Squad:
AFGH:
Mohammad Shahzad(w), Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib(c), Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ali Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Dawlat Zadran, Aftab Alam, Hamid Hassan, Hazratullah Zazai
IRE:
William Porterfield(c), Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, Kevin O Brien, George Dockrell, Gary Wilson(w), Lorcan Tucker, Andy McBrine, James McCollum, Boyd Rankin, Mark Adair, Tyrone Kane, Barry McCarthy, Tim Murtagh
Ahead of what will be their second World Cup, Afghanistan continue their preparations with a two-match series against Ireland with the first game set to be held in Belfast.
Venue/Pitch:Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
Wickets will support bowlers, there are chances of rain.
Team News:
AFGH:
Mohammad Shahzad and Hazratullah Zazai will open the inning for Afghanistan.
Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan ,Hashmatullah Shahid will handle the middle order batting.
Gulbadin Naib ,M Nabi will handle the late hitting duty.
Rashid Khan,M Nabi and Mujeeb ur Rahman will lead the spin attack.
Dawlat Zardan, Gulbadin Naib, Aftab Alam will lead the pace attack duty.
IRE:
James Mccollum performance was not good in try series,he can be replace by A Mcbrine.
James Mccollum(Risky) and Paul Stirling will open the inning for Ireland.
Andy Balbirnie, William Porterfield, Kevin O Brien will handle the middle order batting.
Gary Wilson, Mark Adair will handle the late hitting duty for Ireland.
T Murtgah, Tyrone Kane/B Mccarthy, Boyd Rankin will lead the pace attack duty.
George Dockrell and Paul Stirling will lead the spin attack duty for Ireland.
Top Player last matches performance:(Recent Last):
Paul String-
23(0w), 33, 0, 77(1w), 130
A Balbrine-
125, 29, 29, 135, 20
William Porterfield-
11, 17, 12, 3, 94
Mark Adair –
31(1w), 32 (0w),10, (1w),25(0w),11, (1w)
Kevin O Brien-
49, 4, 68, 63, 3
Hashmatullah Shahidi-
9, 52, 11, 61, 59
Hazratullah Zazai-
43, 5, 6, 40, 55
Rahmat Shah-
1, 15, 17, 98, 113
Asghar Afghan-
75, 54, 82, 67, 22
Dawlat Zadran-
3w, 2w, 1w, 3w, 2w
G Naib-
0w, 46, (2w), 3, 1w, 3w
Above players are must have also C/Vc Choice
Probable Playing11:
AFGH:
H Zazai, Md Shahzad, Rahmat Shah,Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan,M Nabi, Gulbadin Naib,Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman,Aftab Alam
IRE:
William Porterfield, Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, James McCollum/A Mcbrine/L Tucker, Kevin O Brien, Gary Wilson,Mark Adair, George Dockrell, Tim Murtagh, B Mccarthy/Tyrone Kane, Boyd Rankin
SL TEAM
GL TEAM
