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IRE vs AFG 3rd T20I Match Preview and Fantasy Prediction

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IRE vs AFG, 3rd T20I

 

Preview 

Ireland and Afghanistan will lock horns in the third T20I on Friday, August 12 at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast. The two teams have plenty of potential in their ranks and youngsters from either side would be hoping to translate their talent into performance.

Led by Andrew Balbirne, Ireland have done considerably well in the ongoing series. Their batters in particular have shown promise. Skipper Balbirne, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector and Loran Tucker will hold the key for the men in green with bat in hand. Barry McCarthy and Geroge Dockrell will play a crucial role in the bowling prowess. 

When it comes to head to head battle then the visitors are miles ahead. They are a formidable T20 side with a well balanced squad. Nabi and co will be raring to fire in all cylinders and edge past the hosts. In the batting department, the visitors have the likes of Usman Ghani, Rahamanullah Gurbaz and Najibullah Zadran. The spin duo of Rashid Khan and Mujeeb ur Rahman will shoulder the bowling responsibility for them. Ahead of the riveting encounter, let us have a look at how these two sides will fare out in Friday’s clash

 

Match Details

Match: IRE vs AFG, 3rd T20I, Afghanistan tour of Ireland, 2022

Date: Friday, August 12, 2022

Time: 8:00 PM

Venue: Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast  

 

Pitch Report

The pitch at Belfast has traditionally been good for batting. Batters can exploit the short boundaries here and score heaps of runs. 

 

IRE vs AFG Squads

IRE: 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.

AFG: 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, Sharafuddin Ashraf.

Reserves: Mujeeb ur Rahman, Nijat Masoud, Qais Ahmad, and Usman Ghani.

 

IRE vs AFG Probable Playing XIs

IRE: Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little

AFG: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi

 

Match Prediction 

We predict the visitors to secure a victory in this game. 

 

Suggested Playing XI Real11 Fantasy Cricket

 

 

 



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