Afghan cricket team in Ireland in 2019
| Afghan cricket team in Ireland in 2019 | |||
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| Ireland | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 19 – 21 May 2019 | ||
| Captains | William Porterfield | Gulbadin Naib | |
| One Day International series | |||
The Afghanistan cricket team is scheduled to tour Ireland in May 2019 to play two One Day International (ODI) matches.[1] Both matches will be played at the Stormont Cricket Ground in Belfast.[2][3] The ODI fixtures are part of Afghanistan's preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[4] In April 2019, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) named Gulbadin Naib as the team's new ODI captain, replacing Asghar Afghan.[5][6]
Squads
| ODIs | |
|---|---|
 Ireland
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 Afghanistan[7]
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ODI series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
References
- ^ "West Indies announced as fifth touring side to visit Ireland in 2019". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Windies confirmed as fifth touring side to Ireland in 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Ireland to play West Indies and Bangladesh in ODI series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan's proposed tour of Zimbabwe called off". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Asghar Afghan removed as Afghanistan announce split captaincy". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Rahmat, Rashid given leadership roles in Afghanistan revamp". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Afghanistan Name Squad For World Cup 2019, New Captain Gulbadin Naib To Lead". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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