Afghanistan beat Ireland to qualify for World Cup

March 23 (CRICKETNMORE) - Afghanistan returned from the pit’s edge to qualify for next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 when they defeated Ireland by five wickets in a tension-filled last Super Six match of the ICC Cricket World Cup

Ireland 209-7, 50 overs (Paul Stirling 55, Kevin O’Brien 41, Niall O’Brien 36, William Porterfield 20; Rashid Khan 3-40, Dawlat Zadran 2-54)

Afghanistan 213-5, 49.1 overs (Mohammad Shahzad 54, Gulbadin Naib 45, Asghar Stanikzai 39 not out, Samiullah Shenwari 27; Simi Singh 3-30)

Player of the match – Mohammad Shahzad (Afghanistan)

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ICC Media Release