On Tuesday afternoon in Stormont, Belfast, Ireland will play Afghanistan in the first of a five-match IT20 series. Ireland has been judged to have been playing good cricket in recent weeks, but they have lacked to cross the winning lines. They should not expect Afghanistan to be an easy opponent.
Match Preview
The pitch at Belfast’s Civil Service Cricket Club will be new and hard. The ball should be easy to hit and the batters should have a good time in this match. Seamers may benefit early on, while spinners should benefit as the wicket slows down a little. Because this is a new pitch, we can expect a high-scoring game, with the team batting first aiming for 180-190 runs. The team that wins the toss will most likely chase.
Team Preview
Despite Ireland’s dismal run of results in this format, team management has made it clear that the group of players they chose for the recent series are their best available and have chosen them again. Everyone who took part in the second T20I against South Africa in Bristol is fit and available. Since defeating Oman in February, Ireland has lost eight consecutive IT20s. In recent months, they have faced some of the best teams in this format.
The visitors included Trent Rockets spinner Rashid Khan in their squad, which means he will miss games for the Trent Rockets in The Hundred to play in this series. As one of the world’s best spinners, this is a huge boost for Afghanistan. Afghanistan has plenty of batting experience and no injuries to worry about. Afghanistan has won all four of their IT20 matches. Their most recent defeat in this format came in March against Bangladesh.
Match Prediction
Afghanistan is predicted to beat Ireland.
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Betting Odds
Ireland is placed at 03.35 on LotusFair
Afghanistan is placed at 01.41 on LotusFair
Predicted Playing XI
Ireland
Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie (c), Lorcan Tucker, Harry Tector, George Delany, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Josh Little
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai, Afsar Zazai (wk), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Azmatullah Moarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad
Match Details
Match : Ireland vs Afghanistan, 1st T20I
Event : Afghanistan tour of Ireland, 2022
Venue : Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
Date : 09th August , 2022.
Time : 08.00 PM IST/ 02:30 PM GMT
LotusFair Tip : Afghanistan is LotusFair’s Prediction to win.