Ireland take on Afghanistan in a five-match T20I series to conclude their elongated home summer for 2022.
Entering the last leg of one of their busiest home season, Ireland will face Afghanistan in a five-match T20I series. The Irishmen will lock horns with the fellow new Test entrants in a full-fledged rubber, considered critical to both teams’ preparations heading into the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia.
Ireland will be determined to make a statement, having gone through a winless run in home conditions, with heavy defeats against India, New Zealand and South Africa in the shortest format. The Afghanistan series presents them an opportunity to make timely amends on their problems and get some wins under their belt.
Their task, however, will not at all be easy against an opposition that has historically tended to dominate them in T20Is home and away. The Afghans, with their unpredictable ball-strikers and mystery spinners, have won 14 of their previous 18 T20Is versus Ireland, losing only three.
1st T20I – Aug 9 – Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast – IST 4:30 PM
2nd T20I – Aug 11 – Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast – IST 4:30 PM
3rd T20I – Aug 12 – Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast – IST 4:30 PM
4th T20I – Aug 15 – Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast – IST 4:30 PM
5th T20I – Aug 17 – Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast – IST 4:30 PM
There will be no live telecast for the series in India. But fans can enjoy the series in Ireland on BT Sport 1 and RTA Sports Live in Afghanistan.
The Ireland vs Afghanistan T20I Series 2022 will be live streamed by Fancode in India.
Ireland – Andrew Balbirnie (Captain), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Fionn Hand, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, and Craig Young.
Afghanistan – Mohammad Nabi (c), Afsar Zazai, Azmatullah Omarzai, Darwish Rasooli, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan and Sharafuddin Ashraf. Reserves: Mujeeb ur Rahman, Nijat Masoud, Qais Ahmad, and Usman Ghani.