Ireland vs Afghanistan, 4th ODI, Afghanistan tour of Ireland, 2026 - Player PerformanceIRE vs AFG, 4th ODI, Afghanistan tour of Ireland, 2026 - Player Performance
In This Match
Andrew Balbirnie
109(119)
40.1
WBalbirnie c Darwish Rasooli b Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, out Caught by Darwish Rasooli!! Balbirnie goes for the big shot and finds the man in the deep. Probably played too early and ended up not finding the middle. Hits the slog sweep straight down the throat of Rasooli, who takes a good sharp catch. End of a good knock from Balbirnie. Walks back to a standing ovation. Balbirnie c Darwish Rasooli b Rashid Khan 109(119) [4s-9 6s-3]
Andrew Balbirnie vs Bowlers
Andrew BalbirnieODI
In Afghanistan tour of Ireland, 2026
Stats
Value
Matches
4
Innings
4
Runs
165
5
Balls
197
HS
109
3
Avg
41.25
6
SR
83.76
10
Not Out
0
Dots
111
Fours
19
3
Sixes
3
5
Fifties
0
Hundreds
1
1
Nineties
0
Ducks
0
Commentary
40.1W
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, out Caught by Darwish Rasooli!! Balbirnie goes for the big shot and finds the man in the deep. Probably played too early and ended up not finding the middle. Hits the slog sweep straight down the throat of Rasooli, who takes a good sharp catch. End of a good knock from Balbirnie. Walks back to a standing ovation. Balbirnie c Darwish Rasooli b Rashid Khan 109(119) [4s-9 6s-3]
39.4
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, 1 run, low full toss outside off, Balbirnie hits it straight to mid-off, who is standing at the edge of the circle
38.64
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, FOUR, fielder on the off-side comes in. Balbirnie spots that and gives himself room to go on the back foot and cut it through cover-point. Runs away for four
38.2
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, 3 runs, well tossed up delivery on off, Balbirnie picks it up on the full and hits it wide of cover. The fielder was sloppy and fires a throw away from the stumps allowing the duo to get back for the third
38.1
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, no run, tucked to short mid-wicket
37.6
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, 1 run, full and way outside off, Balbirnie reaches out for the ball and mistimes the slog sweep to the on-side
37.1
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, 1 run, 10th ODI hundred for Andrew Balbirnie. Tucks it to the on-side and gets to the milestone. Takes off his helmet and soaks in the applause from his teammates and the crowd. Ireland need him to continue and step on the gas from here
36.6
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, driven past covers and another single for the duo
36.4
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, 1 run, Balbirnie opens the bats face and dabs it to point. The fielder hits direct at the striker's end and the ball deflects of the stumps to the on-side. Third umpire been called for the run-out check and Balbirnie had just made it back in
36.1
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, 1 run, width on offer outside off, Balbirnie cuts it to the left of sweeper cover
35.6
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, 1 run, driven down to long-off
35.5
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, 2 runs, there is the slog sweep, but there is protection in the deep. The fielder runs to his left, dives and saves a certain boundary
35.2
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, 1 run, another quick single from Ireland. Balbirnie drops it in front of point and calls for a single. His partner responds and the duo make it to their ends with ease
34.6
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, aggressive from Ahmadzai. Andrew Balbirnie sways away from the line
34.56
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, SIX, there is that shot Balbirnie was looking for earlier in the over. Walks across his stumps and gets under the ball to scoop it all the way. Flies over fine leg fence for a maximum
34.4
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Balbirnie stays leg-side and looks to cut. Gets beaten on the outside edge
34.3
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, Balbirnie walks across his stumps and looks to scoop. Misses by a long way
34.2
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, good length delivery on off, Balbirnie blocks it back on the pitch
34.1
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, 2 runs, angled into the pads, Andrew Balbirnie tucks it to the on-side for a brace
33.5
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, 1 run, flatter on the pads, tucked to the on-side
33.44
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, FOUR, massive gap on the on-side and Balbirnie takes on Ghazanfar. Reaches out for the ball as he plays it touch early. Gets enough bat on the slog sweep for the ball to cross the ropes at deep mid-wicket
33.2
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, 1 run, tad short outside off, Andrew Balbirnie stays on the back foot and cuts it past point
33.16
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, SIX, good shot. Ireland need more of these. Andrew Balbirnie sinks low and gets under the ball to slog sweep it over cow corner. Went flat and hard over the ropes
32.4
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, 1 run, picks a very full delivery to play the sweep, almost jams it backward of square
32.3
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, no run, tosses up the leg-break, Balbirnie eases it back to Rashid
32.1
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, 1 run, too full in length, Balbirnie toe-ends the drive to long-on
31.5
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, 1 run, very full delivery, attacking the stumps, Balbirnie makes room and squeezes an inside-edge to deep square leg
31.46
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, SIX, another short ball but this pace on, angling in and Balbirnie decides to play the pull. He backs away a little and gets cramped, but manages to get it away towards backward square leg and the ball just clears the rope
31.3
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, off-pace bouncer, Balbirnie thought about it but let it go at the last instant
31.2
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, slower back of a length delivery, Balbirnie is early into the pull and the ball lobs over the stumps
31.1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, fullish delivery on middle, Balbirnie pushes it to mid-on
29.6
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, bouncer angling down leg, Balbirnie ducks inside the line and lets it pass
29.4
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, 1 run, full pitcher on off, Balbirnie eases it wide of mid-off and crosses over
28.1
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, 1 run, worked square on the leg-side
27.6
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, 1 run, back of a length and angling in, Balbirnie tucks it into the leg-side pocket and retains strike
27.5
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, that was close! Balbirnie charges down, stays leg-side but the ball keeps angling in, sneaks past his swinging blade and isn't far from hitting the top of leg-stump
27.1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, 1 run, slanting into leg, Balbirnie ekes out an inside-edge onto the pad and the ball rolls to short fine
26.6
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, 1 run, too straight - on middle and leg, Balbirnie nurdles backward of square and retains strike
26.5
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, no run, keeps a bit low, the length is short and Balbirnie chops the cut to backward point
26.3
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, 1 run, leg-break and it is fraction short, Balbirnie chops it square on the off-side
25.64
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, FOUR, this time Balbirnie connects with the cut. Short and wide again, he missed the previous delivery but this time, he goes up and over backward point. No chance for sweeper or third man to stop that
25.5
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, no run, back of a length outside off, there was width and Balbirnie slashes, beaten on the outside-edge
25.3
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, 1 run, charges down and has the width as well, but flays it close to the sweeper, just a single
25.2
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, no run, full and slanting in, Balbirnie prods forward and pushes it off the inner half to mid-wicket
25.1
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, FOUR, fifty for Balbirnie. He gets there in a streaky manner. It has taken him time and needs to step on the gas. He raises his bat and acknowledges the applause. Back of a length delivery, nips in and Balbirnie is almost cut into half, the inside-edge flies over the stumps and beats a diving Gurbaz
24.6
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, 1 run, googly on leg, Balbirnie leans forward and works it to the right of mid-wicket
24.5
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, no run, knocked to the right of Rashid and he quickly moves across, slides and makes the stop
24.4
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, no run, leg-break but short of length, Balbirnie rides the bounce and pats it to point
23.6
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, no run, good length ball, keeps low and Balbirnie brings his bat down to keep it out. That was close..
22.4
Sediqullah Atal to Balbirnie, 1 run, tossed up around off, Balbirnie knocks it to long-on
22.2
Sediqullah Atal to Balbirnie, 1 run, short and outside off, Balbirnie guides it to short third and Tector races across
21.3
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, 1 run, googly but it is on the shorter side, Balbirnie knocks it to sweeper cover
21.2
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, no run, pushed back to Rashid
20.3
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Balbirnie dabs it to third man
20.2
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, no run, back of a length outside off, Balbirnie punches it to backward point. The crowd get excited thinking it is a catch..
20.1
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, 2 runs, full and angling in, Balbirnie clips it towards mid-wicket and there's a shy at the bowler's end, no one backing up and the batters pick up an extra run
19.5
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, 1 run, shortens the length, Balbirnie hangs back and punches it to long-on
19.3
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, 1 run, overcooks the flighted delivery, ends up as a full toss and Balbirnie eases it to long-on
19.1
Rashid Khan to Balbirnie, 1 run, driven square of the wicket
18.3
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, 1 run, flighted but drifts into the pads, Balbirnie clips it into the vast open spaces on the leg-side
18.1
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, 1 run, sliding in with the arm, Balbirnie hangs back and knocks it to deep mid-wicket
17.6
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, 1 run, walks down and eases the back of a length delivery to sweeper cover
17.54
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, FOUR, that was not middled but the ball has enough to trickle into the rope. Back of a length delivery, not short to play the pull but Balbirnie goes for it, gets it high on the bat and he manages to clear mid-wicket
17.4
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, no run, keeps the back of a length delivery close to off, Balbirnie defends to cover
17.1
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, 1 run, advances and does not quite get to the pitch, pushes it wide of mid-off and crosses over
16.6
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, 1 run, carrom ball that slides on, Balbirnie nurdles it backward of square leg
16.4
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, 1 run, flatter carrom ball, Balbirnie sits back and knocks it to long-on
16.1
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, 1 run, plays it late with an open bat face and directs it square on the off-side
15.6
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, 1 run, width on offer, Andrew Balbirnie slaps it square of the wicket to pick up a single
15.4
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Harry Tector, 1 run, bangs it into the surface, Andrew Balbirnie works it to mid-wicket and gets to the other end
15.3
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, no run, on length outside off, Andrew Balbirnie moves across and pats it to the fielder at point
14.6
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, no run, what a delivery! The carrom ball drifts in and then turns away sharply. Andrew Balbirnie is completely squared up and gets an outside edge. A tough chance for the keeper, as it comes quickly to his right and hits him on his leg
14.3
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, 1 run, on length and Andrew Balbirnie eases it to long-on for a single
14.24
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, FOUR, top edge, but effective for Andrew Balbirnie! The right-hander gets down on one knee for the sweep, but the length isn't quite there and he gets a top edge. It flies away towards fine leg and races to the boundary for four
14.1
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, no run, overcooks the flight and ends up bowling a low full toss outside off, Andrew Balbirnie drives it straight to the fielder at cover
13.5
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, 1 run, tailing into the pads as Andrew Balbirnie works it to backward square leg for a single
13.4
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, no run, beaten once again! Almost a replica of the first ball, but Andrew Balbirnie tries to negate it by taking a step forward. It makes little difference, though, as he is squared up and the ball goes past the outside edge
13.3
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, no run, a bit fuller outside off, Andrew Balbirnie defends it with a straight bat
13.2
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, no run, some extra bounce there, Andrew Balbirnie manages to soft hand it to his left. Didn't look to comfortable there
13.1
Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi to Balbirnie, no run, starts with a beauty! Hard length, and it looks like it will come in before jagging away after pitching. Andrew Balbirnie fends at it but is beaten all ends up
12.3
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, 1 run, a bit too straight from AM Ghazanfar, Andrew Balbirnie turns it to square leg and gets to the other end
10.2
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, 1 run, drifts in with the angle, Andrew Balbirnie makes room and taps it to cover-point for a quick single
10.1
AM Ghazanfar to Balbirnie, no run, floats this one on a yorker length outside off, Andrew Balbirnie squeezes it to point
9.3
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, 1 run, Andrew Balbirnie prods forward for a drive, only to get an outside edge on this fullish delivery as the ball races away to the fielder at third man
9.3
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, wide, sprays it down the leg this time around. Andrew Balbirnie tries a clip but misses as the keeper moves to his left and stops it with his left hand
9.2
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, that's a peach of a delivery! That looked like it would come in with the angle but nipped away sharply after pitching. Andrew Balbirnie had absolutely no clue how to play that - most batters wouldn't! He simply has a feel for it and is beaten all ends up
9.1
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, the width was on offer on this occasion, Andrew Balbirnie, however, attempts no shot and shoulders arms
7.6
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, beauty! Seams in sharply from a back of a length and ends up over middle stump. Andrew Balbirnie gets his bat down the wrong line and is beaten on the inside edge. The keeper has to dive full-stretch to his left to collect it
7.5
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, Yamin Ahmadzai pulls his length back, Andrew Balbirnie, however, gives it a similar treatment - defended into the off side
7.4
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, Andrew Balbirnie gets in the line of this length delivery and blocks it with a straight bat
6.6
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, shapes away a bit from the length around off, Andrew Balbirnie stands on his toes and knocks it to the cover fielder
6.5
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, covers the line of the ball and blocks it to cover with a straight bat
6.4
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, wide again outside off, Andrew Balbirnie taps it to the fielder at cover-point. There wasn't much power behind the shot
6.3
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, short and wide once again, but Andrew Balbirnie attempts a pull on this occasion and meets with nothing but thin air
6.24
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, FOUR, easy pickings for Andrew Balbirnie! Too wide and Andrew Balbirnie guides it to the left of backward point for another boundary
6.1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, opens the face of the bat and steers it to the fielder at point
5.5
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, 1 run, outside edge, and just to the left of the fielder at gully! Full around off and Andrew Balbirnie is tempted into the drive. He goes for it away from his body, gets a thick outside edge, and it flies just wide of the diving gully fielder
5.4
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, full and wide, Andrew Balbirnie is down on his knee and toe-ends the drive to cover
4.6
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, goes away after pitching on length close to off, Andrew Balbirnie leaves it alone. Another maiden!
4.5
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, taps this one to point, five dots in this over now
4.4
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, missing leg! Comes in sharply from the length and hits Andrew Balbirnie on the pads, but this was always going down leg because of the amount of movement
4.3
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, there's a loud appeal for run-out at the non-striker's end, but the umpire says Stirling got back fair comfortably. This was drilled to mid-on and Stirling wanted a single but was turned back. Rashid got a direct hit but Stirling was well inside by then
4.2
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, a bit straight from Azmatullah Omarzai, into the off stump and the right-hander knocks it to the leg side
4.1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, Andrew Balbirnie rides the bounce on this length ball outside off, allows it to move away and then pushes it through the off-side
3.6
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, 1 run, gets some width once again, enough for him to steer it to third man for a single
3.54
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, FOUR, that should get him going! Short and wide from Yamin Ahmadzai and Andrew Balbirnie carves it past the diving backward point for a boundary
3.4
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, beaten! Just a gentle away movement from the length around off, Andrew Balbirnie pokes at it and is beaten on the outside edge
3.3
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, just short of a good length around off, Andrew Balbirnie moves across, watches it closely and lifts his bat to let it through
3.3
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, wide, that's way down the leg! Andrew Balbirnie looks to get some bat on it, but it's far too far away from him. The keeper moves across to his left and gathers it comfortably
3.2
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, 11 dots in a row! Keeps it away from the batter, Andrew Balbirnie offers no shot and leaves it for the keeper
3.1
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, full and straight from Yamin Ahmadzai, Andrew Balbirnie offers a straight bat and blocks it
1.6
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, into the pads and Andrew Balbirnie tucks it to mid-wicket
1.5
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, shortish close to off, Andrew Balbirnie goes for the cut but gets an under-edge that sneaks past the off stump. That was close
1.4
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, no run, gets behind the line of the ball and defends this length delivery to the right of Yamin Ahmadzai
1.3
Ahmadzai to Balbirnie, 2 runs, nips back in from just short of a good length and ends up on the pads. Andrew Balbirnie closes the face of the bat a touch early and gets a leading edge that rolls past the cover fielder, allowing them to come back for two
0.6
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, five dots, and a boundary in the first over. Andrew Balbirnie dead bats this length delivery into the surface
0.5
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, Azmatullah Omarzai comes back to length around off, some away movement once again, but Andrew Balbirnie covers the line and offers a straight bat
0.44
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, FOUR, too straight, and Andrew Balbirnie gets his first boundary! Full on the pads and Andrew Balbirnie flicks it through deep mid-wicket for a boundary
0.3
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, peach! Length ball and goes away as Andrew Balbirnie moves across to defend it but is beaten on the outside edge
0.2
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, gets that away movement but the length is still full enough for Andrew Balbirnie to come forward and ease it through the off-side
0.1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Balbirnie, no run, too full to start with, keeps it around off as Andrew Balbirnie pushes it to cover
