IRE vs AFGH | Ist ODI Match | 19-05-2019 15:15

SCHEDULE

Match: Ireland (IRE) vs Afghanistan (AFGH)
Time : 19 MAY (SUN), 03:15 pm (IST)
Series : Afghanistan tour of Ireland, 2019
Venue : Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast, Ireland

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- Afghanistan opt to bowl

Afghanistan Playing XI : Mohammad Shahzad (WK), H Zazai, Rahmat Shah, H Sahidi, Asghar Afghan, Gulbadin Naib (C), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Aftab Alam

Ireland Playing XI : Not announced yet


PITCH & WEATHER REPORT

Pitch will be run scoring with true bounce and pace. Weather will be rainy.



NEWS & ANALYSIS

Ireland (IRE)


* Ireland's performance was very poor in recently conducted Tri Series among Ireland, Bangladesh and Windies. They lost their all the matches in the series.

* Kevin O Brien looked very solid in the previous series. He scored very consistently. However, Paul Stirling and A Balbirnie also played remarkable innings , but both are inconsistent.  Skipper William Porterfield found his form in the last match of the series and registered a brilliant half century.

* Ireland's batsmen looked in good touch in the previous series but, their bowler could defend or restrict the opposition on the flat Irish pitch.

* Ireland have announced their squad of 15 players to take on Afghanistan.  Tyron Kane comes to the squad in place of Joshua Little.

* Injured/Unavailable:- None as per squad.

* Key Players :- Paul Stirling,  Andy Balbirnie,  William Porterfield, Kevin O Brien,  B Rankin

IRE Line Ups

*  Paul Stirling and James McCollum are expected to open the batting. Paul Stirling is a very good batsman and useful spinner too. He looked very good in the last few matches of previous series. James McCollum did not play any remarkable innings in last few matches.

*  Andy Balbirnie and William Porterfield will bat at 03 and 04. Andy Balbirnie is a very good batsman and registered a brilliant century in the previous tri series.  William Porterfield is also a good batsman , but he was out of form mostly . However , He registered a half century in the previous series.

*  Kevin O Brien will be next batsman at No 05.  He looked very solid in the previous series and will hope to continue his momentum in this series too. He is also a useful medium pacer.

*  Wicket Keeper Gary Wilson and Mark Adair will be next batsmen. Mark Adair is a very good all rounder. He played some notable inning in last few matches.

*  Tim Murtagh and One of B Rankin and B McCarthy will led the pace attack along with Mark Adair. They will be assisted by Kevin O Brien.

* George Dockrell and Paul Stirling will be two spinners.

Afghanistan (AFGH)


* Afghanistan's recent form is very good and they defeated to Scotland in their previous series and they will be hoping to continue their momentum in the two ODI match against Ireland.

* Afghanistan will take these both matches as the practice match before the World Cup Preparation. Hence, they will play with their best Playing XI for the more of confidence before World Cup.

* Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan, who missed the previous series against the Scotland, have been returned in the squad and will play the match.

* Injured/Unavailable :- None

* Key Players :-  M Shahzad, H Zazai, R Shah, A Afghan, M Nabi, R Khan, G Naib, D Zadran

AFGH Line Ups

* Wicket Keeper M Shahzad and H Zazai will open the batting. Both are very attacking batsmen and able to provide a good and quick start.

* Rahmat Shah and Ashgar Afghan will bat at No 03 and 04. Both are the key batsmen of middle order. Both are very talented and have very good recent form.

*  One of N Zadran and H Shahidi will bat next at No 05.

*  Mohammad Nabi, Skipper Gulbadin Naib and Rashid Khan will be next batsmen. These trio all rounder will be very effective for the Afghanistan. M Nabi might be very useful with bat in the middle order. While, Gulbadin Naib can also play a useful innings.  Rashid Khan is able to hit the ball in the slog overs.

*  Rashid Khan, M Nabi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman will lead the spin.

*  Dawlat Zadran, A Alam and Gulbadin Naib will lead the pace attack.


TEAM SQUADS

Ireland Squad

William Porterfield (C), Andrew Balbirnie, George Dockrell, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, James McCollum, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O'Brien, Boyd Rankin, Lorcan Tucker, Paul Stirling, Gary Wilson (WK), Mark Adair

Afghanistan Squad

Gulbadin Naib (C), Mohammad Shahzad (WK), Noor Ali Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Rahman Shah, Ashgar Afghan, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najubullah Zadran, Samiullah Shinwari, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Aftab Alam, Hamid Hassan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

EXPECTED PLAYING 11

Ireland Playing 11


Wicket-Keeper :- Gary Wilson

Batsmen :- James McCollum, Andrew Balbirnie, William Porterfield (C)

All-rounders :- Kevin O' Brien, Paul Stirling, Mark Adair

Bowlers :- Tim Murtagh, George Dockrell, Boyd Rankin/B McCarthy

Afghanistan Playing 11


Wicket-Keeper :- Mohammad Shahzad

Batsmen :- H Zazai, Rahmat Shah, A Afghan, Najibullah Zadran/H Shahidi

All-rounders :- Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib (C)

Bowlers :- Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Aftab Alam



CHOICE OF CAPTAIN / VICE CAPTAIN

Ireland :- Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, Kevin O Brien, William Porterfield

Afghanistan :- Mohammad Shahzad, H Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan

HEAD TO HEAD

Record of last five matches.

Ireland : Won -02

Afghanistan : Won -02

No Result : 01

DREAM GURU TEAM

Team 1 (H2H or 3/4 members league)

1. Mohammad Shahzad
2. A Balbirnie
3. A Afghan
4. R Shah
5. H Zazai
6. Mark Adair
7. Paul Stirling (VC)
8. M Nabi (C)
9. B Rankin
10. A Alam
11. Rashid Khan

Team 2 (H2H or 3/4 members league)

1. Mohammad Shahzad
2. A Balbirnie (C)
3. J McCollum
4. R Shah (VC)
5. H Zazai
6. Kevin O Brien
7. Paul Stirling
8. Mohammad Nabi
9. Tim Murtagh
10 A Alam
11. Rashid Khan



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