Ireland vs Afghanistan Scorecard, ODI 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 12 August 2026
Afghanistan batting
1st innings, run rate 6.86
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)c Harry Tector b Byron McDonough |
12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 120.0 |
 Ibrahim Zadranb Gavin Hoey |
107 | 118 | 11 | 1 | 90.7 |
 Sediqullah Atalc Mark Adair b Gavin Hoey |
143 | 120 | 17 | 4 | 119.2 |
 Darwish Rasoolic Paul Stirling b Byron McDonough |
24 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 171.4 |
 Azmatullah Omarzaic Mark Adair b Byron McDonough |
15 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 125.0 |
 Rashid Khanc Lorcan Tucker b Mark Adair |
11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 110.0 |
 Hashmatullah Shahidinot out |
7* | 8 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 |
 Rahmat Shah (c)c Paul Stirling b Liam McCarthy |
2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 AM Ghazanfarrun out (Curtis Campher) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Yamin Ahmadzaic Lorcan Tucker b Mark Adair |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 22 (lb 2, w 19, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 343/9 (50 ov) | ||||
1-16 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 1.6 ov, 2-247 Ibrahim Zadran 38.4 ov, 3-285 Sediqullah Atal 42.5 ov, 4-310 Darwish Rasooli 44.4 ov, 5-324 Azmatullah Omarzai 46.2 ov, 6-335 Rashid Khan 47.5 ov, 7-338 Rahmat Shah 48.4 ov, 8-341 AM Ghazanfar 49.2 ov, 9-343 Yamin Ahmadzai 49.6 ov
Did not batIreland bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Mark Adair5 wd |
10 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 6.00 |
| BM Byron McDonough6 wd |
10 | 0 | 84 | 3 | 8.40 |
 Liam McCarthy4 wd, 1 nb |
10 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 6.90 |
 Curtis Campher1 wd |
8 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 5.63 |
| GH Gavin Hoey1 wd |
10 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 7.10 |
 Harry Tector2 wd |
2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 |
Ireland batting
2nd innings, run rate 6.27
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andrew Balbirniec Darwish Rasooli b Rashid Khan |
109 | 119 | 9 | 3 | 91.6 |
 Paul Stirling (c)lbw b AM Ghazanfar |
27 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 108.0 |
 Cade Carmichaelb Yamin Ahmadzai |
5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 |
| Harry Tectorc Yamin Ahmadzai b Azmatullah Omarzai |
34 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 68.0 |
 Lorcan Tucker (wk)b Rashid Khan |
9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 60.0 |
| Curtis Campherc Rahmat Shah b Yamin Ahmadzai |
84 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 182.6 |
 Benjamin Calitzb Rashid Khan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mark Adairc Rashid Khan b Azmatullah Omarzai |
12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 109.1 |
| GH Gavin Hoeyc Rahmat Shah b Yamin Ahmadzai |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Liam McCarthynot out |
8* | 9 | 1 | 0 | 88.9 |
| BM Byron McDonoughc Sediqullah Atal b Yamin Ahmadzai |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 10 (b 1, lb 2, w 7) | ||||
| Total | 301 (all out, 48 ov) | ||||
1-48 Paul Stirling 10.3 ov, 2-53 Cade Carmichael 11.3 ov, 3-129 Harry Tector 27.2 ov, 4-142 Lorcan Tucker 30.4 ov, 5-215 Andrew Balbirnie 40.1 ov, 6-215 Benjamin Calitz 40.2 ov, 7-247 Mark Adair 43.1 ov, 8-256 Gavin Hoey 44.1 ov, 9-292 Curtis Campher 47.1 ov, 10-301 Byron McDonough 47.6 ov
Afghanistan bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azmatullah Omarzai1 wd |
10 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 5.70 |
| Yamin Ahmadzai4 wd |
10 | 0 | 71 | 4 | 7.10 |
| AM Ghazanfar |
8 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 5.63 |
 Ziaur Rahman Sharifi2 wd |
9 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 7.89 |
| Rashid Khan |
10 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 4.90 |
| Sediqullah Atal |
1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Ireland, bowl
- Start
- Wed 12 Aug, 10:45 UK
- Competition
- ODI 2026
Ireland vs Afghanistan Questions
When is Ireland vs Afghanistan?
Ireland vs Afghanistan starts at 10:45 UK time (15:15 in India) on Wednesday 12 August 2026, at Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast, part of ODI 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Ireland vs Afghanistan head to head?
Afghanistan lead the Ireland vs Afghanistan head to head at 13-5 from 21 ODI meetings, with 3 no results, and the latest, on 15 August 2026 at Civil Service Cricket Club, was won by Afghanistan.
What is Ireland's recent form?
Ireland have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 ODI matches, newest first L W L L W; most recently they lost to Namibia on 01 Nov, 129 to 131/5.
What is Afghanistan's recent form?
Afghanistan have won 5 and lost 0 of their last 5 ODI matches, newest first W W W W W; most recently they beat Zimbabwe on 23 Oct, 170/3 to 169.
What is a good score at Civil Service Cricket Club?
A good first-innings score at Civil Service Cricket Club is around 258, the average over its last 8 ODI matches, and the side batting first has won 63% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.