Published on: Aug 9, 2022 2:02 pm IST|Updated on: Aug 9, 2022 2:08 pm IST
IRE vs AFG Dream11 Prediction: Ireland is all set to host the Afghanistan team for a five-match T20I series and the opening T20I game is scheduled to be played on 9 August, 2022 (Tuesday) at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast. Ireland have not witnessed the best of fortunes at home recently in T20I cricket as they ended up conceding disappointing series defeats at the hands of New Zealand and India. On the other hand, the visiting Afghanistan side have managed to win all of their last 4 T20I matches that includes victories against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.
Fixture Name: 1st T20I, Ireland vs Afghanistan
Competition: Ireland vs Afghanistan T20I
Date: 9 August, 2022
Time: 8 PM IST
Ground: Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
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New Zealand 180/4 (19 overs) beat Ireland 174/6 (20 overs) by 6 wickets – 22 July, 2022
The conditions at the Civil Service Cricket Club will be favourable for the batters to a great extent. There will be some help for the pace bowlers and spinners as well due to the bounce available on the track. Thus, the captain winning the toss should choose to bowl first and picking a mixed combination of batters, all-rounders and bowlers will be a good decision for this game.
IRE (recent last): L L L L L AFG (recent last): W W W W L
Paul Stirling Andrew Balbirnie Harry Tector Gareth Delany Lorcan Tucker Andy McBrine Curtis Campher George Dockrell Mark Adair Joshua Little Barry McCarthy
For Ireland, senior batsman Paul Stirling will be expected to take up the responsibility in the batting department and deliver good starts at the top. Paul Stirling has notched up close to 3000 T20I runs at a strike-rate of more than 135.
Ireland’s Harry Tector has looked in a really impressive form with the bat during the last few series against India and New Zealand. Harry Tector has smashed more than 700 runs at a strike-rate of close to 130.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Hazratullah Zazai Hashmatullah Shahidi Darwish Rasooli Najibullah Zadran Mohammad Nabi Azmatullah Omarzai Rashid Khan Karim Janat Fazalhaq Farooqi Naveen-ul-Haq
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For Afghanistan, Najibullah Zadran will be a crucial part of the middle-order batting department in this match against Ireland. Najibullah Zadran has scored more than 1300 runs at a T20I strike-rate of close to 140.
Afghanistan’s premier leg-spinner Rashid Khan has been one of the most successful bowlers in the history of T20I cricket. Rashid Khan has picked up a total of 109 wickets at a brilliant economy of less than 7.
According to the Ireland vs Afghanistan today match prediction, Afghanistan are the favourites to win this match.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Lorcan Tucker, Rahmanullah Gurbaz BATTERS: Paul Stirling, Najibullah Zadran, Harry Tector, Hazratullah Zazai ALL-ROUNDERS: Mohammad Nabi, Curtis Campher BOWLERS: Joshua Little, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq
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For Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Rashid Khan, Harry Tector.
For Grand League: Hazratullah Zazai, Curtis Campher.
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