Afghan cricket team in Scotland in 2016
International cricket tour
Afghan cricket team in Scotland in 2016 | |||
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Scotland | Afghanistan | ||
Dates | 4 July 2016 – 6 July 2016 | ||
Captains | Preston Mommsen | Asghar Stanikzai | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | Afghanistan won the 2-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Craig Wallace (33) | Rahmat Shah (126) | |
Most wickets | Bradley Wheal (4) | Mohammad Nabi (3) |
The Afghanistan cricket team toured Scotland in July 2016 to play two One Day Internationals (ODIs) matches at The Grange, Edinburgh.[1][2][3] Both matches were affected by rain, with the first match being washed out. Afghanistan won the second match and took the series 1–0.[4]
Squads
ODIs | |
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Scotland[5] | Afghanistan[6] |
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Nasir Jamal, Imran Janat and Afsar Zazai were named as reserve players for Afghanistan.[6]
ODI series
1st ODI
4 July 2016 Scorecard |
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped play during the 48th over of Afghanistan's innings with no further play possible.
- Con de Lange and Ruaidhri Smith (both Sco) made their ODI debuts.
- Rahmat Shah (Afg) scored his first century in an ODI.[7]
2nd ODI
6 July 2016 Scorecard |
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Craig Wallace 33 (15) Mohammad Nabi 3/26 |
Afghanistan won by 78 runs (DLS method) The Grange Club, Edinburgh Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Ian Ramage (Sco) |
- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play during Afghanistan's innings with Scotland being set a total of 211 runs to win from 36 overs.
References
- ^ "Scotland to host Afghanistan for two ODIs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Scotland to host Afghanistan in Edinburgh". Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Scotland to host Afghanistan in two ODIs - CricInfo - Sports News". Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Afghanistan beat Scotland to clinch rain-affected one-day series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Ruaidhri Smith named in Scotland squad for Afghanistan ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Uncapped Ihsanullah in Afghanistan's Intercontinental Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Rain spoils Rahmat's ton, Najib's blitz". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
External links
- Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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Preceding season: International cricket in 2015–16
- Afghanistan in Scotland
- India in West Indies
- Afghanistan in Ireland
- Pakistan in England
- Australia in Sri Lanka
- New Zealand in Zimbabwe
Following season: International cricket in 2016–17
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