Afghan cricket team in Ireland in 2022
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| Ireland | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 9 – 17 August 2022 | ||
| Captains | Andrew Balbirnie | Mohammad Nabi | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Ireland won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | George Dockrell (141) | Najibullah Zadran (125) | |
| Most wickets |
Josh Little (7) Mark Adair (7) | Naveen-ul-Haq (7) | |
| Player of the series | George Dockrell (Ire) | ||
The Afghanistan cricket team toured Ireland in August 2022 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] Initially, the tour included a one-off Test match,[3] but this was dropped from the fixtures when Cricket Ireland announced the schedule in March 2022.[4] Cricket Ireland confirmed the dates and venues for the tour later the same month.[5] The matches were used by both teams as preparation for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[6]
Ireland won the series 3–2 after claiming a victory in a rain-affected final match.[7] George Dockrell was named player of the series.[8]
Squads[edit]
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The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) also named Qais Ahmad, Nijat Masood, Usman Ghani and Mujeeb Ur Rahman as reserve players for the series.[11] Usman Ghani and Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who were only temporarily named as reserves, were later added to the main squad once they received clearance regarding their visas.[12] Simi Singh was added to Ireland's squad after the third T20I, in place of Andy McBrine.[13]
T20I series[edit]
1st T20I[edit]
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd T20I[edit]
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I[edit]
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Fionn Hand and Graham Hume (Ire) both made their T20I debuts.
4th T20I[edit]
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
5th T20I[edit]
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented further play in the Afghanistan innings. Ireland were set a revised target of 56 runs from 7 overs.
References[edit]
- ^ "India among four full members to tour Ireland in 2022". CricBuzz. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "India to host Afghanistan for three ODIs in March 2022". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "A home Test on the cards for Ireland". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Season of Stars: Largest-ever summer of international cricket is coming". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Afghanistan Men's tour dates confirmed; a first-ever for Stormont". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Ireland v Afghanistan: Stormont to host five-game T20 series in August". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Ireland v Afghanistan: Irish win rain-affected decider to seal Twenty20 series at Stormont". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Ireland claim T20I series win over Afghanistan in rain-affected thriller". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Squad announced for Ireland Men's T20Is against South Africa and Afghanistan". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "ACB name squad for Ireland tour". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Afghanistan begin T20 World Cup preparation; unveil squad for Ireland T20Is". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Ibrahim, Shahidi, Naveen back in Afghanistan T20I squad for Ireland series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "One change to Ireland Men's squad for final two T20Is". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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