Afghanistan batted very well in the first ODI match of Afghanistan vs Ireland. Afghanistan was able to give Ireland a target of 311 runs due to the responsible batting of Afghanistan's batsmen. However, Afghanistan's target of 311 runs gave Ireland a fighting performance as if Ireland's opening pair could have scored a little better, Ireland would have won the match against Afghanistan. Bowling didn't do so well compared to Afghanistan batsmen so Afghanistan players must keep in mind that they have to bowl better against Ireland if they don't bowl well against Ireland then the match can go by accident so.
Today is the second ODI match between Afghanistan and Ireland. Afghanistan outstanding performance in the first ODI match winning by 35 runs and leading the series by 1-0. In this match the Player of the Match Rahmanullah Gurbaz playing very outclassed cricket scored 121 runs and helped the team to cross 300 plus. Ireland batter Harry Tector performed well and scored 138 but didn't win the match for Ireland. Ireland needs to improve its bowling unit to win the 2nd match and level the series by 1-1.
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It's true that Ireland might not win the match because they didn't bowl well at the end. But we should recognize the team's fighting spirit for coming back after a tough start. The partnership between Tector and Tucker gives hope to Ireland. As long as players like Harry Tector are playing Ireland still has a chance. That was the first match of the series we have two more matches so let's see what will Ireland do in these matches. 
The performance from Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker bodes well for the future of the Irish cricket. Tector got himself to 138, but Tucker got out before he could reach triple digits. Both the players are in their 20s, and since they are from the Republic of Ireland (and not from the Northern Ireland), there is a lower chance that the England selectors would poach on them. But bowling still needs a lot of improvement. Mark Adair performed so well in the test series, but he leaked plenty of runs yesterday. Afghanistan which is currently facing some problems are also having good performance and their top order perform well which give them good foundation for having huge target, but now their bowling is also not good as we have them in ODI world cup where they destroy big teams hopefully things will be back to normal for better future of their game.
Afghanistan batted very well in the first ODI match of Afghanistan vs Ireland. Afghanistan was able to give Ireland a target of 311 runs due to the responsible batting of Afghanistan's batsmen. However, Afghanistan's target of 311 runs gave Ireland a fighting performance as if Ireland's opening pair could have scored a little better, Ireland would have won the match against Afghanistan. Bowling didn't do so well compared to Afghanistan batsmen so Afghanistan players must keep in mind that they have to bowl better against Ireland if they don't bowl well against Ireland then the match can go by accident so.
Yes you are right I agree that Afghanistan batted very well in the first ODI match against Ireland giving them a competitive target of 311 runs. However, I believe that the focus should also be on improving their bowling performance in order to secure a win against Ireland in future matches. It is important for Afghanistan's players to maintain a balance between their batting and bowling skills in order to consistently perform well in matches. Overall, both teams showed a strong performance in the match and it will be interesting to see how Afghanistan improves their bowling in the upcoming matches. 
Afghanistan batted very well in the first ODI match of Afghanistan vs Ireland. Afghanistan was able to give Ireland a target of 311 runs due to the responsible batting of Afghanistan's batsmen. However, Afghanistan's target of 311 runs gave Ireland a fighting performance as if Ireland's opening pair could have scored a little better, Ireland would have won the match against Afghanistan. Bowling didn't do so well compared to Afghanistan batsmen so Afghanistan players must keep in mind that they have to bowl better against Ireland if they don't bowl well against Ireland then the match can go by accident so.
Yes you are right I agree that Afghanistan batted very well in the first ODI match against Ireland giving them a competitive target of 311 runs. However, I believe that the focus should also be on improving their bowling performance in order to secure a win against Ireland in future matches. It is important for Afghanistan's players to maintain a balance between their batting and bowling skills in order to consistently perform well in matches. Overall, both teams showed a strong performance in the match and it will be interesting to see how Afghanistan improves their bowling in the upcoming matches. Ireland's batsmen were under a lot of pressure after losing 3 wickets in the beginning to bat against the target of 311 runs given by Afghanistan. However, Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker batted responsibly for Ireland, Ireland was able to score 275 runs in the allotted 50 overs due to their responsible batting. Harry Tector batted very well and got out with 138 runs off 147 balls. But Afghanistan bowlers need to bowl more responsibly because maybe I thought Afghanistan will beat Ireland by a huge margin of runs but must credit Ireland batsmen because they batted very well to score 275 runs in allotted 50 overs. If Ireland's front row batsmen could have scored good runs then maybe Ireland could have won the match against Afghanistan.
Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker led the way when Ireland were three wickets down after scoring 34 runs. For the fourth wicket, they both scored 173 runs off 173 balls. When Ireland were 207 runs, Lorcan Tucker was dismissed by Farooqi, and this wicket is the turning point of the match. Had Lorcan Tucker not been out, the situation of the match could have been different. Later, the match went out of their control as no batsman could keep up with Harry Tector for long. However, a win against Ireland today brought relief to the Afghanistan camp after losing three consecutive ODI matches with Sri Lanka. Afghanistan took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Afghanistan won the match by 35 runs against Ireland at Sharjah. The target was too much for Ireland as they lost 3 wickets inside the powerplay on just 34 runs. Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker almost took the game away from Afghanistan with their partnership of 173 runs. Apart from these two, no other batter was able to score in double digits. A slight support from one or two batters might have changed the complexion of the game. Fazalhaq Farooqi bowled beautifully and took 4 wickets. The upcoming ODI matches of the series will be interesting to watch.
However, in the end, the Afghanistan team got a comfortable victory perhaps after a long time. Afghanistan's recent poor performance may have left many cricket fans in despair but now they have come out of despair.In the first ODI match between Afghanistan and Ireland Afghanistan batted first and put up a strong score along with some excellent batting against Ireland. However it is not the bad batting that the Ireland team did when they came down to bat against the given target in Afghanistan they lost by only 35 in a high voltage match.
Afghanistan won the match quite comfertably but a good fight from Ireland side after losing 3 wickets in 10 overs when score was just 34 runs. Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker both had a partnership of 173 runs, Harry Tector made 138 while Lorcan Tucker got out after scoring 85 run on 76 balls. Once Lorcan Tucker got out wickets start falling once again. Harry Tector kept frightening till last over and was the last batsmen to depart.
Ireland's batsmen were under a lot of pressure after losing 3 wickets in the beginning to bat against the target of 311 runs given by Afghanistan. However, Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker batted responsibly for Ireland, Ireland was able to score 275 runs in the allotted 50 overs due to their responsible batting. Harry Tector batted very well and got out with 138 runs off 147 balls. But Afghanistan bowlers need to bowl more responsibly because maybe I thought Afghanistan will beat Ireland by a huge margin of runs but must credit Ireland batsmen because they batted very well to score 275 runs in allotted 50 overs. If Ireland's front row batsmen could have scored good runs then maybe Ireland could have won the match against Afghanistan.
Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker led the way when Ireland were three wickets down after scoring 34 runs. For the fourth wicket, they both scored 173 runs off 173 balls. When Ireland were 207 runs, Lorcan Tucker was dismissed by Farooqi, and this wicket is the turning point of the match. Had Lorcan Tucker not been out, the situation of the match could have been different. Later, the match went out of their control as no batsman could keep up with Harry Tector for long. However, a win against Ireland today brought relief to the Afghanistan camp after losing three consecutive ODI matches with Sri Lanka. Afghanistan took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.Ireland's batsmen were under a lot of pressure after losing 3 wickets in the beginning to bat against the target of 311 runs given by Afghanistan. However, Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker batted responsibly for Ireland, Ireland was able to score 275 runs in the allotted 50 overs due to their responsible batting. Harry Tector batted very well and got out with 138 runs off 147 balls. But Afghanistan bowlers need to bowl more responsibly because maybe I thought Afghanistan will beat Ireland by a huge margin of runs but must credit Ireland batsmen because they batted very well to score 275 runs in allotted 50 overs. If Ireland's front row batsmen could have scored good runs then maybe Ireland could have won the match against Afghanistan.
Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker led the way when Ireland were three wickets down after scoring 34 runs. For the fourth wicket, they both scored 173 runs off 173 balls. When Ireland were 207 runs, Lorcan Tucker was dismissed by Farooqi, and this wicket is the turning point of the match. Had Lorcan Tucker not been out, the situation of the match could have been different. Later, the match went out of their control as no batsman could keep up with Harry Tector for long. However, a win against Ireland today brought relief to the Afghanistan camp after losing three consecutive ODI matches with Sri Lanka. Afghanistan took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. 
It's true that Ireland might not win the match because they didn't bowl well at the end. But we should recognize the team's fighting spirit for coming back after a tough start. The partnership between Tector and Tucker gives hope to Ireland. As long as players like Harry Tector are playing Ireland still has a chance. That was the first match of the series we have two more matches so let's see what will Ireland do in these matches.
The performance from Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker bodes well for the future of the Irish cricket. Tector got himself to 138, but Tucker got out before he could reach triple digits. Both the players are in their 20s, and since they are from the Republic of Ireland (and not from the Northern Ireland), there is a lower chance that the England selectors would poach on them. But bowling still needs a lot of improvement. Mark Adair performed so well in the test series, but he leaked plenty of runs yesterday.
In the first ODI match of Afghanistan vs Ireland, Afghanistan team is batting in the first innings and they are in great batting form. Today in this first ODI match two teams meet and it is going to be an interesting game between the two teams but the batting performance of Afghanistan today is really outstanding. Afghanistan's batsman Rahmatullah Gurubaz batted brilliantly as he scored 121 runs off 117 balls and scored a brilliant century. Moreover, Afghanistan's batsman Ibrahim Zardan has also done an amazing batting. The scores that have been collected at the moment I think are too big for Afghanistan and Ireland will not be able to meet this target. At the moment Afghanistan's score is 249 runs 4 wickets 45 overs Afghanistan team may be able to score 300 plus runs till the last minute.
Afghanistan's opening duo Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz batted very well against Ireland. Afghanistan team managed to collect 310 runs due to the responsible batting of Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Today's match Rahmanullah Gurbaz played responsible batting Rahmanullah Gurbaz got out with 111 runs off 117 balls. Going into bat against a target of 311 runs given by Afghanistan, Ireland's batsmen are under a lot of pressure after losing 2 wickets at the start. The way Ireland's batsmen are batting looks like they are going to lose the match against Afghanistan by a huge margin of runs.
Ireland has made a great comeback despite a poor start. Their bowlers had given a lot of runs in the last 10 overs actually, and they are going to loss the match now for not bowling well in the death overs. The partnership between Tector and Tucker helped them to keep the hope alive. They aren't going to win the match though. There will be hope for Ireland as long as Harry Tector in the crease.
It's true that Ireland might not win the match because they didn't bowl well at the end. But we should recognize the team's fighting spirit for coming back after a tough start. The partnership between Tector and Tucker gives hope to Ireland. As long as players like Harry Tector are playing Ireland still has a chance. That was the first match of the series we have two more matches so let's see what will Ireland do in these matches. In the first ODI match of Afghanistan vs Ireland, Afghanistan team is batting in the first innings and they are in great batting form. Today in this first ODI match two teams meet and it is going to be an interesting game between the two teams but the batting performance of Afghanistan today is really outstanding. Afghanistan's batsman Rahmatullah Gurubaz batted brilliantly as he scored 121 runs off 117 balls and scored a brilliant century. Moreover, Afghanistan's batsman Ibrahim Zardan has also done an amazing batting. The scores that have been collected at the moment I think are too big for Afghanistan and Ireland will not be able to meet this target. At the moment Afghanistan's score is 249 runs 4 wickets 45 overs Afghanistan team may be able to score 300 plus runs till the last minute.
Afghanistan's opening duo Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz batted very well against Ireland. Afghanistan team managed to collect 310 runs due to the responsible batting of Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Today's match Rahmanullah Gurbaz played responsible batting Rahmanullah Gurbaz got out with 111 runs off 117 balls. Going into bat against a target of 311 runs given by Afghanistan, Ireland's batsmen are under a lot of pressure after losing 2 wickets at the start. The way Ireland's batsmen are batting looks like they are going to lose the match against Afghanistan by a huge margin of runs.Gurbaz is the best performer of the Afghanistan team, they managed to win because of their long performance keeping the wicket under control. But in comparison, the Ireland team did not perform well in bowling, the Afghanistan team took advantage of this opportunity and collected a total of 310 runs. Afghanistan team managed to win mainly due to good performance in power play. But the players of Ireland team Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker performed well but other players did not do well. Due to which the Ireland team was able to lose very easily.
Afghanistan Vs Ireland
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First ODI match which is fighting among Afghanistan sqaud against Ireland squad and this match has reached at verge of finishing and already first batting inning was done by Afghanistan squad and in this inning, Afghanistan sqaud was played very impressively and collected a big defeating target total 310 scores. Ireland squad was not a good and strong strong and I also see their previous match and in these matches, Ireland also did not displayed good performance and lost most matches with bad innings. In this match, Ireland squad almost need 49 scores off 11 deliveries for emerging victory and this is impossible to complete this remaining target in low deliveries. Almost all batters of Afghanistan squad were displaying signature strength instead of these Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib and Rahmat Shah. Rahmanullah Gurbaz completed his fantastic century in 117 scores and Ibrahim Zadran collected 60 scores off 93 deliveries. [....]
Looks like Afghans will win today's ODI comfortably. In reply to Afghanistan 310, Ireland at the moment 99 for 3 after 23 overs. The openers of Afghanistan scored 150 runs in 31 overs and in remaining 19 overs Afghanistan batting scored 160 runs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 6th ODI hundred in his 38 ODI appearances. Hashmatullah Shahidi played an entertaining innings toward the end by scoring 50 runs on just 33 balls. Ireland need some extraordinary performance to win this game.
Ireland has made a great comeback despite a poor start. Their bowlers had given a lot of runs in the last 10 overs actually, and they are going to loss the match now for not bowling well in the death overs. The partnership between Tector and Tucker helped them to keep the hope alive. They aren't going to win the match though. There will be hope for Ireland as long as Harry Tector in the crease. 
In Afghanistan vs Ireland 1st ODI match Afghanistan team came to bat and scored 213 for 3 in 39.3 overs.Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 121 off 117 balls.Ibrahim Zadran scored 60 off 93 balls.Azmatullah Omarzai scored 19 off 20 balls. Out. If the Ireland team can do well in the bowling line, the batsmen of the Afghanistan team will be under pressure. However, it seems that the Afghanistan team can give a target of 270 runs in today's match.
After a long time finally Afghanistan played phenomenal they scored a decent 300+ runs which is quite enough to defend against any top side with Thier quality bowling lineup and to honest such kind of big total match thier batting standard and I think that thing make them more special and more dangerous for any top side. Anyway they have done magnificent in batting now thier bowling side should show thier potential and get them before they match the required target, Ireland already lose his third wickets and now the important things for Afghanistan is to broke thier partnership on fourth wicket because they almost scored 100 runs and can be create difficulties for Afghanistan if they took a bit more long. Hope Afghanistan bowling will not runied thier batters efforts Afghanistan put a competitive total of 310 on the board against Ireland. They dominated Ireland's bowling from bowl one. After Gurbaz and Rahmat's wicket, I thought they might fall short of 300, but Nabi and Shahidi batted beautifully and gave AFG bowlers a respectable total to defend.
Ireland is 11/1 in 3 overs. Ireland has a good batting lineup, and they might chase down this target if any of their top-order batters play a long inning. By looking at the AFG bowling lineup, I think AFG is the favourite to win this match. Hopefully, Ireland fight back, and we might see a close contest.
Ireland is 11/1 in 3 overs. Ireland has a good batting lineup, and they might chase down this target if any of their top-order batters play a long inning. By looking at the AFG bowling lineup, I think AFG is the favourite to win this match. Hopefully, Ireland fight back, and we might see a close contest.
Looks like Afghans will win today's ODI comfortably. In reply to Afghanistan 310, Ireland at the moment 99 for 3 after 23 overs. The openers of Afghanistan scored 150 runs in 31 overs and in remaining 19 overs Afghanistan batting scored 160 runs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 6th ODI hundred in his 38 ODI appearances. Hashmatullah Shahidi played an entertaining innings toward the end by scoring 50 runs on just 33 balls. Ireland need some extraordinary performance to win this game.
In the first ODI match of Afghanistan vs Ireland, Afghanistan team is batting in the first innings and they are in great batting form. Today in this first ODI match two teams meet and it is going to be an interesting game between the two teams but the batting performance of Afghanistan today is really outstanding. Afghanistan's batsman Rahmatullah Gurubaz batted brilliantly as he scored 121 runs off 117 balls and scored a brilliant century. Moreover, Afghanistan's batsman Ibrahim Zardan has also done an amazing batting. The scores that have been collected at the moment I think are too big for Afghanistan and Ireland will not be able to meet this target. At the moment Afghanistan's score is 249 runs 4 wickets 45 overs Afghanistan team may be able to score 300 plus runs till the last minute.
Afghanistan's opening duo Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz batted very well against Ireland. Afghanistan team managed to collect 310 runs due to the responsible batting of Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Today's match Rahmanullah Gurbaz played responsible batting Rahmanullah Gurbaz got out with 111 runs off 117 balls. Going into bat against a target of 311 runs given by Afghanistan, Ireland's batsmen are under a lot of pressure after losing 2 wickets at the start. The way Ireland's batsmen are batting looks like they are going to lose the match against Afghanistan by a huge margin of runs.
After many days of waiting we all got to see the best performance of the Afghanistan team batsmen today with the first ODI match between Afghanistan and Ireland. Afghanistan team is not performing well recently they have already lost several matches against some teams. Prior to the ODI series between Ireland and Afghanistan Afghanistan played a test match against Ireland in which they were defeated. Now the ODI series is going on between Ireland and Afghanistan today in the first match of this series Afghanistan batted first and scored a mountain of 309 runs. Ireland team batting second innings so far they have collected 99 runs for 3 wickets in 22.4 overs that means they need 212 runs to win this match which is very difficult for them.
In the first ODI match of Afghanistan vs Ireland, Afghanistan team is batting in the first innings and they are in great batting form. Today in this first ODI match two teams meet and it is going to be an interesting game between the two teams but the batting performance of Afghanistan today is really outstanding. Afghanistan's batsman Rahmatullah Gurubaz batted brilliantly as he scored 121 runs off 117 balls and scored a brilliant century. Moreover, Afghanistan's batsman Ibrahim Zardan has also done an amazing batting. The scores that have been collected at the moment I think are too big for Afghanistan and Ireland will not be able to meet this target. At the moment Afghanistan's score is 249 runs 4 wickets 45 overs Afghanistan team may be able to score 300 plus runs till the last minute.
Afghanistan's opening duo Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz batted very well against Ireland. Afghanistan team managed to collect 310 runs due to the responsible batting of Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Today's match Rahmanullah Gurbaz played responsible batting Rahmanullah Gurbaz got out with 111 runs off 117 balls. Going into bat against a target of 311 runs given by Afghanistan, Ireland's batsmen are under a lot of pressure after losing 2 wickets at the start. The way Ireland's batsmen are batting looks like they are going to lose the match against Afghanistan by a huge margin of runs. Jump to: