Sediqullah Atal’s career-best 143 and Ibrahim Zadran’s 107 helped Afghanistan beat Eire by 42 runs within the fourth ODI in Belfast and take a 3-0 lead within the five-match sequence. Afghanistan made 343 for 9 after being put in to bat, with Atal and Ibrahim including 231 for the second wicket. Eire fought again within the chase however have been bowled out for 301 in 48 overs.
Afghanistan misplaced Rahmanullah Gurbaz for 12 early, however Ibrahim and Atal put Eire beneath strain with an enormous partnership. Ibrahim reached his century from 114 balls and scored 107 off 118, whereas Atal was extra aggressive, mentioning his hundred from 98 balls. He went on to make 143 off 120 balls, hitting 17 fours and 4 sixes. Their partnership took Afghanistan previous 240 earlier than Eire lastly broke via.
Eire’s bowlers did properly to choose up wickets within the ultimate a part of the innings and prohibit Afghanistan to 343 for 9. Byron McDonough took three wickets and Mark Adair two, however Afghanistan had already constructed a powerful platform. Darwish Rasooli added 24 and Azmatullah Omarzai made 15 as Afghanistan completed with a complete that put Eire beneath strain.
Eire began positively however slowly within the chase, with Paul Stirling and Balbirnie placing on 48 for the primary wicket. Stirling made 27 earlier than Allah Ghazanfar trapped him lbw and Yamin Ahmadzai then bowled Cade Carmichael for 5 to depart Eire 53 for two. Balbirnie stayed agency and was joined by Harry Tector as Eire moved to 90 for two after 18.4 overs. Balbirnie finally reached his century and saved Eire within the contest, however the required charge continued to rise.
Curtis Campher then gave Eire contemporary hope with a fast 84 off 46 balls. His attacking innings helped maintain the chase alive alongside Balbirnie, who made 109 off 119 balls. However Afghanistan saved discovering wickets as Eire tried to speed up, and as soon as Campher was gone, the chase misplaced momentum. Yamin Ahmadzai completed with 4 wickets and Rashid Khan three as Afghanistan bowled Eire out for 301 in 48 overs, sealing a 42-run win and one other dominant sequence consequence.
Temporary Scores: Afghanistan 343/9 in 50 overs (Sediqullah Atal 143, Ibrahim Zadran 107; Byron McDonough 3-84, Mark Adair 2-60, Gavin Hoey 2-71) beat Eire 301 all out in 48 overs (Andy Balbirnie 109, Curtis Campher 84; Yamin Ahmadzai 4-71, Rashid Khan 3-49) by 42 runs.
