- BATSMENRB4s6sSR7 full delivery,looking to drive it through the offside, faint edge to the keeper. 28/28.4 careless shot just fishing outside off, Dawlat and Afghan on top 33/314.5 slightly short, looking to cut that, chops it on, Ireland in trouble 50/420.2 going for the paddle sweep, missing it completely, Ireland sink deeper 67/551 outside edge, good grab by Mangal 160/751.3 full delivery,wanted to drive that one, falling for the trap, Irelandloosing there last recognised batter 160/852.3 wrong one does the trick, top delivery by Rehmat 164/961 huge shout for lbw, umpire takes his time and raises the finger, Ireland will be disappointed by this effort, credit to Afghan bowlers 187/10Extras7 (lb 2, nb 5)TOTAL187 all out (61 Overs, RR: 3.06)Fall of wickets: 1-8 (William Porterfield, 1.5 ov), 2-28 (Paul Stirling, 6.6 ov), 3-33 (Ed Joyce, 8.4 ov), 4-50 (Niall O'Brien, 14.5 ov), 5-67 (Andrew White, 20.2 ov), 6-106 (Kevin O'Brien, 32.1 ov), 7-160 (John Anderson, 50.6 ov), 8-160 (John Mooney, 51.3 ov), 9-164 (Trent Johnston, 52.3 ov), 10-187 (Max Sorensen, 60.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Dawlat Zadran 16 4 44 4 2.75 0 2 Izatullah Dawlatzai 10 2 42 1 4.20 0 3 Mirwais Ashraf 7 2 19 0 2.71 0 0 Rahmat Shah 9 0 36 3 4.00 0 0 Mohammad Nabi 12 5 18 0 1.50 0 0 Samiullah Shinwari 7 2 26 2 3.71 0 0
10/12Result
Final, ICC Intercontinental Cup at Dubai, Dec 10-13 2013
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
187 & 341 -
![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
182 & 224 (94.5 ov)
Player of the Match
10/12Result
Final, ICC Intercontinental Cup at Dubai, Dec 10-13 2013
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![Ireland]( "Ireland")
187 & 341 -
![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
182 & 224 (94.5 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR14.2 straying down legside, loose shot and a terrific catch by the keeper diving to his left, bowling changee works for Ireland 29/121 outside edge, great one handed grab by the slip fielder 54/244.1 away swinger, gets a thick outisde edge to Brien at second slip, Mooney striking again!! 116/450 outside off, slightly wide, tries to play a square cut, feather touch to Nial who makes no mistake!! 120/576.1 off stump ball, swinging away, tries a wild slog over midwicket, gets a thick top edge to thirdman, Joyce takes a good catch!! 182/952.2 away swinger, gets a healthy edge to White at second slip, takes a good low catch, five-for for Mooney!! 133/670.2 away swinger, tries to play a drive gets an edge to the Wk, Johnston finally finding the edge! 175/773.3 flighted ball, tempted by the flight, Afsar comes down the track and misses, ball turns away sharply, Nial behind the stumps makes no mistake! 182/877.5 flighted ball, Dawlat tempted to run down the track, fails to connect and Nial clips the bails!! 182/10Extras0TOTAL182 all out (77.5 Overs, RR: 2.33)Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Nawroz Mangal, 14.2 ov), 2-54 (Shabir Noori, 20.6 ov), 3-59 (Mohammad Shahzad, 22.4 ov), 4-116 (Rahmat Shah, 44.1 ov), 5-120 (Asghar Afghan, 49.6 ov), 6-133 (Samiullah Shinwari, 52.2 ov), 7-175 (Mirwais Ashraf, 70.2 ov), 8-182 (Afsar Zazai, 73.3 ov), 9-182 (Mohammad Nabi, 76.1 ov), 10-182 (Dawlat Zadran, 77.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DT Johnston 24 9 50 2 2.08 0 0 MC Sorensen 13 2 35 0 2.69 0 0 GH Dockrell 25.5 7 52 3 2.01 0 0 JF Mooney 14 3 45 5 3.21 0 0 PR Stirling 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR10 leg stump ball, sweep shot, good timing, would you beleive!! he finds the fielder at the circle!! 53/23 leg stump ball, tries to flick, gets an edge to Zazai who make sno mistake! 15/147 great inswinger, what a start for the Afghans, through the forward defense of Joyce, ratteling the stumps! 163/378.5 incoming ball, Nial stands tall, trying to pierce the gap at covers, finds a fielder, unlucky there!! 258/672 forward defense, googly again, hits the pad, firocious appeal, Given!! 244/475.1 flighted ball, genuine leg spin, pushing hard at it, plays a defensive shot, thick edge to Mangal at first slips! 250/589.3 straighter delivery, kevin playing for turn, misses, wrapped between the pads, appeal ,PLUMB in front!! 316/881 inswinging ball, fuller in length, Mooney tries to drive it through covers, a bit late to react, gets an inside edge to Afsar behind the stumps who dives and takes it!! 274/795.1 flighted ball, johnston comes down the pitch, lofts it high towards long-on, its a skier, Mirwais coming under takes a great catch, well judged!! 341/1090 forward defense straight to noori at silly mid-on 316/9Extras5 (lb 5)TOTAL341 all out (95.1 Overs, RR: 3.58)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Paul Stirling, 2.6 ov), 2-53 (William Porterfield, 9.6 ov), 3-163 (Ed Joyce, 46.6 ov), 4-244 (Andrew White, 71.6 ov), 5-250 (John Anderson, 75.1 ov), 6-258 (Niall O'Brien, 78.5 ov), 7-274 (John Mooney, 80.6 ov), 8-316 (Kevin O'Brien, 89.3 ov), 9-316 (Max Sorensen, 89.6 ov), 10-341 (Trent Johnston, 95.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Dawlat Zadran 20 1 101 2 5.05 0 0 Izatullah Dawlatzai 11 3 39 0 3.54 0 0 Mirwais Ashraf 19 4 63 2 3.31 0 0 Mohammad Nabi 25.1 7 38 4 1.50 0 0 Samiullah Shinwari 4 0 32 0 8.00 0 0 Rahmat Shah 12 0 58 2 4.83 0 0 Shabir Noori 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 0 Nawroz Mangal 3 0 5 0 1.66 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.5 incoming ball, Noori playing across the line, his head falls over, wrapped in front, appeal and no doubt at all!! 8/114.2 incoming ball, niped back a great deal, Mangal cramped up in defense, gets a thin edge to Nial who dives and takes a superb catch!! 65/217.4 flighted ball, Shahzad tempted by the line, comes down the track smashes it back to Dockrell,he takes the catch, Finally the big man departs!! 75/321.2 flighted ball, goes for a wild slog, misses and Dockrell strikes straight after the drinks break!! 85/421.4 flat and quick, hitting in line, wrapped on the pads, given OUT!! 85/583.2 incoming ball, forward defense, misses, struck on the back pad, Appeal,OUT!! 199/688.5 good lenght ball, missing the line mooney strikes for ireland 212/790.1 squared the batsman up, hitting the back leg,absolute peach of a delivery 218/892.3 away swinger, forward, caught in the slips 222/994.5 away swinger, izatullah hangs his bat gets an edge to joyce at third slip, mooney takes five and ireland win the match!! 224/10Extras12 (b 9, lb 3)TOTAL224 all out (94.5 Overs, RR: 2.36)Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Shabir Noori, 0.5 ov), 2-65 (Nawroz Mangal, 14.2 ov), 3-75 (Mohammad Shahzad, 17.4 ov), 4-85 (Asghar Afghan, 21.2 ov), 5-85 (Afsar Zazai, 21.4 ov), 6-199 (Mohammad Nabi, 83.2 ov), 7-212 (Samiullah Shinwari, 88.5 ov), 8-218 (Mirwais Ashraf, 90.1 ov), 9-222 (Dawlat Zadran, 92.3 ov), 10-224 (Izatullah Dawlatzai, 94.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DT Johnston 2 0 12 1 6.00 0 0 MC Sorensen 21 6 69 1 3.28 0 0 JF Mooney 19.5 7 36 5 1.81 0 0 GH Dockrell 34 14 58 3 1.70 0 0 KJ O'Brien 12 4 27 0 2.25 0 0 J Anderson 5 1 10 0 2.00 0 0 PR Stirling 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Afghanistan , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Ireland won the 2011-2013/14 ICC Intercontinental Cup
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10am start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
10,11,12,13 December 2013 (5-day match)
Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Tue, 10 Dec - day 1 - Afghanistan 1st innings 81/3 (Rahmat Shah 12*, Asghar Stanikzai 11*, 30 ov)
- Wed, 11 Dec - day 2 - Ireland 2nd innings 159/2 (EC Joyce 74*, NJ O'Brien 40*, 46 ov)
- Thu, 12 Dec - day 3 - Afghanistan 2nd innings 136/5 (Rahmat Shah 35*, Mohammad Nabi 25*, 43 ov)
- Fri, 13 Dec - day 4 - Afghanistan 2nd innings 224 (94.5 ov) - end of match
Match Coverage
All Match NewsJohnston's grand career ends quietly
Although Trent Johnston ended a seemingly eternal career with another title for a bulging associate CV, it was not the romantic swansong he must have fantasised about
Mooney's ten gives Ireland title
John Mooney took his second five-wicket haul of the match to help Ireland to their fourth Intercontinental Cup title, beating Afghanistan by 122 runs in Dubai
Ireland five wickets away from title
Ireland are five wickets away from regaining the ICC Intercontinental Cup with two days to spare as defending champions Afghanistan still need 211 runs in Dubai
Mooney, Joyce put Ireland ahead
Allrounder John Mooney's maiden first-class five-for and an unbeaten half-century from Ed Joyce helped Ireland reach a strong position against Afghanistan
Dawlat puts Afghanistan on top
Four wickets for Dawlat Zadran put Afghanistan on the front foot against Ireland after the first day's play in Dubai
