Afghanistan smother Ireland on Nabi's record-setting day
Offspinning allrounder Mohammad Nabi took six wickets as Afghanistan soared to an innings victory inside three days at Greater Noida
28/03Result
ICC Intercontinental Cup at Greater Noida, Mar 28-30 2017
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
261 & 104 (40 ov) (f/o)
Player of the Match
28/03Result
ICC Intercontinental Cup at Greater Noida, Mar 28-30 2017
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
261 & 104 (40 ov) (f/o)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Afghanistan , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00am start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
28,29,30 March 2017 (4-day match)
Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Afghanistan 20, Ireland 0
Scorecard Summary
AFGHANISTAN 537/8d (138.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Asghar Afghan145 (209)
- Afsar Zazai*103 (154)
- John Anderson2/92 (21)
- George Dockrell3/160 (45)
IRELAND 261 (91.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- John Anderson*61 (175)
- Andy Balbirnie62 (88)
- Zahir Khan2/35 (19.5)
- Rashid Khan5/99 (31)
IRELAND 104 f/o (40 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Niall O'Brien15 (15)
- Gary Wilson15 (30)
- Mohammad Nabi6/40 (20)
- Rashid Khan3/44 (14)
END OF OVER:40 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | IRE: 104/10
- Peter Chase11 (12b)
- Mohammad Nabi20-6-40-6
- Rashid Khan14-4-44-3
39.6
W
Mohammad Nabi to Dockrell, OUT, and it's all over! Bowls one outside the off stump. He looks to defend it and gets an outside edge to Shahzad at first slip. He takes a catch finally and Afghanistan win by innings and 172 runs
GH Dockrell c Mohammad Shahzad b Mohammad Nabi 10 (37m 36b 1x4 0x6) SR: 27.77
39.5
4
Mohammad Nabi to Dockrell, FOUR, comes down the track and lofts it over deep midwicket for a boundary
silly-point called in for
39.4
0
Mohammad Nabi to Dockrell, no run, defends it to the off side
39.3
0
Mohammad Nabi to Dockrell, no run, sweeps it to square-leg
39.2
0
Mohammad Nabi to Dockrell, no run, looks to defend it and is beaten down the leg stump line
39.1
0
Mohammad Nabi to Dockrell, no run,
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