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AFGHANISTAN VS IRELAND 2ND T20



AFGHANISTAN VS IRELAND 2019 | 2nd T20  | RAJIV GANDHI INTERNATIONAL CRICKET STADIUM, DEHRADUN, UTTARAKHAND INDIA|  AFGH Vs IRE  | February 23, 2019 @ 06:30 PM IST |



Afghanistan will face Ireland in the second T20 match which is to be held at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun on February 23. In the last match, Afghanistan beat Ireland by 5 wickets, thanks to some great performance by Mohammed Nabi with both bat and ball. Nabi was the top scorer for Afghanistan. He scored a breezy 49 off just 40 deliveries. Najibullah provided great support with the bat as he scored 40 off 36 balls.
Afghanistan bowlers had restricted Ireland to 65/6 in 11.4 overs. Then it was left to Dockrell and Poynter to take Ireland to a competitive score of 132 in 20 overs. They scored 34 and 31 respectively and remained at the crease till the end of 20 overs. In the second T20 we expect the experienced Stirling and Kevin O Brien to come good with the bat.


TEAM INFO:


·        Thompson was slightly injured during the match, but is expected to play if going by the words of their Captain.
·        There is likely to be no change in playing XI for both teams.
·         Dockrell and Poynter were top scorers for Ireland in last game.
·        Nabi and Najibullah were top scorers for Afghanistan in last game.
·        Nabi and Rashid Khan took 2 wickets each for Afghanistan in  previous encounter.
·        Boyd Rankin took 2 wickets for Ireland, but was a bit expensive with an economy rate of 9.8
·        Afghanistan has won 8 out of 11 T20 matches against Ireland.

TEAM SQUAD:

IRELAND:  
Paul Stirling(c), Andrew Balbirnie, Peter Chase, George Dockrell, Shane Getkate, Joshua Little, Andy McBrine, Kevin O Brien, Stuart Poynter, Boyd Rankin, James Shannon, Simi Singh, Harry Tector, Stuart Thompson, Lorcan Tucker
AFGHANISTAN:

Asghar Afghan(c), Usman Ghani, Najeeb Tarakai, Hazratullah Zazai, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Nabi, Shafiqullah Shafiq, Rashid Khan, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Fareed Malik, Sayed Shirzad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Zahir Khan, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Ziaur Rahman





KEY PLAYERS: 


IRELAND:  

·        Paul Stirling
·        Kevin O Brien
·        George Dockrell
·        Stuart Poynter
·        Stuart Thompson

AFGHANISTAN:

·        Asghar Afghan
·        Hazratullah Zazai
·        Mohammad Nabi
·        Rashid Khan
·        Mujeeb Ur Rahman

IDEAL XI:

·        Stuart Poynter
·        Paul Stirling
·        Najibullah Zadran
·        Hazratullah Zazai
·        Stuart Thompson
·        Mohammad Nabi
·        Kevin O Brien
·        Joshua Little
·        Rashid Khan
·        Mujeeb Ur Rahman
·        George Dockrell

Choice for Captain and Vice Captain: 

·        Paul Stirling
·        Mohammad Nabi
·        Rashid Khan
·        Kevin O Brien

Disclaimer:  The information are collected from various sources to help you find the best playing XI. The final playing XI are selected by the team management and  may have certain changes.





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