Ireland vs Afghanistan, T20 Match 1 of 5, 09th August 2022- Fantasy Prediction

August 9, 2022

Match: Ireland vs Afghanistan, T20 Match 1 of 5

Date: 09^th August 2022

Time: 8:00 PM IST

Venue: Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast

Pitch Condition: The pitch is likely to provide an ample amount of support to the batters and they might be able to pile up a huge total in this match. Pacers might be able to use the surface in the second half and the team winning the toss might look to bat.

Ireland vs Afghanistan – The Squad

Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Harry Tector, Paul Stirling, Andy McBrine, Fionn Hand, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Joshua Little, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny.

Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi (c),Darwish Rasooli, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Usman Ghani, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Afsar Zazai , Rahmanullah Gurbaz , Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Nijat Masood, Noor Ahmad, Qais Ahmad, Rashid Khan

Ireland vs Afghanistan – Performance in the Past Matches

Ireland is coming off with a tail of huge back-to-back losses. They lost 11 matches including 2 in the last World cup. Whereas Afghanistan holds an impressive record. They had shown their sheer power and courage against all the heavyweights. They won clean against Zimbabwe and even had an outstanding tournament against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Ireland vs Afghanistan – Face to Face

When the last time both of them clashed, it was Afghanistan who came out top as they beat Ireland by 21 runs. Afghanistan is finding its foot strong on the pitch through the amazing performances of all its players in both International and domestic cricket scenarios. Ireland despite having a strong team is lacking somewhere and when in form they have a couple of match winners in their squad.