Afghanistan (AFGH) is all set to kick off their tour of Ireland (IRE) for the for the T20 and ODI series with the shortest format of the game. The hosts have a poor T20 form with just one victory in the last ten matches played. Meanwhile, the visitors are pretty strong in this format and have been impressed with 16 wins in the last 20 matches. Read on to find AFGH vs IRE match online fantasy cricket news to play fantasy cricket and earn money from cricket.
Head-to-Head:
Overall: Matches – 10
Ireland – 3
Afghanistan – 7
Bready Cricket Club, Bready, Northern Ireland
| Total matches | 5 |
| Matches won batting first | 1 |
| Matches won bowling first | 2 |
| Average 1st Inns scores | 160 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 148 |
| Highest total recorded | 169/5 (20 Ov) by HK vs IRE |
| Lowest total recorded | 129/10 (19.3 Ov) by IRE vs HK |
| Highest score chased | 167/4 (18.1 Ov) by Sco vs IRE |
| Lowest score defended | 169/5 (20 Ov) by HK vs IRE |
Ireland vs Afghanistan 1 st T20 Ballebaazi Fantasy Cricket Preview
Ireland
Ireland is coming back from a 0-2 series defeat against India and would hope to perk up their form in this series. The Ireland squad has star names like Gary Wilson, Kevin O’Brien, William Porterfield, and James Shannon. Kevin O’Brien did a great job against India as an all-rounder with both the bat and ball while James Shannon was the leading run scorer. Andy Balbirnie had a successful ODI series against Bangladesh A and Paul Stirling played his best at the Vitality T20 Blast. George Dockrell, Boyd Rankin and Peter Chase are the key bowlers who will lead the bowling unit. David Delany and Joshua Little have been brought into the IRE squad.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan has won all the 5 T20 matches played this year and is in a splendid form. They are returning from a huge 3-0 series victory against Bangladesh. The squad looks proficient in both their batting and bowling performances. The likes of Mohammad Shahzad, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Nabi and their blistering knocks add to the strength of Afghanistan’s batting. The bowling unit also boasts of star picks like Mujeeb ur Rahman, Rashid Khan and Najibullah Zadran. Rashid Khan is the dynamite player for Afghanistan with an incomparable performance in T20 so far.
| IRELAND | AFGHANISTAN |
| Paul Stirling | Samiullah Shenwari |
| James Shannon | Mohammad Shahzad (wk) |
| William Porterfield | Usman Ghani |
| Andy Balbirnie | Asghar Stanikzai (c) |
| Gary Wilson (c/wk) | Mohammad Nabi |
| Kevin O’Brien | Gulbadin Naib |
| Simi Singh | Shafiqullah Shafiq |
| Stuart Thompson | Rashid Khan |
| George Dockrell | Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
| Boyd Rankin | Najibullah |
| Andy McBrine | Aftab Alam/ Mirwais Ashraf |
Ireland vs Afghanistan 1 st T20 Ballebaazi Fantasy Cricket Preview
