Afghanistan Beaten by Ireland in 3rd ODI of series,2016

Afghanistan was scheduled to play a 5 Match ONE DAY International Series in Ireland in 2016. Both teams have great players and all rounder’s and match winners and it would be interesting to see them battle in this series. The 1st One Day International match was abandoned due to rain so this has reduced the series of only 4 matches. The 3rd ONE DAY international match was to be played on Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast, Ireland on 14^th July, 2016.

Afghanistan won the toss and opts to bat first; this is how Ireland team and 11 was looking like in this 3rd ONE DAY international match: Ed Joyce, William Porterfield (c), Kevin O’Brien, Paul Stirling, George Dockrell, Tim Murtagh, Stuart Poynter (wk), John Anderson, Andy McBrine, Peter Chase, Barry McCarthy

And Afghanistan team and 11 was looking like this in this 3rd ONE DAY international Match: Asghar Stanikzai (c), Mohammad Nabi, Mirwais Ashraf, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Shabir Noori, Dawlat Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Rashid Khan, Naveen ul Haq

Afghanistan batted very well and was able to post total of 236 runs in 49.1 over’s at the loss of 10 wickets and with top scores of M Shahzad who made 81 runs in 95 balls with 10 4’s and 0 six at the strike rate of 85 runs in 100 balls and M Nabi who made 40 runs in 41 balls with 4 4’s and 0 six at the strike rate of 98 runs in 100 balls.

Ireland was needed to score 237 runs in 50 over’s to win this match and to level this 5 ONE DAY match International series 1-1.

Ireland batted very well and was able to chase the total of 237 runs in 47.3 over’s at the loss of 4 wickets and with top scores by Ed J who made 105 runs in 135 balls with 8 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 78 runs in 100 balls.

Ireland won the match by 6 wickets and levels the 5 match ODI series 1-1.

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