f54078	Ireland v Afghanistan
	ICC Inter-Continental Cup 2011 to 2013
Venue	Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin on 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th July 2012 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Ireland won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn
Points	Ireland 13 (drawn match where more than 10 hours play was lost 4); Afghanistan 7 (drawn match where more than 10 hours play was lost 4)
Umpires	S George (South Africa), RP Smith (Cyprus)
Referee	DT Jukes (England)
Scorers	IAF Bevers, S Downes
Reserve Umpire	CA McElwee
Close of play day 1	No play
Close of play day 2	No play
Close of play day 3	Ireland (1) 126/2 (Cusack 34, Wilson 21; 32 overs)

Afghanistan first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*Karim Sadiq	b Johnston	9	10		2	-
Javed Ahmadi	b Cusack	5	35		-	-
Asghar Stanikzai	b Sorensen	6	12		1	-
+Afsar Zazai	c Wilson b Johnston	13	19		1	-
Mohammad Shahzad	b Cusack	7	12		1	-
Mohammad Nabi	c Wilson b Sorensen	4	15		-	-
Najibullah Zadaran	c White b Cusack	0	7		-	-
Samiullah Shenwari	c Mooney b Sorensen	13	14		3	-
Gulbadeen Naib	b Cusack	13	10		2	-
Shapoor Zadran	not out	5	23		1	-
Izatullah Dawlatzai	c Balbirnie b Sorensen	5	20		-	-
Extras	(2 lb, 2 nb)	4
Total	(all out, 29.1 overs)	84
Fall of wickets:
1-10 (Karim Sadiq, 1.3 ov), 2-18 (Asghar Stanikzai, 4.2 ov), 3-37 (Afsar Zazai, 11.5 ov), 4-37 (Javed Ahmadi, 12.3 ov), 5-48 (Mohammad Shahzad, 16.3 ov), 6-48 (Mohammad Nabi, 17.2 ov), 7-48 (Najibullah Zadaran, 18.4 ov), 8-66 (Gulbadeen Naib, 20.6 ov), 9-74 (Samiullah Shenwari, 21.6 ov), 10-84 (Izatullah Dawlatzai, 29.1 ov)

Ireland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sorensen	10.1	2	39	4	-	2
Johnston	8	4	7	2	-	-
Cusack	10	3	31	4	-	-
Mooney	1	0	5	0	-	-

Ireland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
PR Stirling	c Asghar Stanikzai b Karim Sadiq	42	64		6	1
A Balbirnie	c Najibullah Zadaran b Gulbadeen Naib	21	54		2	-
AR Cusack	c Afsar Zazai b Izatullah Dawlatzai	38	56		8	-
+GC Wilson	c Javed Ahmadi b Mohammad Nabi	73	100		11	-
AR White	not out	62	89		11	-
*KJ O'Brien	did not bat
JF Mooney	did not bat
SR Thompson	did not bat
DT Johnston	did not bat
MC Sorensen	did not bat
A van der Merwe	did not bat
Extras	(7 b, 6 lb, 2 nb)	15
Total	(4 wickets, declared, 60.1 overs)	251
Fall of wickets:
1-49 (Balbirnie, 15.5 ov), 2-65 (Stirling, 20.5 ov), 3-132 (Cusack, 34.2 ov), 4-251 (Wilson, 60.1 ov)

Afghanistan bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Izatullah Dawlatzai	18	4	73	1	-	2
Shapoor Zadran	13	3	36	0	-	-
Gulbadeen Naib	6	0	33	1	-	-
Karim Sadiq	11	2	36	1	-	-
Samiullah Shenwari	5	0	33	0	-	-
Asghar Stanikzai	1	0	3	0	-	-
Mohammad Nabi	6.1	0	24	1	-	-

Afghanistan second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*Karim Sadiq	c Mooney b van der Merwe	46	107		8	-
Javed Ahmadi	b Thompson	59	94		9	-
Asghar Stanikzai	not out	51	84		8	-
+Afsar Zazai	c O'Brien b Thompson	4	7		1	-
Mohammad Shahzad	c sub (RD McCann) b Thompson	10	27		2	-
Mohammad Nabi	c Stirling b Sorensen	12	15		2	-
Najibullah Zadaran	c Wilson b Sorensen	9	24		1	-
Shapoor Zadran	c Stirling b White	1	26		-	-
Samiullah Shenwari	not out	8	18		1	-
Gulbadeen Naib	did not bat
Izatullah Dawlatzai	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 6 lb)	8
Total	(7 wickets, 67 overs)	208
Fall of wickets:
1-106 (Karim Sadiq, 32.6 ov), 2-110 (Javed Ahmadi, 33.3 ov), 3-120 (Afsar Zazai, 35.4 ov), 4-140 (Mohammad Shahzad, 43.3 ov), 5-157 (Mohammad Nabi, 47.6 ov), 6-181 (Najibullah Zadaran, 55.4 ov), 7-185 (Shapoor Zadran, 61.4 ov)

Ireland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sorensen	16	3	36	2	-	-
Johnston	13	4	23	0	-	-
Cusack	9	1	28	0	-	-
van der Merwe	8	2	24	1	-	-
Mooney	3	0	17	0	-	-
Thompson	12	2	51	3	-	-
White	3	2	2	1	-	-
Stirling	3	0	19	0	-	-

Notes
--> Najibullah Zadaran made his debut in first-class matches
--> Gulbadeen Naib made his debut in first-class matches
--> A Balbirnie (1) passed his previous highest score of 19 in first-class matches
--> SR Thompson made his debut in first-class matches
--> A Balbirnie made his debut for Ireland in first-class matches
--> Karim Sadiq made his debut in Ireland in first-class matches
--> Mohammad Nabi made his debut in Ireland in first-class matches
--> Shapoor Zadran made his debut in Ireland in first-class matches
--> A Balbirnie made his debut in Ireland in first-class matches
--> Samiullah Shenwari made his debut in Ireland in first-class matches
--> Asghar Stanikzai made his debut in Ireland in first-class matches
--> MC Sorensen made his debut in Ireland in first-class matches
--> Afsar Zazai made his debut in Ireland in first-class matches
--> Izatullah Dawlatzai made his debut in Ireland in first-class matches
--> Mohammad Shahzad made his debut in Ireland in first-class matches
--> Javed Ahmadi made his debut in Ireland in first-class matches
--> AR Cusack achieved his best innings bowling analysis in first-class matches when he dismissed Gulbadeen Naib in the Afghanistan first innings (previous best was 3-19)
--> MC Sorensen achieved his best innings bowling analysis in first-class matches when he dismissed Asghar Stanikzai in the Afghanistan first innings (previous best was 0-6)
--> Mohammad Nabi reached 50 wickets in first-class matches when he dismissed GC Wilson, his 1st wicket in the Ireland first innings