Samira Vishwas
Tezzbuzz|16-08-2026
A stunning knock by Rahmat Shah and Sediqullah Atal has set up Afghanistan’s 6-wicket victory against Ireland at Belfast.
Rahmat Shah remained unbeaten with 143* runs, while Sediqullah Atal (98) put up Ireland’s massive win in the final ODI to secure a 4-0 clean sweep in the series.
After being invited to bat first, Ireland’s Andrew Balbirnie and Paul Stirling opened the innings. Ireland’s top order put up a decent contribution before Azmatullah Omarzai bagged the wickets of the openers.
With Cade and Harry Tector at the crease, Ireland scored 49 runs in the powerplay.
AM Ghazanfar bagged the wicket of Cade Carmichael for 22 runs on an LBW.However, Harry Tector stabilised the innings, smashing a half-century, while Tucker lost his wicket to AM Ghazanfar.
Curtis Campher has put up a solid performance, scoring 96 runs, pushing the side to set up a competitive total.
George Dockrell (31) and Jordan Neill (23*) have set up Ireland to post 298 runs in their 50-over innings.
Azmatullah Omarzai set up three wickets, while AM Ghazanfar bagged two wickets, and Mohammad Saleem and Kharoti bagged one wicket each.
Chasing a 299-run target, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran opened the innings while Jai Moondra opened the attack.
However, the openers lost their wicket to Liam McCarthy cheaply. With Sediqullah Atal and Rahmat Shah at the crease, Afghanistan scored only 30 runs in the powerplay.
The duo forged a 201-run partnership for the third wicket, during which Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah smashed his century, completing his 6th ODI century.
Sediqullah Atal scored 98 runs before being dismissed by Liam McCarthy. Omarzai, who came to bat, scored 24 runs before being dismissed by 24 runs.
With Rahmat Shah (143*) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (9*) at the crease, Afghanistan scored 302 and completed the chase in the 49th over.
Rahmat Shah was named Player of the Match. Speaking at the post-match presentation, Shah said, “First of all, thanks to Almighty Allah. Yeah, after a long time, I don’t remember when I last made a hundred for Afghanistan. So, I will never forget this moment and this hundred.”
Rahmat Shah was named Player of the Match. Speaking at the post-match presentation, Shah said, “First of all, thanks to Almighty Allah. Yeah, after a long time, I don’t remember when I last made a hundred for Afghanistan. So, I will never forget this moment and this hundred.”
