Ireland vs Afghanistan, 5th ODI — Afghanistan tour of Ireland
Match summary
Afghanistan beat Ireland by 6 wickets in the 5th ODI of the Afghanistan tour of Ireland at Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast on Sat, 15 Aug, 2026. Ireland 298/7 (50 ov); Afghanistan 302/4 (48.5 ov). Rahmat Shah top-scored with 143* off 133 balls for Afghanistan. Liam McCarthy took 3/47 for Ireland. Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz c G Dockrell b L McCarthy | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 93.33 |
| Ibrahim Zadran c LJ Tucker b L McCarthy | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Sediqullah Atal c C Carmichael b L McCarthy | 98 | 112 | 7 | 3 | 87.5 |
| Rahmat Shah Not out | 143 | 133 | 13 | 2 | 107.52 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai c G Hoey b J Moondra | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 171.43 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi Not out | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
Extras 9 (5 lb, 4 wd)
Total 302/4 (48.5 ov)
Yet to bat: Ikram Alikhil, Nangeyalia kharote, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Tector | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5.83 |
| Curtis Campher | 7 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 6.57 |
| Gavin Hoey | 10 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Liam McCarthy | 10 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 4.7 |
| Jordan Neill | 6 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 5 |
| Jai Moondra | 9.5 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 6.71 |
14 (Ibrahim Zadran, 3.3 ov) · 22 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 5.3 ov) · 223 (Sediqullah Atal, 40.3 ov) · 279 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 46.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Balbirnie b A Omarzai | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 68.42 |
| Paul Stirling b A Omarzai | 20 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 95.24 |
| Cade Carmichael lbw b AM Ghazanfar | 22 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 81.48 |
| Harry Tector c M Saleem Safi b N kharote | 53 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 66.25 |
| Lorcan Tucker c R Gurbaz b AM Ghazanfar | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Curtis Campher c R Shah b M Saleem Safi | 96 | 84 | 7 | 4 | 114.29 |
| George Dockrell c R Shah b A Omarzai | 31 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 88.57 |
| Jordan Neill Not out | 23 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 121.05 |
| Gavin Hoey Not out | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
Extras 27 (1 b, 4 lb, 21 wd, 1 nb)
Total 298/7 (50 ov)
Yet to bat: Liam McCarthy, Jai Moondra
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 10 | 0 | 74 | 3 | 7.4 |
| Nangeyalia kharote | 8 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 6.38 |
| Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 10 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 5.3 |
| Mohammad Saleem Safi | 10 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar | 8 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 4.25 |
34 (Andy Balbirnie, 6.2 ov) · 39 (Paul Stirling, 6.6 ov) · 79 (Cade Carmichael, 14.3 ov) · 99 (Lorcan Tucker, 18.4 ov) · 154 (Harry Tector, 33.3 ov) · 226 (George Dockrell, 42.6 ov) · 290 (Curtis Campher, 49.1 ov)