The final phase of the Ireland tour of Afghanistan commences tomorrow with the first T20I at Sharjah Cricket Stadium | Reddy Anna. Afghanistan comes off a 2-0 victory in the ODI series after losing the one-off Test earlier this month.
Afghanistan, riding on their excellent form in the white-ball leg, will aim to continue their dominance against Ireland in the T20I series. With players performing well with both bat and ball, Afghanistan enters as the favorites, boasting T20 specialists in their squad.
On the other hand, Ireland seeks redemption after a one-off Test win followed by a loss in the ODI series. Their batters need to step up, complementing their effective bowling unit to turn the tables in the T20Is.
Probable Playing XI:
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ibrahim Zadran, R Shah, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Noor Ahmad, Rashid Khan (C), Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Bench: IA Khil, Abdul Malik, Noor Ali Zadran, Zahir Khan, Karim Janat, Nasir Jamal, Bahir Shah, Khalil Gurbaz, Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar, Nijat Masood, Mohammad Ibrahim, N Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Ishaq, Riaz Hussan, Najibullah Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Abdul Rahman, Shahidullah Kamal, Yamin Ahmadzai, Naveen-ul-Haq, Farid Malik, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Bilal Sami, Mohammad Saleem, Qais Ahmad, Wafadar, Nangeyalia kharote, Allah Mohammad
Ireland: PR Stirling (C), A Balbirnie, L Tucker (wk), GH Dockrell, H Tector, AR McBrine, TF van Woerkom, Curtis Campher, CA Young, MR Adair, GI Hume
Bench: PJ Moor, JA McCollum, Matthew Foster, BJ McCarthy, N Rock, J Little, Gareth Delany, GR Adair
Injury and Availability News: Will be updated when available
Pitch Report: Sharjah Cricket Stadium is expected to favor batsmen, with an average first innings score of 161 runs in the last five T20Is. The toss-winning team may opt to bat first.
This prediction and team selection are based on analysis and the author's insight. Consider these points while making your fantasy cricket team.
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