After two back-to-back comprehensive victories, Afghanistan will now be looking to whitewash Ireland when the two teams clash in the final T20I match of the three-match T20I series. Afghanistan defeated Ireland by 11 runs in the first T20I match and then registered a fantastic 21-run victory in the second T20I game. This will also be a great opportunity for both the teams to test different combinations in order to excel in the shorter format of the game. Afghanistan will surely be the favourites to win this match.
Let’s now look at the Today Match Prediction for this fixture
Afghanistan vs Ireland, 3rd T20I
March 10, Tuesday at 02:00 PM IST
Venue: Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida
Head to Head: In their last five meetings, Afghanistan have dominated the proceedings and have won all the five games.
March 8, 2020: Afghanistan (184/4 in 20 overs) defeated Ireland (163/6 in 20 overs) by 21 runs.
March 7, 2020: Afghanistan (133/5 in 15 overs) defeated Ireland (172/6 in 20 overs) by 11 runs (DLS Method).
March 12, 2017: Afghanistan (233/8 in 20 overs) defeated Ireland (205/10 in 19.2 overs) by 28 runs.
Injury Status: There is currently no update on the injury unavailability.
Possible Changes: Qais Ahmad will most likely come in for Gulbadin Naib.
Team Combination
Playing XI:
Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Karim Janat, Asghar Afghan (C), Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shinwari, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Qais Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Shapoor Zadran.
Afghanistan Squad
Asghar Afghan(c), Hazratullah Zazai, Najibullah Zadran, Usman Ghani, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Samiullah Shinwari, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Gulbadin Naib, Shapoor Zadran, Qais Ahmad, Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq, Azmatullah Omarzai.
Injury Status: There is currently no update on the injury unavailability.
Team Combination
Playing XI:
Kevin O Brien, Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie (C), Gareth Delany, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), George Dockrell, Simi Singh, Craig Young, Boyd Rankin, Joshua Little.
Ireland Squad
Andrew Balbirnie(c), Shane Getkate, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w), Stephen Doheny, Boyd Rankin, Kevin O Brien, Paul Stirling, George Dockrell, Craig Young, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Simi Singh, Gareth Delany.
We are backing Afghanistan to win this match.
WK: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
BT: Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling, Hazratullah Zazai, Najibullah Zadran, Asghar Afghan
ALL: Mohammad Nabi, Simi Singh
BW: Boyd Rankin, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Captain choices: Mohammad Nabi, Hazratullah Zazai, Rashid Khan, Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling.
Grand League Tip: It will be a good move to pick more batters in your team.