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Rahmat Shah Century Seals Afghanistan 4-0 Sweep of Ireland

The win capped a tour that had already secured Afghanistan a top-eight ODI ranking and direct qualification for the 2027 World Cup.

Overview

  • Afghanistan beat Ireland by six wickets to complete a 4-0 series sweep, chasing 299 with seven balls to spare on Saturday.
  • Captain Rahmat Shah scored an unbeaten 143 to lead the chase and became the highest-scoring Afghanistan captain in an ODI for the team.
  • Rahmat and Sediqullah Atal put on a record 201-run third-wicket partnership with Atal contributing 98 as the pair rebuilt the innings after an early 22-2 collapse.
  • Ireland posted 298-7 with Curtis Campher making 96, while Liam McCarthy took 3-47 for Ireland and Azmatullah Omarzai returned 3-74 for Afghanistan.
  • Earlier wins on the tour had already clinched Afghanistan a top-eight ICC ODI place and direct entry to the 2027 World Cup, so the final match mainly reinforced ranking gains and set national batting records.