72 DELIVERING WORLD-CLASS EVENTS // ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 2018


ABOVE: Ireland players celebrate the wicket of Evin Lewis of the Windies.


TOP LEFT: Afghanistan in action during the match against Scotland.


TOP MIDDLE: Tony Ura of 


TOP RIGHT: Sikandar Raza celebrates taking the wicket of Rashid Khan Arman of Afghanistan.


“That Sikandar Raza, the outstanding performer in the competition, was named Player of the Tournament was scant consolation.”


    


 Ireland was one of the performances of the  and his teammate Sandeep Lamichhane, the 17-year-old leg-spin sensation, were among the best players in the tournament. For Hong Kong, the silky left-hander Anshuman Rath further burnished his credentials, while Ehsan Khan was one of the bowlers of the competition.


Afghanistan, too, had their stars in Mujeeb    were among the most effective batsmen on show.


  but it was Holder, slamming 219 runs and picking up 15 wickets, who was their driving force.


 their big performers. For Ireland, Boyd Rankin and Tim Murtagh picked up 23 wickets between them,  sixth and eighth respectively in the overall run-  list, with team-mate Safyaan Sharif topping the bowlers’ chart with 17 strikes from seven games and the best average of the three bowlers to hit  short in the batting department, Roelof van der  wicket-taking charts. For the UAE, Mohammad    on the way to returns of 3/40.


Statistically, though, the biggest players were  Taylor made 457 runs from seven innings (two  chart, Raza slipped in just behind him with 319 runs, while also picking up 15 wickets. Raza was a worthy Player of the Tournament from a joyous competition that further demonstrated the strides made by cricket’s advancing nations.


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