Afghanistan v Ireland, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st Test, Afghanistan vs Ireland in UAE, 2024
Afghanistan vs Ireland in UAE 1st Test: Afghanistan v Ireland at Abu Dhabi, February 28, 2024

Afghanistan
AFG
155/10 (54.5) & 218/10 (75.4)

Ireland
IRE
263/10 (83.4) & 111/4 (31.3)
Finished
IRE won by 6 wickets
Afghanistan 1st InningAFG 1st Inning155/10 (54.5 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Zadran | c LJ Tucker b C Young | 53 | 83 | 9 | 0 | 63.86 |
c LJ Tucker b C Young | ||||||
| Noor Ali Zadran | c A Balbirnie b MR Adair | 7 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 25.93 |
c A Balbirnie b MR Adair | ||||||
| Rahmat Shah | b MR Adair | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b MR Adair | ||||||
| Hashmatullah Shahidi(C) | c LJ Tucker b BJ McCarthy | 20 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 45.45 |
c LJ Tucker b BJ McCarthy | ||||||
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK) | c LJ Tucker b MR Adair | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
c LJ Tucker b MR Adair | ||||||
| Nasir Jamal | b C Young | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b C Young | ||||||
| Karim Janat | Not out | 41 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 52.56 |
Not out | ||||||
| Zia ur Rehman Akbar | c A Balbirnie b MR Adair | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
c A Balbirnie b MR Adair | ||||||
| Naveed Zadran | c A McBrine b C Campher | 12 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 28.57 |
c A McBrine b C Campher | ||||||
| Nijat Masood | c LJ Tucker b C Campher | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c LJ Tucker b C Campher | ||||||
| Zahir Khan | b MR Adair | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b MR Adair | ||||||
| Extra | 11 (b 4, w 0, nb 1, lb 6) | |||||
| Total | 155/10 (54.5) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Adair | 16.5 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 2.32 |
| Barry McCarthy | 11 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2.55 |
| Craig Young | 11 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 2.82 |
| Andy McBrine | 7 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3.14 |
| Theo van Woerkom | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Curtis Campher | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3.25 |
Ireland 1st InningIRE 1st Inning263/10 (83.4 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Moor | b N Zadran | 12 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 41.38 |
b N Zadran | ||||||
| Andy Balbirnie(C) | lbw b N Zadran | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
lbw b N Zadran | ||||||
| Curtis Campher | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Z Akbar | 49 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 76.56 |
c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Z Akbar | ||||||
| Harry Tector | lbw b N Zadran | 32 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 43.84 |
lbw b N Zadran | ||||||
| Theo van Woerkom | b Z Akbar | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
b Z Akbar | ||||||
| Paul Stirling | b Z Khan | 52 | 89 | 7 | 0 | 58.43 |
b Z Khan | ||||||
| Lorcan Tucker(WK) | c R Shah b Z Akbar | 46 | 105 | 5 | 0 | 43.81 |
c R Shah b Z Akbar | ||||||
| Andy McBrine | c N Zadran b N Masood | 38 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 51.35 |
c N Zadran b N Masood | ||||||
| Mark Adair | lbw b Z Akbar | 15 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 75.00 |
lbw b Z Akbar | ||||||
| Barry McCarthy | lbw b Z Akbar | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35.71 |
lbw b Z Akbar | ||||||
| Craig Young | Not out | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 10 (b 4, w 0, nb 3, lb 3) | |||||
| Total | 263/10 (83.4) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nijat Masood | 12.4 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Naveed Zadran | 18 | 4 | 59 | 3 | 3.28 |
| Karim Janat | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Zia ur Rehman Akbar | 30 | 7 | 64 | 5 | 2.13 |
| Zahir Khan | 14 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 4.79 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.33 |
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (A Balbirnie - 3.6 ov), 2-32 (PJ Moor - 9.1 ov), 3-92 (C Campher - 26.1 ov), 4-94 (TF van Woerkom - 28.2 ov), 5-106 (HT Tector - 35.3 ov), 6-186 (P Stirling - 57.4 ov), 7-216 (LJ Tucker - 68.3 ov), 8-242 (MR Adair - 75.2 ov), 9-256 (BJ McCarthy - 79.3 ov), 10-263 (A McBrine - 83.4 ov)
Afghanistan 2nd InningAFG 2nd Inning218/10 (75.4 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Zadran | c PJ Moor b MR Adair | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
c PJ Moor b MR Adair | ||||||
| Noor Ali Zadran | c MR Adair b BJ McCarthy | 32 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 44.44 |
c MR Adair b BJ McCarthy | ||||||
| Rahmat Shah | c LJ Tucker b MR Adair | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
c LJ Tucker b MR Adair | ||||||
| Hashmatullah Shahidi(C) | lbw b MR Adair | 55 | 107 | 5 | 0 | 51.40 |
lbw b MR Adair | ||||||
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK) | b C Young | 46 | 85 | 4 | 2 | 54.12 |
b C Young | ||||||
| Nasir Jamal | b BJ McCarthy | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10.53 |
b BJ McCarthy | ||||||
| Karim Janat | c A Balbirnie b C Young | 13 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
c A Balbirnie b C Young | ||||||
| Zia ur Rehman Akbar | c A Balbirnie b TF van Woerkom | 13 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 44.83 |
c A Balbirnie b TF van Woerkom | ||||||
| Naveed Zadran | b C Young | 25 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 47.17 |
b C Young | ||||||
| Nijat Masood | b BJ McCarthy | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b BJ McCarthy | ||||||
| Zahir Khan | Not out | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 7 (b 7, w 0, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 218/10 (75.4) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Adair | 16 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 3.50 |
| Barry McCarthy | 18 | 5 | 48 | 3 | 2.67 |
| Theo van Woerkom | 13 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 3.31 |
| Andy McBrine | 17 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 2.24 |
| Craig Young | 10.4 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 2.25 |
| Harry Tector | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
Ireland 2nd InningIRE 2nd Inning111/4 (31.3 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Moor | b N Zadran | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b N Zadran | ||||||
| Andy Balbirnie(C) | Not out | 58 | 96 | 5 | 0 | 60.42 |
Not out | ||||||
| Curtis Campher | b N Zadran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b N Zadran | ||||||
| Harry Tector | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b N Masood | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b N Masood | ||||||
| Paul Stirling | c R Shah b Z Akbar | 14 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 63.64 |
c R Shah b Z Akbar | ||||||
| Lorcan Tucker(WK) | Not out | 27 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 47.37 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 10 (b 0, w 0, nb 3, lb 7) | |||||
| Total | 111/4 (31.3) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nijat Masood | 8 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3.38 |
| Naveed Zadran | 9.3 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 3.26 |
| Zia ur Rehman Akbar | 11 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Zahir Khan | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 |
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (PJ Moor - 1.5 ov), 2-8 (C Campher - 1.6 ov), 3-13 (HT Tector - 4.3 ov), 4-39 (P Stirling - 12.6 ov)
Man of the Match
Date
2024-02-28 11:30 AM
Venue
Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi
Toss
Afghanistan elected to bat
Umpires
- Adrian Holdstock
- Richard Kettleborough
Tv Umpires
- Paul Reiffel
Match Referee
- David Boon
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