Afghanistan and Ireland gear up to take on each other in the first of the five-match series taking place in Dehradun on February 28. The ODI matches hold huge importance for Afghanistan who are looking to prepare for the forthcoming ICC World Cup in England and Wales.
The Irish team has not been on the button and have not competed like they would have liked. Ireland haven’t played an ODI in over five months either, so the probable XIs are difficult to predict.
Afghanistan vs Ireland, 1st ODI match will start at 01:00 PM IST on February 28. The toss will take place at 12:30 PM IST.
Afghanistan vs Ireland, 1st ODI match will take place at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Afghanistan vs Ireland, 1st ODI match will be broadcasted on DSPORT in India.
There isn’t any confirmed streaming platform for the Afghanistan vs Ireland 1st ODI in India.
Predicted XI: Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan (c), Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dawlat Zadran
From: Mohammad Shahzad(w), Hazratullah Zazai, Asghar Afghan(c), Najibullah Zadran, Ikram Ali Khil, Noor Ali Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Samiullah Shenwari, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammad Nabi, Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah, Gulbadin Naib, Zahir Khan, Aftab Alam, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Karim Janat, Sayed Shirzad, Fareed Malik
William Porterfield returns as captain after Paul Stirling’s stint in the T20I leg of the tour.
Predicted XI: William Porterfield (c), Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, Simi Singh, James McCollum, George Dockrell, Stuart Poynter (wk), Kevin O Brien, Tim Murtagh, Boyd Rankin, Barry McCarthy
From: Paul Stirling, William Porterfield(c), Kevin O Brien, Stuart Poynter(w), Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker, George Dockrell, Simi Singh, Boyd Rankin, Peter Chase, Tim Murtagh, Barry McCarthy, Andy McBrine, James McCollum, James Cameron-Dow, Stuart Thompson