ABOUT THE MATCH

Afganistan had started the three ODI series on a positive note by winning the first match against Ireland by 11 runs (DLS method – due to rain).

Rashid Khan took the man of the match award, successfully keeping Ireland’s run rate in check as he finished with 3-22 from his four overs.

TOSS PREDICTION

The team that wins the toss most probably will choose to bat first, and the toss winning team will look to score huge runs and will keep the opponents under pressure with a target.

PITCH AND CONDITIONS

The pitch at this venue is a high scoring one, and out of four matches, two matches had witnessed 200 plus runs. The highest total here has been 233-8 by Afghanistan against Ireland in 2017.

MATCH PREVIEW

Afganistan

  • In the first T20I match, Afganistan registered their first win, but it wasn’t wholly their best.
  • The main highlight of the game was Rashid Khan, who picked three wickets by leaking 22 runs in his four overs.
  • In the batting unit, top order didn’t produce high scores, but Najibullah Zadran’s unbeaten 42 down the law then further help seal the game for the team while chasing a target of 173.

PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF AFGANISTAN

Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Karim Janat, Asghar Afghan (C), Samiullah Shinwari, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Shapoor Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Ireland

  • Ireland had given an excellent start in the last game and ended up with a below-par score.
  • At the time of batting, Ireland had scored 111-1 in 12 overs if it goes in the right way. They would set 150+ runs as a target.
  • The experienced batsman Paul Stirling and Kevin O Brien had put a partnership of 90 runs.

PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF IRELAND

Paul Stirling, Kevin O’Brien, Andrew Balbirnie (C), Gareth Delany, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Simi Singh, George Dockrell, Craig Young, Boyd Rankin, Joshua Little

HEAD TO HEAD:

  • Overall Matches – 16
  • AFGANISTAN WON – 13
  • IRELAND WON – 3
  • Draw – 0
  • No- Result – 0

TEAM FORM IN LAST 5 MATCHES

AFGANISTAN WON – W W W L L

IRELAND WON – L L NR W W

PROBABLE TOP PERFORMERS

AFGANISTAN –Hazratullah Zazai

IRELAND – Paul Stirling

BROADCAST DETAILS

Live TV – RTA Sports

Live streaming – rtasports.live

PROBABLE WINNING TEAM

Afghanistan opened the series with victory and are firm favorites to make it two from two given their stunning winning streak in the format against Ireland.