Afghanistan vs Ireland 1st T20I Match Preview, Probable XI, Match Prediction, Pitch Report & More
Ireland have Afghanistan in a five-match T20I series, with the principal game set to be played on Tuesday (August 09) at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast.
Ireland have played a great deal of cricket lately, facilitating groups like India, New Zealand and South Africa. In any case, they lost each of the three of their series. Their latest two-match T20I series against South Africa, held recently, finished in a 0-2 loss.
Afghanistan, then again, last played a T20I series in June 2022 against Zimbabwe. They won all the matches in the series, emerging with a success of 3-0.
The two sides will be quick to start this five-coordinate series with a success and pick up early speed.
Pitch Report
The pitch at this setting is great for groups batting second. 13 out of 21 T20Is have been won by groups pursuing up until this point. The typical first-innings complete here is 123 and the group that wins the throw ought to hope to bowl first.
Weather conditions Forecast
The weather conditions looks encouraging for a full round of cricket with clear skies. Temperatures are supposed to drift around the 22-degree Celsius-mark.
Ireland Key Players : Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Joshua Little
Afghanistan Key Players : Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mujeeb Ur Rehman
Probable XI
Ireland
Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, Andy McBrine, Harry Tractor, Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, Lorcan Tucker, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little.
Afghanistan
Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Najibullah Zadran, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad/ Karim Janat.