f59388 t2351	Afghanistan v Ireland
	Ireland in India 2018/19 (Only Test)
Venue	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehra Dun on 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th March 2019 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Ireland won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Afghanistan won by 7 wickets
Umpires	RK Illingworth (England), S Ravi
TV umpire	Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afghanistan)
Referee	J Srinath
Reserve Umpire	Bismillah Shinwari (Afghanistan)
Close of play day 1	Afghanistan (1) 90/2 (Rahmat Shah 22*, Hashmatullah Shahidi 13*; 31 overs)
Close of play day 2	Ireland (2) 22/1 (Stirling 8*, Balbirnie 14*; 12 overs)
Close of play day 3	Afghanistan (2) 29/1 (Ihsanullah Janat 16*, Rahmat Shah 11*; 16 overs)
Man of the Match	Rahmat Shah

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Ireland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*WTS Porterfield	lbw b Mohammad Nabi	9	26	45	2	-
PR Stirling	c Ikram Alikhil b Yamin Ahmadzai	26	30	40	6	-
A Balbirnie	b Yamin Ahmadzai	4	7	11	1	-
JA McCollum	b Rashid Khan	4	9	20	1	-
KJ O'Brien	lbw b Mohammad Nabi	12	23	40	2	-
+SW Poynter	lbw b Rashid Khan	0	2	2	-	-
SR Thompson	c Hashmatullah Shahidi b Mohammad Nabi	3	31	33	-	-
GH Dockrell	c Ikram Alikhil b Yamin Ahmadzai	39	100	144	6	-
AR McBrine	b Waqar Salamkheil	3	26	23	-	-
J Cameron-Dow	lbw b Waqar Salamkheil	9	31	37	-	-
TJ Murtagh	not out	54	75	76	4	2
Extras	(4 b, 5 lb)	9
Total	(all out, 60 overs)	172
Fall of wickets:
1-37 (Stirling, 8.4 ov), 2-41 (Porterfield, 9.4 ov), 3-41 (Balbirnie, 10.5 ov), 4-55 (McCollum, 13.1 ov), 5-55 (Poynter, 13.3 ov), 6-59 (O'Brien, 20.1 ov), 7-62 (Thompson, 22.1 ov), 8-69 (McBrine, 29.3 ov), 9-85 (Cameron-Dow, 39.1 ov), 10-172 (Dockrell, 60 ov)

Afghanistan bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Yamin Ahmadzai	12	2	41	3	-	-	55	7	-
Wafadar Momand	8	3	31	0	-	-	36	6	-
Mohammad Nabi	14	5	36	3	-	-	71	3	2
Rashid Khan	12	5	20	2	-	-	59	1	-
Waqar Salamkheil	14	4	35	2	-	-	67	5	-

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Afghanistan first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
Mohammad Shahzad	c and b Cameron-Dow	40	64	78	6	1
Ihsanullah Janat	lbw b Cameron-Dow	7	34	45	1	-
Rahmat Shah	b Murtagh	98	214	289	15	-
Hashmatullah Shahidi	lbw b McBrine	61	154	207	6	-
*Asghar Stanikzai	c Poynter b Thompson	67	92	143	6	4
Mohammad Nabi	c Cameron-Dow b Thompson	0	3	5	-	-
+Ikram Alikhil	b McBrine	7	40	44	-	-
Rashid Khan	lbw b Dockrell	10	8	13	1	1
Yamin Ahmadzai	lbw b Dockrell	2	5	10	-	-
Wafadar Momand	c Balbirnie b Thompson	6	24	36	1	-
Waqar Salamkheil	not out	1	4	10	-	-
Extras	(5 b, 3 lb, 3 nb, 4 w)	15
Total	(all out, 106.3 overs)	314
Fall of wickets:
1-27 (Ihsanullah Janat, 12.3 ov), 2-68 (Mohammad Shahzad, 20.5 ov), 3-198 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 71.5 ov), 4-226 (Rahmat Shah, 81.4 ov), 5-227 (Mohammad Nabi, 82.4 ov), 6-255 (Ikram Alikhil, 93.5 ov), 7-272 (Rashid Khan, 96.5 ov), 8-280 (Yamin Ahmadzai, 98.4 ov), 9-311 (Asghar Stanikzai, 104.4 ov), 10-314 (Wafadar Momand, 106.3 ov)

Ireland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Murtagh	22	9	33	1	-	-	117	4	1
McBrine	27	4	77	2	-	-	127	7	3
Cameron-Dow	18	0	94	2	3	1	65	14	-
Thompson	17.3	5	28	3	1	2	89	1	-
Dockrell	18	4	63	2	-	-	81	8	2
O'Brien	4	1	11	0	-	-	19	2	-

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Ireland second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*WTS Porterfield	c Ikram Alikhil b Yamin Ahmadzai	0	2	2	-	-
PR Stirling	lbw b Yamin Ahmadzai	14	49	61	2	-
A Balbirnie	c Ikram Alikhil b Waqar Salamkheil	82	149	169	11	-
JA McCollum	lbw b Rashid Khan	39	96	116	5	-
KJ O'Brien	lbw b Rashid Khan	56	78	125	7	-
+SW Poynter	c Ihsanullah Janat b Waqar Salamkheil	1	9	12	-	-
SR Thompson	c Ihsanullah Janat b Rashid Khan	1	12	11	-	-
GH Dockrell	lbw b Rashid Khan	25	79	88	2	-
AR McBrine	st Ikram Alikhil b Rashid Khan	4	13	17	1	-
J Cameron-Dow	not out	32	39	48	5	-
TJ Murtagh	c Rahmat Shah b Yamin Ahmadzai	27	32	39	4	-
Extras	(4 b, 2 lb, 1 w)	7
Total	(all out, 93 overs)	288
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Porterfield, 0.2 ov), 2-33 (Stirling, 16.2 ov), 3-137 (Balbirnie, 48.4 ov), 4-141 (McCollum, 49.4 ov), 5-150 (Poynter, 52.6 ov), 6-157 (Thompson, 55.5 ov), 7-220 (Dockrell, 78.3 ov), 8-229 (O'Brien, 80.2 ov), 9-230 (McBrine, 82.3 ov), 10-288 (Murtagh, 93 ov)

Afghanistan bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Yamin Ahmadzai	14	1	52	3	-	-	60	8	-
Mohammad Nabi	20	1	58	0	-	-	90	8	-
Rashid Khan	34	7	82	5	-	-	151	9	-
Waqar Salamkheil	17	2	66	2	-	-	69	10	-
Wafadar Momand	8	0	24	0	1	-	35	2	-

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Afghanistan second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
Mohammad Shahzad	c Poynter b McBrine	2	34	29	-	-
Ihsanullah Janat	not out	65	129	172	8	2
Rahmat Shah	st Poynter b Cameron-Dow	76	122	138	13	-
Mohammad Nabi	run out (Murtagh->Poynter)	1	1	2	-	-
Hashmatullah Shahidi	not out	4	1	1	1	-
*Asghar Stanikzai	did not bat
Rashid Khan	did not bat
Yamin Ahmadzai	did not bat
Wafadar Momand	did not bat
+Ikram Alikhil	did not bat
Waqar Salamkheil	did not bat
Extras	(1 w)	1
Total	(3 wickets, 47.5 overs)	149
Fall of wickets:
1-5 (Mohammad Shahzad, 9.4 ov), 2-144 (Rahmat Shah, 47.3 ov), 3-145 (Mohammad Nabi, 47.4 ov)

Ireland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Dockrell	22	7	58	0	1	-	110	8	1
McBrine	13	5	35	1	-	-	65	5	1
Cameron-Dow	5.5	0	24	1	-	-	18	2	-
Murtagh	5	3	15	0	-	-	25	3	-
Thompson	1	0	9	0	-	-	3	2	-
Balbirnie	1	0	8	0	-	-	4	2	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> Day 1 Lunch: Ireland (1) 69/7 (Dockrell 4*, McBrine 3*; 29 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Ireland (1) 172 all out
--> Day 2 Lunch: Afghanistan (1) 157/2 (Rahmat Shah 59*, Hashmatullah Shahidi 43*; 61 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Afghanistan (1) 242/5 (Asghar Stanikzai 19*, Ikram Alikhil 3*; 88 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Ireland (2) 124/2 (Balbirnie 73*, McCollum 35*; 46 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Ireland (2) 220/6 (O'Brien 51*, Dockrell 25*; 78 overs)
--> Ireland first innings: 50 in 12.4 overs
--> Ireland first innings: 100 in 43.3 overs
--> Ireland first innings: 150 in 54.6 overs
--> Afghanistan first innings: 50 in 18.2 overs
--> Afghanistan first innings: 100 in 38.5 overs
--> Afghanistan first innings: 150 in 57.6 overs
--> Afghanistan first innings: 200 in 73.4 overs
--> Afghanistan first innings: 250 in 91.1 overs
--> Afghanistan first innings: 300 in 101.5 overs
--> Ireland second innings: 50 in 21.1 overs
--> Ireland second innings: 100 in 36.1 overs
--> Ireland second innings: 150 in 52.4 overs
--> Ireland second innings: 200 in 70.2 overs
--> Ireland second innings: 250 in 86.5 overs
--> Afghanistan second innings: 50 in 26.6 overs
--> Afghanistan second innings: 100 in 37.4 overs
--> JA McCollum made his debut in Test matches
--> SW Poynter made his debut in Test matches
--> GH Dockrell made his debut in Test matches
--> AR McBrine made his debut in Test matches
--> J Cameron-Dow made his debut in Test matches
--> Ihsanullah Janat made his debut in Test matches
--> Ikram Alikhil made his debut in Test matches
--> Waqar Salamkheil made his debut in Test matches
--> SW Poynter made his last appearance in Test matches
--> J Cameron-Dow made his last appearance in Test matches
--> Mohammad Shahzad made his last appearance in Test matches
--> Ikram Alikhil made his last appearance in Test matches
--> Wafadar Momand made his last appearance in Test matches
--> Waqar Salamkheil made his last appearance in Test matches
--> PR Stirling (1) passed his previous highest score of 17 in Test matches
--> TJ Murtagh (1) 50 in 72 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes
--> Mohammad Shahzad (1) passed his previous highest score of 14 in Test matches
--> Rahmat Shah (1) passed his previous highest score of 14 in Test matches
--> Rahmat Shah (1) 50 in 121 balls with 9 fours
--> Hashmatullah Shahidi (1) passed his previous highest score of 36 in Test matches
--> Hashmatullah Shahidi (1) 50 in 140 balls with 4 fours
--> Asghar Stanikzai (1) passed his previous highest score of 25 in Test matches
--> Asghar Stanikzai (1) 50 in 78 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes
--> Asghar Stanikzai (1) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 43
--> A Balbirnie (2) 50 in 112 balls with 7 fours
--> KJ O'Brien (2) 50 in 71 balls with 6 fours
--> KJ O'Brien (2) passed 2000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 49
--> TJ Murtagh (2) passed 4000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 23
--> Ihsanullah Janat (2) 50 in 109 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes
--> Rahmat Shah (2) 50 in 77 balls with 10 fours
--> JA McCollum made his debut in India in First-Class matches
--> Ihsanullah Janat made his debut in India in First-Class matches
--> Ikram Alikhil made his debut in India in First-Class matches
--> Waqar Salamkheil made his debut in India in First-Class matches
--> KJ O'Brien made his debut in India in First-Class matches
--> KJ O'Brien made his debut in India in Test matches
--> WTS Porterfield made his debut in India in Test matches
--> SW Poynter made his debut in India in First-Class matches
--> TJ Murtagh made his debut in India in Test matches
--> A Balbirnie made his debut in India in Test matches
--> PR Stirling made his debut in India in Test matches
--> SR Thompson made his debut in India in First-Class matches
--> SR Thompson made his debut in India in Test matches
--> J Cameron-Dow made his debut in India in First-Class matches
--> Yamin Ahmadzai achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches in the Ireland first innings (previous best was 3-51)
--> Mohammad Nabi achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed KJ O'Brien in the Ireland first innings (previous best was 1-65)
--> SR Thompson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches in the Afghanistan first innings (previous best was 3-62)
--> SR Thompson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Afghanistan first innings (previous best was 3-32)
--> Rashid Khan achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed GH Dockrell in the Ireland second innings (previous best was 2-20)
--> Rashid Khan achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Test matches in the Ireland second innings

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GH Dockrell (17) and TJ Murtagh (36) added 50 in 79 balls for the Ireland 10th wicket in the first innings
Rahmat Shah (23) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (26) added 50 in 175 balls for the Afghanistan 3rd wicket in the first innings
Rahmat Shah (48) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (48) added 100 in 269 balls for the Afghanistan 3rd wicket in the first innings
A Balbirnie (26) and JA McCollum (22) added 50 in 84 balls for the Ireland 3rd wicket in the second innings
A Balbirnie (61) and JA McCollum (37) added 100 in 187 balls for the Ireland 3rd wicket in the second innings
KJ O'Brien (31) and GH Dockrell (19) added 50 in 102 balls for the Ireland 7th wicket in the second innings
J Cameron-Dow (28) and TJ Murtagh (22) added 50 in 51 balls for the Ireland 10th wicket in the second innings
Ihsanullah Janat (19) and Rahmat Shah (33) added 50 in 108 balls for the Afghanistan 2nd wicket in the second innings
Ihsanullah Janat (45) and Rahmat Shah (56) added 100 in 170 balls for the Afghanistan 2nd wicket in the second innings