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Afghanistan took an unassailable 2-0 series lead over Ireland thanks to a seven-wicket haul in their second ODI in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Rahmat Shah made a 103
ABU DHABI: A breathless century on his debut from teenage opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz helped Afghanistan to a 16-run win over Ireland in the first ODI here on Thursday.The 19-year-old, who hit a.
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Afghanistan got off to a flying start in their first ODI against Ireland in Abu Dhabi on Thursday after they won the toss and opted to bat first.
The Afghanistan opening pair of Rahmanullah Gurbaz – a 19-year-old on ODI debut – and Javed Ahmadi put on 120 for the first wicket before Ireland’s Andy McBrine accounted for Ahmadi, who found Simi Singh in the deep after a period of sustained pressure.
That breakthrough sparked somewhat of a middle-order collapse at the hands of McBrine, whose wickets reduced Afghanistan from 120-0 to 161-5 in the space of 10 overs.
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An outstanding maiden ODI century on debut from Rahmanullah Gurbaz led Afghanistan to victory over Ireland in the first of their three-match series in Abu Dhabi.
The opener hit 127 off as many deliveries as Afghanistan returned to the international stage for the first time since March 2020 to get their ICC Cricket World Cup Super League campaign off to a victorious start.
Career-best ODI performances of 5/29 with the ball for Andy McBrine and 83 with the bat Lorcan Tucker helped push Ireland close, but they weren’t enough to overcome a classy Afghanistan side.