohammad Nabi (Bowling Allrounder)Rashid Khan (Bowling Allrounder)Mohammad Shahzad (WK-Batsman)Shafiqullah Shafiq (WK-Batsman)Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Bowler)Aftab Alam (Bowler)
Andrew Balbirnie (Batsman)William Porterfield (Batsman)James Shannon (Batsman)Kevin O Brien (Batting Allrounder)Simi Singh (Batting Allrounder)Paul Stirling (Batting Allrounder)George Dockrell (Bowling Allrounder)Andy McBrine (Bowling Allrounder)Stuart Thompson (Bowling Allrounder)Gary Wilson (WK-Batsman)Peter Chase (Bowler)David Delany (Bowler)Joshua Little (Bowler)Boyd Rankin (Bowler)
STATS
Most Runs
| PLAYER | M | RUNS | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazratullah Zazai | 2 | 156 | 78.00 |
| Asghar Afghan | 2 | 68 | 34.00 |
| Gary Wilson | 2 | 56 | 28.00 |
| William Porterfield | 2 | 41 | 20.50 |
| Mohammad Shahzad | 2 | 30 | 15.00 |
Most Wickets
| PLAYER | M | OVERS | WKTS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashid Khan | 2 | 7.0 | 7 | 7.43 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 2 | 7.0 | 5 | 6.20 |
| Peter Chase | 2 | 8.0 | 4 | 16.00 |
| Aftab Alam | 2 | 6.0 | 3 | 12.33 |
| Joshua Little | 2 | 8.0 | 3 | 22.67 |