Afghan cricket team in Scotland in 2016

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]

Afghan cricket team in Scotland in 2016
 
  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)

Squads

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ODIs
  Scotland[5]   Afghanistan[6]

Nasir Jamal, Imran Janat and Afsar Zazai were named as reserve players for Afghanistan.[6]

ODI series

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1st ODI

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4 July 2016
Scorecard
Afghanistan  
283/4 (47.2 overs)
v
Rahmat Shah 100* (123)
Bradley Wheal 2/51 (9 overs)
No result
The Grange Club, Edinburgh
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Ian Ramage (Sco)
  • 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

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6 July 2016
Scorecard
Afghanistan  
178/6 (37.2 overs)
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  Scotland
132 (27.1 overs)
Mohammad Shahzad 84 (91)
Bradley Wheal 2/31 (8 overs)
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

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  1. ^ "Scotland to host Afghanistan for two ODIs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Scotland to host Afghanistan in Edinburgh". Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Scotland to host Afghanistan in two ODIs - CricInfo - Sports News". Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Afghanistan beat Scotland to clinch rain-affected one-day series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Ruaidhri Smith named in Scotland squad for Afghanistan ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Uncapped Ihsanullah in Afghanistan's Intercontinental Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Rain spoils Rahmat's ton, Najib's blitz". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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