Series #1773858620429
15/04/2026 - 05:38 PM
AF

Afghanistan

242/1049.4 Overs
VS
IR

Ireland

243/345.2 Overs

Afghanistan won the match by 7 wicket.

Man of the MatchAzmatullah Omarzai

Detailed Analysis

Updated every ball

Ireland Inning

242/1049.4 Overs
BatsmanStatusRB4s6sSR
P
Paul Stirling
c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai46605076.7
C
Cade Carmichael
lbw Fazalhaq Farooqi15201075.0
A
Andrew Balbirnie
c Sub b Naveed Zadran 39513076.5
H
Harry Tector
lbw Naveed Zadran 36413087.8
L
Lorcan Tucker
c Rashid Khan b Fazalhaq Farooqi22282078.6
C
Curtis Campher
b Rashid Khan14261053.8
J
Jordan Neill
b Fazalhaq Farooqi33373189.2
G
George Dockrell
run out Ibrahim Zadran140025.0
A
Andy McBrine
run out Rahmanullah Gurbaz212111100.0
L
Liam McCarthy
c Nangeyalia Kharote b Fazalhaq Farooqi450080.0
J
Joshua LittleStriker
not out150020.0
A
All Out
not out00000.0
Extras10 (wd 8, nb 0, b 0, lb 2)
Total242/10 (49.4 Overs)
BowlerOMRWER
N
Nijat Masood
6.404707.05
N
Naveed Zadran
10.003823.80
F
Fazalhaq Farooqi
10.003543.50
A
Azmatullah Omarzai
7.003715.29
R
Rashid Khan
10.005015.00
N
Nangeyalia Kharote
6.003305.50
Fielding Highlights
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1 C1 RO
SUB
1 C
Rashid Khan
1 C
Ibrahim Zadran
1 RO
Nangeyalia Kharote
1 C

Partnerships

Joshua Little & Andy McBrine
Joshua Little 1 · Andy McBrine 1
2 (7b)
Andy McBrine & Liam McCarthy
Andy McBrine 6 · Liam McCarthy 4
10 (9b)
Jordan Neill & Andy McBrine
Jordan Neill 29 · Andy McBrine 14
44 (42b)
Curtis Campher & Lorcan Tucker
Curtis Campher 14 · Lorcan Tucker 14
28 (40b)
Lorcan Tucker & Harry Tector
Lorcan Tucker 1 · Harry Tector 4
5 (10b)
Harry Tector & Andrew Balbirnie
Harry Tector 32 · Andrew Balbirnie 18
50 (57b)
George Dockrell & Jordan Neill
George Dockrell 1 · Jordan Neill 3
5 (7b)
Lorcan Tucker & Jordan Neill
Lorcan Tucker 7 · Jordan Neill 1
8 (17b)
Andrew Balbirnie & Paul Stirling
Andrew Balbirnie 21 · Paul Stirling 39
60 (77b)
Paul Stirling & Cade Carmichael
Paul Stirling 7 · Cade Carmichael 15
22 (32b)
Match Timeline50 Overs
Over 50Nijat Masood
1 Wkt2 Runs
0
1
0
W
Over 49Fazalhaq Farooqi
1 Wkt2 Runs
1
1
W
0
0
0
Over 48Nijat Masood
8 Runs
0
1
2
0
1
4
Over 47Fazalhaq Farooqi
1 Wkt8 Runs
0
0
6
1
1
W
Over 46Nijat Masood
10 Runs
6
0
1
1
1
1
Over 45Rashid Khan
4 Runs
1
Wd
0
0
0
1
1
Over 44Nijat Masood
6 Runs
0
4
0
1
0
1
Over 43Azmatullah Omarzai
9 Runs
0
4
4
1
0
0
Over 42Rashid Khan
5 Runs
1
1
0
1
1
1
Over 41Azmatullah Omarzai
3 Runs
0
0
1
1
1
0
Over 40Rashid Khan
1 Wkt4 Runs
0
1
0
2
1
W
Over 39Fazalhaq Farooqi
1 Wkt1 Runs
0
0
0
0
W
1
Over 38Rashid Khan
12 Runs
4
Wd
0
1
0
1
1
Over 37Fazalhaq Farooqi
1 Runs
1
0
0
0
0
0
Over 36Rashid Khan
1 Wkt1 Runs
1
0
0
0
0
W
Over 35Fazalhaq Farooqi
3 Runs
0
0
1
0
0
2
Over 34Rashid Khan
6 Runs
0
1
0
4
1
0
Over 33Nangeyalia Kharote
6 Runs
3
0
1
1
1
0
Over 32Naveed Zadran
2 Runs
0
0
1
1
0
0
Over 31Nangeyalia Kharote
5 Runs
1
1
1
1
1
0
Over 30Naveed Zadran
1 Wkt5 Runs
0
W
0
0
4
1
Over 29Nangeyalia Kharote
5 Runs
0
1
0
1
2
1
Over 28Naveed Zadran
1 Wkt3 Runs
1
1
1
W
0
0
Over 27Nangeyalia Kharote
2 Runs
0
0
0
0
1
1
Over 26Naveed Zadran
4 Runs
1
0
1
0
1
1
Over 25Nangeyalia Kharote
6 Runs
1
2
0
0
2
1
Over 24Naveed Zadran
4 Runs
1
0
1
0
1
1
Over 23Nangeyalia Kharote
9 Runs
1
1
1
1
4
1
Over 22Rashid Khan
8 Runs
1
1
1
0
1
4
Over 21Azmatullah Omarzai
11 Runs
1
1
1
4
0
4
Over 20Rashid Khan
2 Runs
0
0
0
0
1
1
Over 19Azmatullah Omarzai
1 Wkt1 Runs
W
0
0
0
0
1
Over 18Rashid Khan
3 Runs
1
1
0
1
0
0
Over 17Azmatullah Omarzai
10 Runs
1
0
Wd
4
2
1
1
Over 16Rashid Khan
5 Runs
1
1
2
0
0
1
Over 15Nijat Masood
7 Runs
0
1
4
0
0
2
Over 14Azmatullah Omarzai
1 Runs
0
0
0
0
1
0
Over 13Nijat Masood
8 Runs
1
0
4
1
1
1
Over 12Azmatullah Omarzai
2 Runs
0
1
1
0
0
0
Over 11Nijat Masood
7 Runs
1
0
4
1
0
Wd
0
Over 10Fazalhaq Farooqi
7 Runs
0
1
4
0
0
2
Over 9Naveed Zadran
6 Runs
4
0
1
0
0
1
Over 8Fazalhaq Farooqi
5 Runs
0
4
0
0
1
0
Over 7Naveed Zadran
1 Runs
0
0
0
0
0
1
Over 6Fazalhaq Farooqi
1 Wkt4 Runs
4
W
0
0
0
0
Over 5Naveed Zadran
5 Runs
1
1
1
0
1
1
Over 4Fazalhaq Farooqi
3 Runs
0
1
1
0
1
0
Over 3Naveed Zadran
4 Runs
0
1
2
0
1
0
Over 2Fazalhaq Farooqi
2 Runs
0
0
0
0
1
1
Over 1Naveed Zadran
4 Runs
0
1
0
1
1
1

Afghanistan Inning

243/345.2 Overs
BatsmanStatusRB4s6sSR
R
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
b Joshua Little04000.0
I
Ibrahim Zadran
c Paul Stirling b Joshua Little39574168.4
R
Rahmat ShahStriker
not out891166176.7
H
H Shahidi
c Paul Stirling b Liam McCarthy323230100.0
A
Azmatullah Omarzai
not out736363115.9
Extras10 (wd 9, nb 0, b 0, lb 1)
Total243/3 (45.2 Overs)
BowlerOMRWER
C
Curtis Campher
9.205105.46
J
Joshua Little
9.004925.44
L
Liam McCarthy
10.004814.80
J
Jordan Neill
3.001806.00
A
Andy McBrine
9.004905.44
G
George Dockrell
5.002705.40
Fielding Highlights
Paul Stirling
2 C

Partnerships

Rahmat Shah & Azmatullah Omarzai
Rahmat Shah 33 · Azmatullah Omarzai 73
106 (104b)
H Shahidi & Rahmat Shah
H Shahidi 32 · Rahmat Shah 25
57 (67b)
Rahmat Shah & Ibrahim Zadran
Rahmat Shah 31 · Ibrahim Zadran 39
71 (97b)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz & Ibrahim Zadran
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 0 · Ibrahim Zadran 0
0 (4b)
Match Timeline46 Overs
Over 46Curtis Campher
2 Runs
1
1
Over 45Liam McCarthy
8 Runs
0
1
1
4
1
1
Over 44Curtis Campher
9 Runs
4
0
4
1
0
0
Over 43Liam McCarthy
9 Runs
1
1
0
2
4
1
Over 42Joshua Little
7 Runs
1
0
0
0
Wd
1
4
Over 41George Dockrell
6 Runs
0
Wd
0
0
0
4
0
Over 40Joshua Little
8 Runs
1
4
1
0
1
Wd
0
Over 39Andy McBrine
5 Runs
2
1
1
0
1
0
Over 38Joshua Little
10 Runs
0
2
0
2
0
6
Over 37Andy McBrine
4 Runs
1
1
0
1
0
1
Over 36Curtis Campher
8 Runs
6
0
0
0
1
1
Over 35Andy McBrine
9 Runs
1
1
6
1
0
0
Over 34Curtis Campher
4 Runs
1
0
0
1
1
1
Over 33George Dockrell
4 Runs
1
0
0
1
1
1
Over 32Liam McCarthy
6 Runs
1
1
0
0
2
Wd
1
Over 31George Dockrell
4 Runs
1
0
1
1
1
0
Over 30Liam McCarthy
1 Runs
0
0
1
0
0
0
Over 29George Dockrell
7 Runs
1
1
4
0
0
1
Over 28Liam McCarthy
1 Wkt5 Runs
0
3
1
1
0
W
Over 27George Dockrell
6 Runs
4
0
1
0
0
1
Over 26Liam McCarthy
1 Runs
0
1
0
0
0
0
Over 25Curtis Campher
7 Runs
1
0
1
4
0
1
Over 24Andy McBrine
7 Runs
4
0
1
1
1
0
Over 23Curtis Campher
4 Runs
0
0
1
1
0
2
Over 22Andy McBrine
6 Runs
0
1
2
Wd
0
1
1
Over 21Curtis Campher
8 Runs
1
0
6
1
0
0
Over 20Jordan Neill
4 Runs
1
1
0
1
0
1
Over 19Joshua Little
4 Runs
0
1
0
1
1
1
Over 18Jordan Neill
5 Runs
2
1
0
0
0
2
Over 17Joshua Little
1 Wkt5 Runs
1
0
1
1
W
Wd
1
Over 16Andy McBrine
3 Runs
0
1
0
0
1
1
Over 15Joshua Little
3 Runs
0
1
0
1
1
0
Over 14Andy McBrine
4 Runs
0
1
0
1
1
1
Over 13Curtis Campher
4 Runs
0
1
0
0
2
1
Over 12Andy McBrine
5 Runs
0
1
1
1
Wd
1
0
Over 11Curtis Campher
1 Runs
0
0
1
0
0
0
Over 10Andy McBrine
6 Runs
0
0
1
4
1
0
Over 9Curtis Campher
4 Runs
0
4
0
0
0
0
Over 8Liam McCarthy
4 Runs
0
0
0
4
0
0
Over 7Jordan Neill
9 Runs
4
0
1
0
4
0
Over 6Liam McCarthy
7 Runs
0
0
Wd
0
0
0
6
Over 5Joshua Little
6 Runs
0
0
1
0
1
4
Over 4Liam McCarthy
5 Runs
0
0
4
1
0
0
Over 3Joshua Little
4 Runs
0
0
0
0
0
4
Over 2Liam McCarthy
3 Runs
0
0
0
0
0
3
Over 1Joshua Little
1 Wkt2 Runs
0
0
0
W
1
1
Official Match Report & Statistical Breakdown

Afghanistan vs Ireland — Full Match Report & Statistical Breakdown

ODI Cricket World Cup • Afghanistan won the match by 7 wicket.

Key Match Highlights

Combined Match Aggregate: 485 runs & 13 wickets
Ireland Top Batter: Paul Stirling — 46 (60b, 5x4, 0x6)
1st Innings Best Bowling: Fazalhaq Farooqi — 4/35 (10.0 ov)
Afghanistan Top Batter: Rahmat Shah — 89 (116b, 6x4, 1x6)
2nd Innings Best Bowling: Joshua Little — 2/49 (9.0 ov)
Best Partnership: Rahmat Shah & Azmatullah Omarzai — 106 runs (104b)
CricÓ MVP Leader: Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) — 272.0 pts

1. Match Overview & Context

In this 50-over encounter of ODI Cricket World Cup, Afghanistan took on Ireland on Apr 15, 2026, 03:34 AM. After competitive cricket across both innings, the fixture concluded with the official result: Afghanistan won the match by 7 wicket.. Across the match, spectators witnessed a combined total of 485 runs and 13 wickets fall between Ireland (242/10 in 49.4 overs) and Afghanistan (243/3 in 45.2 overs).

2. Ireland Innings Breakdown (242/10)

Batting in the first innings, Ireland finished on 242/10 from 49.4 overs, maintaining an innings run rate of 4.87 runs per over. During the opening 6 overs, Ireland accumulated 22 runs for the loss of 1 wicket. Paul Stirling spearheaded the batting effort with 46 runs off 60 balls (including 5 fours and 0 sixes at a strike rate of 76.7). Valuable middle-order support came from Andrew Balbirnie, who contributed 39 runs off 51 deliveries, while Harry Tector added 36 (41b). The bowling side conceded 10 extra runs (wides: 8, no-balls: 0, byes: 0, leg-byes: 2). With the ball in the first innings, Fazalhaq Farooqi led the bowling figures with 4/35 in 10.0 overs (economy 3.50), assisted by Naveed Zadran (2/38 in 10.0 overs).

3. Afghanistan Chase & Second Innings Summary (243/3)

Pursuing a target of 243 runs for victory, Afghanistan recorded 243/3 in 45.2 overs at a scoring rate of 5.36 runs per over. Rahmat Shah anchored the chase for Afghanistan with 89 runs from 116 balls (6 fours, 1 sixes, strike rate 76.7), alongside Azmatullah Omarzai who chipped in with 73 off 63 balls. Defending the total, Joshua Little delivered a key spell of 2/49 across 9.0 overs at an economy rate of 5.44, while Liam McCarthy finished with 1/48 (10.0 overs).

4. Partnerships, Fielding & CricÓ MVP Standings

The highest batting stand of the match was forged by Rahmat Shah and Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan), who combined for 106 runs off 104 balls. In the field, both sides combined for 6 catches, 2 run-outs, and 0 stumpings, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz making a notable impact in the outfield. According to the CricÓ MVP & Player Points engine—which evaluates runs, boundaries, strike rate milestones, wickets, dot balls, bowling economy, and fielding dismissals—Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) topped the match rankings with 272.0 total points, followed closely by Fazalhaq Farooqi (245.0 points). Official Player of the Match honors were awarded to Azmatullah Omarzai.