AFGH vs IRE Dream11 Team Prediction and Probable XI: Preview| The Rivalry resumes
Hello and Welcome to our preview for Afghanistan versus Ireland match. We are covering AFGH vs IRE Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the three-match T20I series. The match is to be played at Bready Cricket Club, Bready, Northern Ireland.
Two nations who made their Test debuts in the last three months now square off against each other in the white-ball series. Afghanistan shall travel to Ireland and will take part in the three-match T20I and three-match ODI series. Both the series will be played at unfamiliar venues so it will be a challenge for the Afghan side.
The last T20 assignment for the Afghan team was the three-match T20 series against Bangladesh which was played in India. Afghanistan showed their might in the shortest format as they defeated Bangla team in all three matches and won the series comfortably.
Ireland, on the other hand, faced India at Dublin. The Irish team was hammered on both the occasions by the Indian side. In the second T20, Ireland was bundled out for just 70 as the spin duo of Kuldeep and Yuzvendra picked up six wickets.
AFGH vs IRE, 1st T20I, 20th August
Bready Cricket Club, Bready, Northern Ireland
08:30 PM IST
1st innings average total: 160
2nd innings average total: 148
Afghanistan:
Asghar Afghan (c), Fareed Ahmad, Aftab Alam, Mirwais Ashraf, Usman Ghani, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Shafiqullah, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Samiullah Shenwari, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Hazrat Zazai
*NOTE– Asghar Stanikzai has changed his surname to Asghar Afghan.
Ireland :
Gary Wilson (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Peter Chase, David Delany, George Dockrell, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Kevin O’Brien, William Porterfield, Boyd Rankin, James Shannon, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson
Afghanistan:
Afghanistan will rely on their magical spin duo of Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rehman.
Rashid Khan has returned from a successful stint with Sussex and will be eager to impress
Ireland:
Ireland will be led by Gary Wilson in this series.
Stuart Poynter has been dropped from the squad that played against India.
Uncapped player 20-year old David Delany is named in the squad and will be an exciting prospect.
Afghanistan:
Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Usman Ghani, Asghar Afghan (c), Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Shafiqullah Shafiq, Rashid Khan, Mirwais Ashraf, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Aftab Alam
Ireland:
Paul Stirling, James Shannon, William Porterfield, Andrew Balbirnie, Gary Wilson (c & wk), Kevin O Brien, Simi Singh, Stuart Thompson, George Dockrell, Boyd Rankin, Peter Chase
M Shahzad (wk)
Paul Stirling
A Balbirnie
S Shafiq
A Afghan (Stanikzai)
K O’Brien/M Nabi
Simi Singh
G Naib
B Rankin
Rashid Khan
Mujeeb Ur Rehman
Captain and Vice-captain choices: Mohammad Shahzad,Paul Stirling, A Afghan (Stanikzai), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, B Rankin
IRE:
William Porterfield
Paul Stirling
James Shannon
Kevin O’Brien
Simi Singh
Boyd Rankin
Peter Chase
AFGH:
Mohammad Shahzad
Asghar Stanikzai
Mohammad Nabi
S Shafiq
S Shenwari
Rashid Khan
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
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