Ireland dumbs Afghanistan by 2-1 in UAE

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Ireland dumbs Afghanistan by 2-1 in UAE

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Paul Stirling (101) and George Dockrell (4-28) starred for Ireland as they clinched the three-match series 2-1 against Afghanistan with a five-wicket win in the final One-Day International in Sharjah on Sunday (December 10). While
Dockrell's four-wicket haul kept Afghanistan to just 177, Stirling made 101 to help the team polish off the chase in 38 overs.
Stirling gave the team a brisk start in what could have turned out to be a tricky chase on a sluggish pitch. The Afghanistan batsmen had struggled to get going with the ball holding up a bit and Stirling did well to make the most of the new ball and more importantly keep the runs flowing even when boundaries were hard to come by.
Ireland lost William Porterfield early with 29 on the board in the sixth over. Mujeeb Zadran got his wrong 'un to go past Porterfield's outside edge and hit the off stump. From there on though his inexperience showed. He was largely wayward and didn't create enough pressure to tighten the noose.
Stirling and Andrew Balbirnie (35) added 62 for the second wicket to ease the team into the chase. Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan were held back from the attack and that made things easier for the Ireland duo in the chase. Rashid came into the attack only in the 13th over while Nabi bowled his first in the 17th over.
Nabi got rid of Balbirnie and Afghanistan kept picking wickets but Stirling's innings meant the door was shut on them. With victory in sight, Stirling smashed Shapoor Zadran for a four, two sixes and another boundary to complete his sixth ODI ton. He fell in the next over to Rashid Khan but Ireland were just seven away by then.
Earlier, Asghar Stanikzai won his first toss of the series and had no hesitation in batting first. Openers gave the team a steady start - scoring 34 in 6.5 overs - before Javed Ahmadi become the first batsman to fall. Ahmadi had been going well during his short stay of 31 deliveries as he picked up 27 to get the innings going.
Boyd Rankin then struck soon after and dismissed Noor Ali Zadran for 9 to force Afghanistan into a period of consolidation with the scorecard reading 36 for 2 in the eighth over. Rahmat Shah looked in fine touch during his stay and started the rebuilding process with Stanikzai.
The Afghanistan captain struggled to get going and the pressure continued to mount on Shah. Stanikzai fell for 5, after a 24-ball struggle, when he sliced a Paul Stirling delivery to short third man. At 64 for 3, Afghanistan were back at square one.
For the next nine overs it seemed Shah had found the perfect partner to take the innings forward. Nasir Jamal was happy to play second fiddle and take his time but George Dockrell struck thrice to leave the Afghanistan reeling. He accounted for Shah, Jamal and Mohammad Nabi to send Afghanistan to 109 for 6 from 102 for 3.
Shah fell for 44 off 66 while Jamal made 18 off 36. Things went worse for them with Nabi contributing just 1. With 15 overs to go and with the scorecard reading 121 for 6, the onus was on Gulbadin Naib and Rashid to post a competitive total considering batting was going to get difficult as the game progressed.
Gulbadin failed to create an impact but Rashid's late hitting helped Afghanistan cross the 175-run mark.


Brief scores: Afghanistan 177 in 48.2 overs (Rashid Khan 44, Rahmat Shah 44; George Dockrell 4-28) lost to Ireland 180/5 in 38 overs (Paul Stirling 101; Rashid Khan 2-17) by five wickets.

Irish team was criticized for their weak bowling attack. Suddenly its looking strong with Rankin back from English folds, experienced Murtagh, highly skilled Dockrell and the arrival of youth pacers in form of Peter Chase, Craig Young & Barry McCarthy.

Zimbabwe touring UAE in february. Afghans have smashing records won every odi series they played against Zimbabwe.
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This Afghan team is pretty handy, but a fragile top order is something of a weakness. Anyone know when Shahzad is supposed to return from his ban
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Zero76 wrote:
Mon Dec 11, 2017 4:27 am
This Afghan team is pretty handy, but a fragile top order is something of a weakness. Anyone know when Shahzad is supposed to return from his ban
Not for Zimbabwe,they appears to be strong everytime they face Zimbabwe.Shahzad will be available after 17th January, 2018, will make his return against Zimbabwe in UAE

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Black Mamba wrote:
Mon Dec 11, 2017 4:48 am
Zero76 wrote:
Mon Dec 11, 2017 4:27 am
This Afghan team is pretty handy, but a fragile top order is something of a weakness. Anyone know when Shahzad is supposed to return from his ban
Not for Zimbabwe,they appears to be strong everytime they face Zimbabwe.Shahzad will be available after 17th January, 2018, will make his return against Zimbabwe in UAE
Afgan batting has collapsed EVERY time they have played Zimbabwe in ODIs. 20 plus games and counting. Even the time they posted 270+ they were on track for 300 and had a middle order collapse leaving them short of that. When their middle order fires, they collapse at the top and when the top fires, they collapse at middle.
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Kriterion_BD wrote:
Mon Dec 11, 2017 5:26 am
Black Mamba wrote:
Mon Dec 11, 2017 4:48 am
Zero76 wrote:
Mon Dec 11, 2017 4:27 am
This Afghan team is pretty handy, but a fragile top order is something of a weakness. Anyone know when Shahzad is supposed to return from his ban
Not for Zimbabwe,they appears to be strong everytime they face Zimbabwe.Shahzad will be available after 17th January, 2018, will make his return against Zimbabwe in UAE
Afgan batting has collapsed EVERY time they have played Zimbabwe in ODIs. 20 plus games and counting. Even the time they posted 270+ they were on track for 300 and had a middle order collapse leaving them short of that. When their middle order fires, they collapse at the top and when the top fires, they collapse at middle.
Collapse doesn't matters in winning cause, and they are probably the only side who troubled and won against test playing nation Zimbabwe, within short time of their emergence

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this is why I'm actually excited for the qualifiers. anything can happen as far as I'm concerned. not even one of the teams playing is consistent. so for them to play 8/9 games without some epic fails is almost impossible. expect some very interesting results. might turn out to have more twists and turns than the actual World Cup. it's going to be raining in March in Zim as well.

From our perspective having Taylor back is huge in this format. don't really know how good Jarvis is in the shorter formats. out batting line-up is fully stocked right now for the level expected in March. Sri Lanka also knocked over India the other day which shows that our victory over them is something to be appreciated. with the right team selection I strongly believe we can qualify

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TapsC wrote:
Mon Dec 11, 2017 6:05 am
this is why I'm actually excited for the qualifiers. anything can happen as far as I'm concerned. not even one of the teams playing is consistent. so for them to play 8/9 games without some epic fails is almost impossible. expect some very interesting results. might turn out to have more twists and turns than the actual World Cup. it's going to be raining in March in Zim as well.

From our perspective having Taylor back is huge in this format. don't really know how good Jarvis is in the shorter formats. out batting line-up is fully stocked right now for the level expected in March. Sri Lanka also knocked over India the other day which shows that our victory over them is something to be appreciated. with the right team selection I strongly believe we can qualify
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Black Mamba wrote:
Mon Dec 11, 2017 5:31 am
Kriterion_BD wrote:
Mon Dec 11, 2017 5:26 am
Black Mamba wrote:
Mon Dec 11, 2017 4:48 am


Not for Zimbabwe,they appears to be strong everytime they face Zimbabwe.Shahzad will be available after 17th January, 2018, will make his return against Zimbabwe in UAE
Afgan batting has collapsed EVERY time they have played Zimbabwe in ODIs. 20 plus games and counting. Even the time they posted 270+ they were on track for 300 and had a middle order collapse leaving them short of that. When their middle order fires, they collapse at the top and when the top fires, they collapse at middle.
Collapse doesn't matters in winning cause, and they are probably the only side who troubled and won against test playing nation Zimbabwe, within short time of their emergence
Yes but if you collapse religiously vs Ireland and Zimbabwe...you will never score more than 150 against Australia or South Africa.
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TapsC wrote:
Mon Dec 11, 2017 6:05 am
. Sri Lanka also knocked over India the other day which shows that our victory over them is something to be appreciated. with the right team selection I strongly believe we can qualify
SL beat the real India at the Champions Trophy. This one was an Indian A team.
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Kriterion_BD wrote:
Mon Dec 11, 2017 5:23 pm
Black Mamba wrote:
Mon Dec 11, 2017 5:31 am
Kriterion_BD wrote:
Mon Dec 11, 2017 5:26 am


Afgan batting has collapsed EVERY time they have played Zimbabwe in ODIs. 20 plus games and counting. Even the time they posted 270+ they were on track for 300 and had a middle order collapse leaving them short of that. When their middle order fires, they collapse at the top and when the top fires, they collapse at middle.
Collapse doesn't matters in winning cause, and they are probably the only side who troubled and won against test playing nation Zimbabwe, within short time of their emergence
Yes but if you collapse religiously vs Ireland and Zimbabwe...you will never score more than 150 against Australia or South Africa.
They hardly get any opportunity to play against top teams, but so far they are the only team, developed within small time beating test playing nations quite a few times.

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