Ireland vs Afghanistan Scorecard, ODI 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 15 August 2026
Ireland batting
1st innings, run rate 5.96
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Balbirnieb Azmatullah Omarzai |
13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 68.4 |
Paul Stirling (c)b Azmatullah Omarzai |
20 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 95.2 |
Cade Carmichaellbw b AM Ghazanfar |
22 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 81.5 |
Harry Tectorc Mohammad Saleem b Nangeyalia Kharote |
53 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 66.3 |
Lorcan Tucker (wk)c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b AM Ghazanfar |
7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.3 |
Curtis Campherc Rahmat Shah b Mohammad Saleem |
96 | 84 | 7 | 4 | 114.3 |
George Dockrellc Rahmat Shah b Azmatullah Omarzai |
31 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 88.6 |
JN Jordan Neillnot out |
23* | 19 | 1 | 1 | 121.1 |
GH Gavin Hoeynot out |
6* | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150.0 |
| Extras | 27 (b 1, lb 4, w 21, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 298/7 (50 ov) | ||||
1-34 Andrew Balbirnie 6.2 ov, 2-39 Paul Stirling 6.6 ov, 3-79 Cade Carmichael 14.3 ov, 4-99 Lorcan Tucker 18.4 ov, 5-154 Harry Tector 33.3 ov, 6-226 George Dockrell 42.6 ov, 7-290 Curtis Campher 49.1 ov
Did not batAfghanistan bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Azmatullah Omarzai3 wd |
10 | 0 | 74 | 3 | 7.40 |
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi8 wd, 1 nb |
10 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 5.30 |
Mohammad Saleem1 wd |
10 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 6.20 |
AM Ghazanfar3 wd |
8 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 4.25 |
NK Nangeyalia Kharote5 wd |
8 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 6.38 |
Hashmatullah Shahidi1 wd |
4 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 |
Afghanistan batting
2nd innings, run rate 6.18
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)c George Dockrell b Liam McCarthy |
14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 93.3 |
Ibrahim Zadranc Lorcan Tucker b Liam McCarthy |
5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 38.5 |
Sediqullah Atalc Cade Carmichael b Liam McCarthy |
98 | 112 | 7 | 3 | 87.5 |
Rahmat Shah (c)not out |
143* | 133 | 13 | 2 | 107.5 |
Azmatullah Omarzaic Gavin Hoey b Jai Moondra |
24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 171.4 |
Hashmatullah Shahidinot out |
9* | 6 | 1 | 0 | 150.0 |
| Extras | 9 (lb 5, w 4) | ||||
| Total | 302/4 (48.5 ov) | ||||
1-14 Ibrahim Zadran 3.3 ov, 2-22 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 5.3 ov, 3-223 Sediqullah Atal 40.3 ov, 4-279 Azmatullah Omarzai 46.4 ov
Did not batAM Ghazanfar, Ikram Alikhil, Mohammad Saleem, Nangeyalia Kharote, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi
Ireland bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JM Jai Moondra1 wd |
9.5 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 6.71 |
Liam McCarthy |
10 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 4.70 |
JN Jordan Neill1 wd |
6 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 5.00 |
Curtis Campher |
7 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 6.57 |
GH Gavin Hoey |
10 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 7.30 |
Harry Tector2 wd |
6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5.83 |
Match details
- Toss
- Afghanistan, bowl
- Start
- Sat 15 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 Saturday 15 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.

