VENUE:- the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.
Time:- 11:00 AM.
DATE:-21/01/2021/
Pitch Report:
The surface here at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium is on the slower side. The batsmen need to be patient and play as long as possible. The slow bowlers will come in handy at any point of the game. It’s a 270-280 kind of wicket and whoever wins the toss should look to bat first and put runs on the board.
Average first innings score:
247 (Last 5 Complete matches played on this venue)
Record of chasing teams:
Won – 2, Lost – 3, Tie – 0
Afghanistan will take on Ireland in the upcoming 3 match ODI series. Both teams will be looking to win as the ODI series which is also part of the World Cup Super League.
AFG Team News :
- The Afghanistan squad has already reached the UAE and recently played a 13-player side warm up fixture against Ireland.
- The Afghanistan side will be led by Asghar Afghan.
- This squad includes star players like Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammed Nabi.
Playing11(expected)(in batting order) :
- R Gurbaz(debut game)
- G Naib(56 innings, 1041runs, 21.69avg and 60 innings,59 wickets, 5.38 E.R)
- R Shah(69 innings,2359 runs, 35.21avg )
- A Afghan( 106 innings, 2399 runs, 24.48 avg )
- H Shahidi ( 40 innings, 1063 runs, 32.21 avg )
- U Ghani ( 15 innings, 411runs, 27.4 avg )
- M Nabi (113 innings, 2796 runs, 27.4 avg and 121 innings, 130 wickets, 4.28 E.R )
- N Zadran ( 62innings, 1586 runs, 30avg )
- R Khan (56 innings, 906 runs, 19.26 avg and 67 innings, 133 wickets, 4.16 E.R )
- M Ur Rahman ( 39 innings, 63 wickets, 3.94 E.R )
- N Ul Haq ( 4 innings, 6 wickets, 5.69 E.R )
IRELAND Team News :
- Ireland, who are coming after drawing a four match ODI series against UAE by 1-1.
- Ireland side will be led by A Balbirnie.
- Given the spin assiting conditions, they will be highly depend on their spin duo of S Singh and A McBrine.
Playing11(expected)(in batting order) :
- P Stirling( 119 innings, 4412 runs, 38 avg )
- K O Brien ( 138 innings, 3617 runs, 30 avg )
- A Balbirnie (69 innings, 2097 runs, 32.26 avg )
- H Tector ( 5 innings, 96 runs, 24 avg )
- L Tucker ( 12 innings, 209 runs, 19 avg )
- C Campher ( 4 innings, 207 runs, 69 avg and 5 innings, 7 wickets, 5 E.R )
- G Delany ( 7 innings, 103 runs, 20 avg and 5 innings, 2 wickets, 7.27 E.R )
- M Adair (11 innings, 162 runs, 18 avg and 14 innings, 17 wickets, 6.43 E.R )
- S Singh ( 20 innings, 321 runs, 17.83 avg and 18 innings, 23 wickets, 3.8 E.R )
- C Young ( 18 innings, 34 wickets, 5.48 E.R )
- A McBrine ( 48 innings, 49 wickets, 4.53 E.R )
Ireland Player Performance
Neil Rock-
6dwn, 6dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn
48(36), 7(11)*, 1(16), 24(37)
BAT – Match – 17, Innings – 16, Runs – 288, Avg -26
Lorcan Tucker-
3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn
42(81), 4(10), 21(31), 0(1), 16(21), 1(4)
BAT – Match – 40, Innings – 35, Runs – 861, Avg -27
Paul Stirling- Right Arm Off-break
Open, Open, Open, Open
4(9), 131(148)*, 142(128), 12(20)
Kevin O’Brien-
Open, Open, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn
2(2)+1/22(3+1M), 23(22), 21(15)*, 3(7), 22(36)
Andrew Balbirnie (c)-
1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
3(11), 53(61), 113(112), 15(28), 3(7)
Harry Tector- Right Arm Off-break
2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
33(60), 6(14), 20(39), 11(10), 29(26)*, 28(55)
DNB, 2/67(10), DNB, DNB
James McCollum-
Open, Open, Open, Open
60(77), 21(34), 8(11), 27(40)
Mark Adair- Right Arm Fast Medium
DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn
DNB, 15(20), 16(20), 13(24)
0/48(8), 2/46(8+1 M), DNB, 1/51(8)
Curtis Campher- Right Arm Medium
4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB
56(72), 24(30), 59(67)*, 16(35), DNB
0/3(3+1M), 2/31(10), 2/23(6), 0/28(6),
4/46(10)
Gareth Delany- Legbreak Googly
6dwn, 5dwn, Open, Open, Open
15(8)*, 21(15)*, 12(21), 0(12), 22(16)
1/10(2), 0/25(3), 1/29(6), DNB, 0/12(2)
Simi Singh- Right Arm Off-break
5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn
54(57)*, 15(16), 63(59)*, 25(33), 0(4)
5/10(6+4M), 3/27(7), 2/44(8), 0/3(2), 0/23(4)
David Delany- Right Arm Medium
2/62(10), 2/67(10),
BOWL- Over – 55, Wkt – 6, Sr – 55
Josh Little- Left Arm Fast Medium
2/22(7), 2/35(8+2M), 0/20(3)
Andrew McBrine- Right Arm Off-break
DNB, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB
DNB, DNB, 6(18), 5(23), DNB
1/19(5), 0/49(9), 0/20(5), 1/24(5), 0/61(8)
Barry McCarthy- Right Arm Medium fast
0/26(5), 2/60(9+1 M), 0/3(1), 1/49(5),
2/28(9+1 M).
Craig Young – Right Arm Medium
0/26(5+1M), 0/57(9), 2/30(3+1M),
0/16(4+1 M), 3/53(9+1 M)
Afghanistan Player Statistics
Rahmanullah Gurbaz-
Open, Open, Open
128(100), 0(4), 12(20)
Rahmat Shah- Legbreak Googly
1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
29(43), 68(96)*, 45(64)
0/6(1)
Najib Zadran –
4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn
30(32), 56(66), 0(3)
Asghar Afghan(C)-
3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn
86(85), 3(8), 35(52)
Usman Ghani –
3dwn, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn
7(8), 18(23), 12(14), 26(44)
Jawed Ahmadi- Right Arm Off-break
Open, Open, 2dwn, 1dwn
0(6), 74(61), 4(3), 32(45)
0/33(7), 0/7(2), 1/14(1), 1/8(2)
Hashmat Shahidi- Right Arm Off-break
2dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
26(21), 15(28), 3(16), 22(40)
0/2(1), 0/34(3), 1/51(10), 0/23(5)
Azmatullah Omarzai- Right Arm Medium
3dwn, DNB, DNB, 4dwn
42(34), DNB, DNB, 23(26)
0/23(3), 2/25(5), 0/22(4), 1/19(4+3M)
Mohammad Nabi- Right Arm Off-break
On this Ground
5dwn, 5dwn
50(66), 32(38)
1/47(9+1 M), 1/38(8+2M)
Gulbuddin Naib- Right Arm Medium
6dwn, Open, Open, Open
17(16), 5(6), 15(12), 45(75)
0/28(5), 0/18(3), 0/73(10), 2/56(9+1M)
Navin-Ul-Haq- Right Arm Medium
0/20(5), 0/28(5), 2/50(10)
Yamin Ahmadzai-
1/10 (4+1M), 0/52(9), 1/31(8+1M)
Sayed Ahmad Shirzad- Left Arm Medium fast
1/28(8+2M), 0/42(8+1 M), 0/47(8)
BOWL – Over – 160, Wkt – 21, Sr – 46
Rashid Khan- Legbreak Googly
1/46(10),
Mujeeb Ur Rahman – Right Arm Off-break
2/49(9+1 M), 1/52(9+1 M)
Sharafuddin Ashraf – Left Arm Orthodox
2/60(10), 1/30(9+1 M)
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Paul Stirling, Mohammad Nabi, Asghar Afghan
Vice-Captain Options – Rashid Khan, Curtis Campher, Andy Balbirnie
Must Picks for Small Leagues :
R Khan, M Nabi, P Stirling, C Campher, S Singh, M Ur Rahman, G Naib
Dream11 Small League Team
