Afghan cricket team in Ireland in 2019
| Afghan cricket team in Ireland in 2019 | |||
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| Ireland | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 19 – 21 May 2019 | ||
| Captains | William Porterfield | Gulbadin Naib | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Paul Stirling (121) | Mohammad Shahzad (103) | |
| Most wickets | Mark Adair (7) | Gulbadin Naib (7) | |
| Player of the series | Paul Stirling (Ire) | ||
The Afghanistan cricket team toured Ireland in May 2019 to play two One Day International (ODI) matches.[1][2] Both matches were played at the Stormont Cricket Ground in Belfast.[3][4] The ODI fixtures were part of Afghanistan's preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[5][6] In April 2019, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) named Gulbadin Naib as the team's new ODI captain, replacing Asghar Afghan.[7][8] The series was drawn 1–1, with Ireland winning the first match and Afghanistan winning the second.[9]
Squads
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 Ireland[10]
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 Afghanistan[11]
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ODI series
1st ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Boyd Rankin (Ire) took his 100th wicket in ODIs.[12]
2nd ODI
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Gulbadin Naib took his first five-wicket haul and the third-best figures by a bowler for Afghanistan in ODIs.[13][14]
References
- ^ "West Indies announced as fifth touring side to visit Ireland in 2019". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Tyrone Kane set for Ireland ODI debut, squads for Afghanistan series announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Windies confirmed as fifth touring side to Ireland in 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Ireland to play West Indies and Bangladesh in ODI series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan's proposed tour of Zimbabwe called off". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Afghanistan take on Ireland with eye on World Cup prep". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Asghar Afghan removed as Afghanistan announce split captaincy". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Rahmat, Rashid given leadership roles in Afghanistan revamp". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Ireland v Afghanistan: Mohammad Shahzad hits century as visitors level series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Ireland Men's squad named for Afghanistan series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Afghanistan Name Squad For World Cup 2019, New Captain Gulbadin Naib To Lead". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Team effort sees Ireland convincingly defeat Afghanistan in first ODI". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Shahzad hundred, Naib six-for as Afghanistan level series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Shahzad ton as Afghanistan tune up for World Cup with series-levelling victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.