Afghanistan tour of Ireland, 2022 |  5th T20I Match  | The match will be played between Ireland and Afghanistan.

• Date & Time- 17 Aug (Wednesday) | 08:00 PM
• Venue – Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
• Match Status- 5th Match

Team Overview

Series only

Ireland

• Matches Played – 4
• Matches Won – 2
• Matches Lose – 2
• Tie / No Results – 0
• (Last 5 Matches) – (W-W-L-L)
• Team Captain – Andrew Balbirnie (c)

Afghanistan

Series only

• Matches Played – 4
• Matches Won – 2
• Matches Lose – 2
• Tie / No Results – 0
• (Last 5 Matches) – (L-L-W-W)
• Team Captain – Mohammad Nabi (c)

Pitch Report – IRE vs AFG

The pitch at Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast is a balanced pitch which has been good for both of the departments so far, however, bowling first should be the call as per the matches have done here a bit more advantage for Batting second and an average score on this pitch is likely to be 150+.

• Total Match Played: 28
• Batting First Won: 12
• Batting Second Won: 15
• Tie / No Results: 1
• Avg. Score in 1st bat: 140

Probable Playing XI – IRE vs AFG

Ireland (IRE)-XI

Paul Stirling  (All / OB)

• (On going) – M-4, R-55, Ave-13.75
• H2H Bat – M-21, R-602, Ave-27.36
• H2H Bowl – M-21, W-1, Sr-42
• Venue Stats bat – M-14, R-243, Sr-17.36
• Venue Stats bowl – M-14, W-7, Sr-9.43

Andrew Balbirnie (c) (RHB)

• (On going) – M-4, R-113, Ave-28.25
• H2H Bat – M-12, R-259, Ave-21.58
• Venue Stats bat – M-11, R-184, Ave-18.40

Lorcan Tucker (wk) (RHB)

• (On going) –M-4, R-112, Ave-28
• H2H Bat – M-11, R-181, Ave-16.75
• Venue Stats bat – M-9, R-184, Ave-20.44

Harry Tector (RHB)

• (On going) – M-4, R-46, Ave-15.33
• H2H Bat – M-7, R-144, Ave-28.80
• Venue Stats bat – M-9, R-84, Ave-10.50

Gareth Delany (All / LB)

• (On going) – M-4, R-22, Ave-11, W-6
• H2H Bat – M-7, R-75, Ave-15
• H2H Bowl – M-7, W-9, Sr-16.67
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – M-7, W-6, Sr-17

George Dockrell  (All / LB)

• (On going) – M-4, R-134, W-2
• H2H Bat – M-21, R-249, Ave-49.80
• H2H Bowl – M-21, W-10, Sr-32.30
• Venue Stats bat – M-12, R-187, Ave-37.40
• Venue Stats bowl – M-12, W-6, Sr-20

Fionn Hand  (All / RAM)

• (On going) – M-2, R-36, Ave-18, W-2
• H2H Bat – M-2, R-36, Ave-18
• H2H Bowl – M-2, W-2, Sr-12
• Venue Stats bat – M-2, R-36, Ave-18
• Venue Stats bowl – M-2, W-2, Sr-12

Mark Adair (RHB / RAF)

• (On going) – M-4, W-4
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – M-4, W-4, Sr-19.50
• Venue Stats bat – M-9, R-118, Ave-23.60
• Venue Stats bowl – M-9, W-8, Sr-24

Simi Singh (All / OB)

• (On going) – M-1, W-0
• H2H Bat – M-9, R-75, Ave-12.50
• H2H Bowl – M-9, W-6, Sr-18.50
• Venue Stats bat – N/A
• Venue Stats bowl – M-3, W-2, Sr-27

Barry McCarthy (RHB / RAM)

• (On going) – M-3, W-4
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – M-6, W-9, Sr-14.67
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – M-7, W-5, Sr-26.40

Joshua Little (RHB / LAFM)

• (On going) – M-4, W-5
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – M-13, W-11, Sr-25.45
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – M-8, W-14, Sr-12.86

Bench Players (IRE)

Andy McBrine (All / OB)

• (On going) – M-2, W-0
• H2H Bat – M-7, R-21, Ave-7
• H2H Bowl – M-7, W-2, Sr-24
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA

Stephen Doheny (RHB)

• H2H Bat – N/A
• Venue Stats bat – N/A

Craig Young (RHB / RAFM)

• H2H Bat – N/A
• H2H Bowl – M-5, W-3, Sr-30
• Venue Stats bat – N/A
• Venue Stats bowl – M-6, W-5, Sr-26.40

Afghanistan (AFG)-XI

Hazratullah Zazai (LHB)

• (On going) – M-2, R-45, Ave-22.50
• H2H Bat – M-9, R-456, Ave-65.14
• Venue Stats bat – M-2, R-45, Ave-22.50

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) (RHB)

• (On going) – M-4, R-104, Ave-26
• H2H Bat – M-7, R-213, Ave-30.43
• Venue Stats bat – M-4, R-104, Ave-26

Ibrahim Zadran (RHB)

• (On going) – M-4, R-83, Ave-27.66
• H2H Bat – M-4, R-83, Ave-27.66
• Venue Stats bat – M-4, R-83, Ave-27.66

Najibullah Zadran (LHB)

• (On going) – M-4, R-115, Ave-28.75
• H2H Bat – M-18, R-276, Ave-39.43
• Venue Stats bat – M-4, R-115, Ave-28.75

Mohammad Nabi (c) (All / OB)

• (On going) – M-4, R-25, Ave-6.25, W-4
• H2H Bat – M-22, R-428, Ave-26.75
• H2H Bowl – M-22, W-19, Sr-19.79
• Venue Stats bat – M-4, R-25, Ave-6.25
• Venue Stats bowl – M-4, W-4, Sr-13.50

Azmatullah Omarzai (All / RAMF)

• (On going) – M-4, R-26, Ave-8.66, W-1
• H2H Bat – M-4, R-26, Ave-8.66
• H2H Bowl – M-4, W-1, Sr-48
• Venue Stats bat – M-4, R-26, Ave-8.66
• Venue Stats bowl – M-4, W-1, Sr-48

Sharafuddin Ashraf (All / LB)

• (On going) – M-1, R-0*
• H2H Bat – M-3, R-9, Ave-9
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA

Rashid Khan (RHB / LB)

• (On going) – M-4, R-42, Ave-21, W-2
• H2H Bat – M-17, R-65, Ave-16.25
• H2H Bowl – M-17, W-37, Sr-10.22
• Venue Stats bat – M-4, R-42, Ave-21
• Venue Stats bowl – M-4, W-2, Sr-45

Naveen-ul-Haq (RHB / RAMF)

• (On going) – M-4, W-7
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – M-5, W-10, Sr-10.10
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – M-4, W-7, Sr-11

Mujeeb Ur Rahman (RHB / OB)

• (On going) – M-4, W-4
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – M-11, W-16, Sr-15
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – M-4, W-4, Sr-19.50

Fareed Ahmad Malik (LHB / LAFM)

• (On going) – M-1, W-3
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – M-7, W-8, Sr-16.50
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – M-1, W-3, Sr-4

Bench Players (AFG)

Hashmatullah Shahidi (LHB)

• (On going) – M-2, R-47, Ave-23.50
• H2H Bat – M-2, R-47, Ave-23.50
• Venue Stats bat – M-2, R-47, Ave-23.50

Afsar Zazai (RHB)

• H2H Bat – N/A
• Venue Stats bat – N/A

Karim Janat (All / RAM)

• H2H Bat – M-9, R-49, Ave-9.80
• H2H Bowl – M-9, W-8, Sr-22.50
• Venue Stats bat – N/A
• Venue Stats bowl – N/A

Noor Ahmad (RHB / OB)

• H2H Bat – N/A
• H2H Bowl – N/A
• Venue Stats bat – N/A
• Venue Stats bowl – N/A

Darwish Rasooli (RHB / OB)

• H2H Bat – N/A
• H2H Bowl – N/A
• Venue Stats bat – N/A
• Venue Stats bowl – N/A

H2H Record:- IRE vs AFG

• Total Matches Played in the Last 3 Years: 8
• Matches Won By Ireland: 1
• Matches Won By Afghanistan: 6
• Tie / No Results: 1

C & VC Selection :- IRE vs AFG

Safe Option

• Rahmanullah Gurbaz
• George Dockrell
• Paul Stirling
• Rashid Khan

Risky Optin

• Mohammad Nabi
• Hazratullah Zazai
• Lorcan Tucker
• Harry Tector
• Andrew Balbirnie
• Mark Adair

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