Cricket 19: Wales Tour of USA – ODI Leg Results

1st ODI

Wales 254-9 (50.0) Roberts 46, Edwards 42, Shah 36/Napier 3-39, North 2-35, Jeffries 1-27

USA 211-9 (50.00) Kennedy 56*, Trujillo 35, Pittman 33/Khan 4-27, E. Williams 1-14, Evans 1-29

Won by 43 runs

An opening stand of 82 by Shah and Edwards, two fours and a six from Roberts, our top seven batsmen all making double figures, off-spinner Khan striking with the first delivery of each of his first two overs, leg-spinner E. Williams conceding just 14 runs from his ten overs and all six bowlers used claiming at least one wicket… saw us bounce back from the Test drubbing and go 1-0 up in the ODI series.

2nd ODI

Wales 188 (36.2) Thomas 54*, E.Williams 34, Hughes 28/Kennedy 4-28, Jeffries 2-15, North 2-41

USA 173 (45.2) Trujillo 64, Morrison 26, North 20/E.Williams 4-22, Alexander 2-15, Evans 2-48

Won by 15 runs

We recovered from 44-5 to post 188 then bowled out USA for 173 after they’d been 80-2 and 129-4. Despite dropping Trujillo on 38, Alexander later stepping over the rope when taking a catch and some atrocious fielding from our fatigued bowlers, we secured a second consecutive ODI series win with a game to spare. Wicketkeeper Rhodri Thomas, having top scored with 54 not out, held no less than six catches in the match.

3rd ODI

USA 220-8 (50.0) Trujillo 88, Sanders 33, Napier 25*/Hughes 3-14, Khan 2-5, Roberts 1-22

Wales 181 (36.1) Thomas 34*(?), Shah 30, E.Williams 29/Suarez 5-16, North (?) 2-??, Hampton 1-21

Lost by 39 runs

Won the series 2-1

Having already won the series, we opted to field first in order to challenge ourselves. USA made use of us resting opening bowler Rhys Evans and utilising some part-time bowlers to reach 124-2 before slow-left-armer Cai Hughes (3-14) turned the tide. He claimed the prize scalp of Trujillo (88) as the hosts collapsed to 174-8. Gloveman Rhodri Thomas added another five catches to his tour tally but an unbroken stand of 46 between host captain Napier (25*) and Kennedy (17*) lifted USA to a competitive total.

We then collapsed from 55-0 to 181 all out and that was despite the help of 29 extras! USA made three changes to their playing XI and the incoming personnel made their team stronger. Though we didn’t succumb to a rash of poor shots, I was extremely disappointed with our batting collapse. In hindsight, we should’ve batted first, in which case I’m confident that we would’ve clinched a series whitewash. Remember that we also reduced USA to 174-8 only to allow them to reach 220.

Despite defeat in the final match, it was an excellent second successive ODI series win having previously beaten England. We’ve only lost ODIs once we’ve assumed an unassailable lead. It was our first series win of any kind away from home and an excellent riposte following our poor show in the Test match. Now it’s onto two T20Is in what should be some close encounters.

Disclaimer: Sorry but I had some serious issues with uploading photos following an iPhone update which also led to me losing the third ODI scorecard, hence it’s got a few ???. Also, I’ve never actually seen that film in full!

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Due South!

With the help of a little shuffling (Resting/rotation), Liam Livingstone and Lewis Gregory are included in the England ODI squad for the white-ball only tour of South Africa.

I’ve long been a fan of the oxymoronic named Livingstone. He’s a fantastic all-round cricketer who has performed well in all facets of the game in all formats of the game. He’s done well in county cricket, on the franchise circuit and with England Lions, despite his path to those destinations been one less traveled.

Yes he didn’t quite get going when in full colours before but he’s now a much more experienced player, a potential match winner and as he’s shown as a substitute, an excellent fielder.

Gregory has underwhelmed in his T20I appearances. He wasn’t provided with much responsibility against New Zealand and didn’t seize his opportunities against Australia. It’s fair to see him provided with potential further opportunities though.

Jake Ball comes in out of the cold, well, sort of. He’s officially a reserve. He did well in the T20 Blast and though has been known to be particularly expensive for England, I always felt that he was up against it after continually being carried around as 12th man.

Full squads are below:

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30249069/jofra-archer-ben-stokes-sam-curran-rested-england-odi-squad-south-africa

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Cricket 19: Wales Tour of USA Squad Announcement

The Wales squads for the tour of USA that consists of a two-day warm-up match, one Test, three ODIs and two T20Is are as follows:

Test squad: Stephen Shah, Aled Edwards, Dylan Roberts, Ioan Powell (Captain), Maxwell Khan, Eifion Williams, Rhodri Thomas (Wicketkeeper), Cai Hughes, Dwayne Alexander, Rhys Evans, Osain Williams, Bryn Jones, Marcus Duke (Wicketkeeper), Jesse Morgan, Phillip Fish

ODI squad: Stephen Shah, Aled Edwards, Dylan Roberts, Ioan Powell (Captain), Maxwell Khan, Eifion Williams, Rhodri Thomas (Wicketkeeper), Cai Hughes, Dwayne Alexander, Rhys Evans, Osain Williams, Marcus Duke (Wicketkeeper), Seth Davies, Morgan Price

T20I squad: Steffan Schmidt, Aled Edwards, Marcus Duke, Ioan Powell (Captain), Rhodri Thomas (Wicketkeeper), Eifion Williams, Seth Davies, Cai Hughes, Dwayne Alexander, Rhys Evans, Osain Williams, Maxwell Khan, Morgan Price, James O’Neill

Cricket 19: Welsh One-Day Wizards!

After tasting defeat in our inaugural Twenty20 International, please read below for details of how our first One-Day International series played out. All matches were played at The Stadium of Wales.

1st ODI:

Wales 273 (49.5) E.Williams 78*, Roberts 55, Powell 39/Stokes 4-42, Archer 3-37, Rashid 2-59

A brace of boundaries from opener Aled Edwards (16) got us going but we were indebted to a third-wicket partnership of 80 between Dylan Roberts (55) and captain Ioan Powell (39) to lay the foundations of our innings. Teenager Maxwell Khan (22) fought hard before Eifion Williams (78*) scored at more than run-a-ball. Jofra Archer (3-37) struck twice in two balls to limit our chances of posting 300 but last man Osain Williams (14) added 34 with his namesake to take us to a respectable 273. This of course against the world champions in our first ever ODI.

England 240 (48.3) Root 57, Moeen 56, Bairstow 31/O.Williams 3-34, R. Evans 3-56, E. Williams 1-34

Just as in our inaugural T20I, right-arm pace bowler Osain Williams (3-44) bowled Jason Roy (9) for Wales’ first ever ODI wicket. Jonny Bairstow (31) was needlessly run out and to the following delivery, left-arm pacer Rhys Evans (3-56) bowled England skipper Eoin Morgan for a golden duck. Despite excellent innings from Joe Root (57) and Moeen Ali (56), we regularly kept England in check. When wicketkeeper Rhodri Thomas took a sensational catch off the bowling of Evans to dismiss Chris Woakes (20) at the start of the powerplay, the writing was on the wall. When he did the same off last man Adil Rashid (11), we’d won our first ever ODI by 33 runs. Remember that our last wicket stand contributed 34.

There were emotional scenes as tears flowed both on and off the pitch in a small but sold out stadium. An outstanding team performance had resulted in victory over the reigning world champions in our nation’s first ever ODI. There were however, two more matches to be played in the series.

Won by 33 runs

2nd ODI:

England 141-7 (33.4) Buttler 54, Woakes 33*, Root 13/O.Williams 4-39, Hughes 2-27, R.Evans 1-36

England called correctly and despite the raindrops, chose to bat. When they found themselves 47-5 then 69-6, you can assume that they regretted that decision! Osain Williams (4-39) bowled outstandingly. Among his victims were, for the third time in three consecutive internationals, his rabbit Roy, Jason Roy (6).

Jos Buttler set about rescuing the visitors and compiled a fifty partnership with Chris Woakes (33*). Buttler (54) survived a shocking LBW decision when on 38 off the bowling of slow-left-armer Cai Hughes (2-27). He would eventually fall however in that fashion to said bowler. The rain then got heavier and despite an attempt to get back out on the field of play, England’s innings ended on 141-7 from 33.4 overs.

Wales 135-5 (27.1) Edwards 66*, Shah 31, E.Williams 22*/Stokes 3-16, Moeen 1-25, S.Curran 0-16

Our opening batsmen set about achieving a seismic series win with minimal fuss. The right-hand left-hand combo of Stephen Shah and Aled Edwards pretty much got us halfway there with a partnership of 71. Shah (31) edged behind to Buttler off the final delivery of Moeen Ali’s (1-25) first over however and that sparked a terrifying collapse!

Dwayne Alexander (4) was promoted up the order to raise the tempo and get us safely ahead of the required run rate. He promptly struck his first ball from Ben Stokes for four but holed out the very next delivery off the same bowler. Dylan Roberts (1) and captain Ioan Powell (0) both edged to Eoin Morgan at slip off the bowling of the outstanding Stokes (3-16) during a sensational double wicket maiden from the Durham all-rounder. When Maxwell Khan (5) was run out, we’d slipped from 71-0 to 95-5 and were at serious risk of throwing away a first ever ODI series win.

Amongst all the carnage however, Edwards was unfazed. He was joined by first match hero Eifion Williams in an assured and undefeated partnership of 40. Williams finished 22 not out from 18 deliveries whilst the impregnable Edwards carried his bat for 66 not out from 84 balls with 19 deliveries of the innings remaining.

The Welsh crowd couldn’t contain themselves and burst onto the playing surface. England captain Eoin Morgan and his team were gracious in defeat. We’d beaten the reigning world champions in our first two One-Day Internationals in a ground-breaking series win that reverberated around a now bigger cricketing world.

Won by 5 wickets

3rd ODI:

England 299-5 (50) Root 162, Morgan 61, Billings 26/Evans 4-73, Khan 1-37, Hughes 0-25

Despite England having reached 91 by the fall of the second wicket, off-spinner Maxwell Khan’s first at international level, we hadn’t let England get away from us. However, a third-wicket stand of 129 by two England captains changed that. Test skipper Joe Root struck 162 high calibre runs from only 139 deliveries, meanwhile ODI leader Eoin Morgan was at his dynamic best, striking 61 innovative runs. Left-arm pacer Rhys Evans (4-73) dug deep to claim career best figures but wickets were hard to come by for the rest of our attack.

How debutante Rhys Davies (10-1-42-0) walked off the pitch wicketless was difficult to comprehend. Two LBW decisions that should’ve gone his way didn’t and a couple of catches off his right-arm medium bowling also went to ground. Fellow debutante, left-arm pacer Morgan Price (7-0-52-0) found life much harder. He kept plugging away however and claimed a good catch to terminate Morgan’s knock. Ben Stokes (16*) and Moeen Ali (17*) helped England set a total of a run-a-ball to defend.

Wales 204 (43.1) Roberts 64, Hughes 27*, Thomas 24/T. Curran 4-50, Archer 2-27, Wood 1-23

Tom Curran, brought into the visiting side at the expense of his brother, soon had us on the back foot in our run chase. The Surrey man accounted for both openers, Edwards (11) and Shah (14) as well as captain Powell (3). Despite middle order wickets continuing to fall, including young Price (8) to complete a difficult debut, Dylan Roberts (64) persevered to reach fifty for the second time in the series. Sadly, he would soon become Curran’s (4-50) fourth wicket of the innings.

Wicketkeeper Rhodri Thomas (24), spinner Cai Hughes (27*) and debutante Seth Davies (17) helped haul us from 104-5 to 198-7 but we were always clutching at straws in regards to the required run rate. We lost our final three wickets for just 6 runs to succumb to 204 all out and a 95-run defeat.

Credit to England, they were superior in all departments and thoroughly deserved to win. Not for the first time, a lack of oomph in our batting was cruelly exploited.

Lost by 95 runs

Win the series 2-1

The result in the third ODI didn’t prevent us from winning the series though. After losing the T20I, a 2-1 win against the reigning world champions in our first ever ODI series is something to be extremely proud of. There were contributions from throughout our squad and much to build on.

Next up, it’s our inaugural Test match. Look out for a full match report at the conclusion of the historic event. After seeing the way that the limited overs matches have played out, it should be a good contest!

Cricket 19: Tour of Ireland Schedule/Squad Announcement

Schedule: One Test, Three ODIs & One T20I (All matches to be played in Malahide).

Test Squad: Maxime Bernard, Enzo Petit, Christophe Martinez, Youssef Rizvi, Louis Petit, Zvonimir Pitko, Marwan Leroy (Wicketkeeper), Xavier Le Tallec (Captain), Anthony Toure, Louis Martin, Mehdi Qadri, Zidane Thomas, Alexandre Rivière

ODI Squad: Maxime Bernard, Jean-Luc Chevalier, Christophe Martinez, Zvonimir Pitko, Louis Petit, Zidane Thomas, Hugo Olivier (Wicketkeeper), Xavier Le Tallec (Captain), Paco Georges, Phillipe La Roux, Bruno Hernandez, Gilles Smith, Maurice Noe, Incroyable Mpenza

T20I Squad: Hippolyte Gregory, Jean-Luc Chevalier, Zidane Thomas, Matteo Phillipe, Louis Petit, Christophe Martinez, Hugo Olivier (Wicketkeeper), Xavier Le Tallec (Captain), Gabin Sauvage, Phillipe La Roux, Incroyable Mpenza, Gaspard Harris-Gourcuff, Thibaut Keller

Disclaimer: Big Ant have released a new patch that has fundamentally altered the batting dynamics. It probably isn’t going to be very pretty!

Cricket 19: Ceylon Brew!

T20 warm-up match: Dambulla

Dambulla 91 (Sutton 38*, Patel 25, Goswami 10/Qadri 6-19, L.Petit 1-2, Georges 1-23)

France 92-4 (Thomas 33, L.Petit 20*, Gregory 12/Goswami 3-27, Soni 1-34)

Won by 6 wickets

1st T20I: Dambulla

France 112 (Bernard 28, L.Petit 20, Chevalier 15/Lakmal 2-21, Vandersay 2-31/Malinga 1-13)

Sri Lanka 114-1 (K Perera 64*, Thirimanne 25*, K Mendis 24/L. Petit 1-25, Le Tallec 0-7, La Roux 0-26)

Lost by 9 wickets

2nd T20I: Kandy

France 165 (L.Petit 52, Martinez 34, Georges 18*/de Silva 4-16, Pradeep 4-44, Lakmal 1-7)

Sri Lanka 167-1 (K. Perera 76*, Thirimanne 49*, K Mendis 37/Qadri 1-39, Chevalier 0-7, Le Tallec 0-16)

Lost by 9 wickets

3rd T20I: Kandy

Sri Lanka 179-7 (K. Mendis 86, K. Perera 41, de Silva 19/Martinez 3-15, Pitko 1-23, Dubois 1-24)

France 171-8 (Le Tallec 47, Gregory 31, Chevalier 30/de Silva 3-26, Pradeep 2-36, Malinga 1-31)

Lost by 8 runs

Lost the series 3-0

List A warm-up match: Colombo

France 196 (Thomas 47, Bernard 46, Besson 24/Puri 3-71, Hardy 3-65, Anne 2-34)

Colombo 199-8 (Puri 94*, Sampson 34, Anne 17/La Roux 3-32, Dubois 2-22, Thomas 1-25)

Lost by 2 wickets

1st ODI: Colombo

France 215 (Martinez 69, Bernard 29, Olivier 27/de Silva 2-1, Malinga 2-48, T. Perera 1-31)

Sri Lanka 216-8 (K.Perera 81, Karunaratne 34, Thirimanne 27, Martinez 3-35, La Roux 2-31, Le Tallec 1-32)

Lost by 2 wickets

2nd ODI: Galle

Sri Lanka 273-8 (Thirimanne 120*, Karunaratne 38, K. Perera 38/Hernandez 3-41, Thomas 1-44, Chevalier 1-50)

France 275-6 (Pitko 82*, L.Petit 39*, Olivier 34/Vandersay 2-30, Udana 2-59, Malinga 1-44)

Won by 4 wickets

3rd ODI: Galle

France 283 (Pitko 88, Martinez 40, Chevalier 31/Udana 4-60, de Silva 3-9, Malinga 2-46)

Sri Lanka 237-7 (Udana 63*, Pradeep 57*, Matthews 33/L.Petit 3-38, Gregory 1-19, Le Tallec 1-22)

Won by 46 runs

Won the series 2-1

First Class warm-up match: Colombo

France 421-9 declared (E.Petit 133, Chevalier 102, Toure 62/Puri 6-92, Anne 2-98, Jayaraman 1-101)

Colombo 263 (Thirimanne 86, de Silva 71, Chaudhari 34/Qadri 3-48, Toure 2-44, Keller 1-36)

France 158 (Keller 57, Rizvi 32, Sauvage 16/Chada 5-26, Anne 3-97, Farman 2-29)

Colombo 318-4 (Sarma 177*, Jayaraman 104, Thirimanne 17/Rizvi 1-11, Martin 1-33, Sauvage 1-53)

Lost by 6 wickets

1st Test: Colombo

Sri Lanka 259 (Siriwardene 122, Fernando 37, Lakmal 36/Qadri 3-32, L. Petit 3-49, Le Tallec 1-37)

France 257 (Pitko 52, E.Petit 37, L. Petit 29/Vandersay 5-62, Lakmal 3-53, Pradeep 1-67)

Sri Lanka 267 (Fernando 143, Matthews 43, K.Mendis 18/L.Petit 3-23, Qadri 3-65, Toure 2-66)

France 271-8 (E.Petit 115*, Rizvi 49, Martinez 24/de Silva 3-29, Lakmal 2-53, Vandersay 2-76)

Won by 2 wickets

2nd Test: Kandy

France 254 (L.Petit 57, Chevalier 38, Toure 29*/Lakmal 4-32, de Silva 2-28, J Mendis 1-44)

Sri Lanka 405 (K.Mendis 169, Siriwardene 72*, J Mendis 65/Le Tallec 2-27, Martinez 2-33, Qadri 2-63)

France 254 (Rizvi 75, Leroy 41*, Le Tallec 31/J.Mendis 3-28, Vandersay 3-61, Pradeep 3-61)

Sri Lanka 104-2 (Fernando 43*, K.Mendis 34, J.Mendis 20*/Qadri 1-19, Martin 1-23, Le Tallec 0-3)

Lost by 8 wickets

3rd Test: Dambulla

France 464 (E.Petit 179, L.Petit 106, Rizvi 35/Lakmal 3-84, Pradeep 3-123, Vandersay 3-145)

Sri Lanka 391 (de Silva 116, J.Mendis 92, Fernando 88/Martinez 2-32, Qadri 2-91, Martin 2-122)

France 538 (Martinez 182* Rizvi 94, Le Tallec 69/Vandersay 6-187, de Silva 2-66, Lakmal 1-71)

Sri Lanka 597 (Fernando 174, de Silva 143, Mathews 95/L.Petit 3-110, Qadri 3-129, Pitko 1-59)

Won by 14 runs

Won the series 2-1

Disclaimer: I’m currently playing some A Team games. This will provide experience to some of the extended squad members and allow them to push for full international honours. An announcement regarding future fixtures and squads will be announced shortly. I hope to find the time to get back to writing full reports on at least some matches as I’d like to think that’d be a bit more appealable to followers than just perusing short scorecards!

From the 55… Not Forgotten!

It was pleasing to see batsmen Dawid Malan and Ben Duckett in the runs in the County Championship yesterday, particularly Malan as he’s now playing for Yorkshire! The 32-year-old finished the day undefeated on 145 against an admittedly low-calibre Derbyshire bowling unit.

Duckett, another fringe England left-hander, made 116 against a slightly more formidable Lancashire attack.

Both were in the 55 but have a lot to do to gain further England recognition. Injuries have hampered former Middlesex man Malan’s chances, both last year on ODI debut and missing this summer’s 50-over games. His Test career is probably over and despite a stellar start, he’s by no means guaranteed to add to his T20I caps.

Duckett has far more time on his side but needs to relentlessly churn out big scores like he did a few years ago. He should be knocking the door down in all formats but at least the seeds of recovery have been planted. Despite the odd misdemeanour, he remains highly thought of enough to have made the 55.

Only time will tell if either Malan (An Ashes centurion/T20I batting average: 52.11!) or Duckett (ODI batting average: 41.00) will score another international run. As the divide between formats continues to grow, that might just aid their chances.

Dawson Disaster!

Poor Liam Dawson. He did okay with the ball in Tests, providing something to build upon (Even if he batted abysmally after a strong start) only for England to go old school, succumb to media pressure and… drop him!

He’s thrived in the Pakistan Super League and performed well batting as high as five for Hampshire but… he only carried the drinks at the World Cup before doing the same in the recent ODI series against Ireland. Now he’s ruptured his achilles in his first game back for Hampshire and will surely miss the rest of this truncated county campaign. It’s such a shame for Dawson and a huge blow for the second White Rose County (Yorkshire being the first of course!).

Fingers crossed that Dawson can regain fitness as soon as possible and feature in whatever cricket is available upon his return, whether that’s next season or if any franchise jaunts are possible.

Cricket 19: Sri Lanka Tour Itinery/Squad Announcements

Please find below the details of what promises to be our most demanding tour to date. Fixtures have been confirmed with the Sri Lankan board and squads finalised following the completion of two practice matches.

T20I squad: Jean-Luc Chevalier (VC), Hippolyte Gregory, Zidane Thomas, Matteo Phillipe, Louis Petit, Christophe Martinez, Maxime Bernard (W), Xavier Le Tallec (C), Paco Georges, Phillipe La Roux, Mehdi Qadri, Zvonimir Pitko, Leo Baptiste, Hugo Olivier (W), Anthony Toure, Antoine Dubois

T20 warm-up match: Dambulla

1st T20I: Dambulla

2nd T20I: Kandy

3rd T20I: Kandy

ODI squad: Jean-Luc Chevalier (VC), Hippolyte Gregory, Christophe Martinez, Maxime Bernard (W), Louis Petit, Zidane Thomas, Hugo Olivier (W), Xavier Le Tallec (C), Paco Georges, Phillipe La Roux, Mehdi Qadri, Matteo Phillipe, Zvonimir Pitko, Raphael Besson, Anthony Toure, Antoine Dubois, Bruno Hernandez

One-Day warm-up match: Colombo

1st ODI: Colombo

2nd ODI: Galle

3rd ODI: Galle

Test squad: Jean-Luc Chevalier (VC), Enzo Petit, Christophe Martinez, Yussuf Rizvi, Louis Petit, Zidane Thomas, Marwan Leroy (W), Xavier Le Tallec (C), Anthony Toure, Louis Martin, Mehdi Qadri, Zvonimir Pitko, Gabin Sauvage, Maxime Bernard (W), Antoine Dubois, Bruno Hernandez, Thibaut Keller

First Class warm-up match: Colombo

1st Test: Colombo

2nd Test: Kandy

3rd Test: Dambulla

Cricket 19: Afghan Duty!

Test Squad: Enzo Petit, Jean-Luc Chevalier (Vice-captain), Christophe Martinez, Zvonimir Pitko, Louis Petit, Zidane Thomas, Marwan Leroy (Wicketkeeper), Xavier Le Tallec (Captain), Paco Georges, Anthony Toure, Mehdi Qadri, Timothee Clement, Maxime Bernard (Wicketkeeper), Aymerric Gautier, Louis Martin, Thibaut Keller

Only Test: Abu Dhabi

France 220 (Thomas 59, E Petit 35, Leroy 26/Ahmad 3-37, Khan 3-22, Ahmadzai 2-43)

Afghanistan 183 (Ahmad 45, Zazai 42/Qadri 5-23, Toure 3-36)

France 221 (Martinez 74, E.Petit 42, Georges 39/Khan 4-53, Nabi 3-32, Ahmad 2-51)

Afghanistan 259-4 (Shah 77, Afghan 42*, Ihsanullah 42/Chevalier 1-8, L.Petit 1-34, Qadri 1-77)

Lost by 6 wickets

ODI Squad: Hippolyte Gregory, Jean-Luc Chevalier (Vice-captain), Christophe Martinez, Matteo Phillipe, Maxime Bernard, Zidane Thomas, Marwan Leroy (Wicketkeeper), Xavier Le Tallec (Captain), Louis Petit, Paco Georges, Phillipe La Roux, Zvonimir Pitko, Aymerric Gautier, Anthony Toure, Mehdi Qadri

1st ODI: Abu Dhabi

France 113 (Bernard 33, Chevalier 14, L.Petit 11/Khan 5-12, Zadran 3-34)

Afghanistan 116-0 (Naib 64*/Shah 51*/L.Petit 0-13, Le Tallec 0-13)

Lost by 10 wickets*

*Please note that the players refunded our fans the cost of their tickets.

2nd ODI: Dubai

France 369-9 (Georges 76*, Bernard 47, L.Petit 45/Shirzad 2-62, Zadran 2-85)

Afghanistan 242-8 (Khan 82*, Shah 40, Shirzad 33*/ Georges 3-53, Qadri 2-41)

Won by 127 runs

3rd ODI: Dubai

France 149 (Bernard 26, Leroy 22, L.Petit 19/Nabi 3-25, Khan 2-34, Zadran 2-39)

Afghanistan 150-4 (Alikhil 62*, Shah 39, Nabi 21*/Le Tallec 1-23, La Roux 1-29)

Lost by 6 wickets

Lost the series 2-1

T20I Squad: Hippolyte Gregory, Jean Luc Chevalier (Vice-captain), Zidane Thomas, Matteo Phillipe, Maxime Bernard, Christophe Martinez, Marwan Leroy (Wicketkeeper), Xavier Le Tallec (Captain), Louis Petit, Paco Georges, Phillipe La Roux, Zvonimir Pitko, Maurice Noe, Anthony Toure, Mehdi Qadri

Only T20I: Dubai

France 245-9 (L.Petit 65, Phillipe 54, Gregory 38, Martinez 26/ul-Haq 3-30, Ur Rahman 3-53, Khan 3-61)

Afghanistan 178-6 (Zazai 55, Zadran 54*, Afghan 38/Thomas 1-22, La Roux 1-24, Martinez 1-26)

Won by 67 runs

Disclaimer: Please note that to reduce the risk of infection no warm-up matches were played.