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Afghan cricket team in Ireland in 2019
 
  Ireland Afghanistan
Dates 19 – 21 May 2019
Captains William Porterfield Gulbadin Naib
One Day International series
Results 2-match series drawn 1–1

The Afghanistan cricket team toured Ireland in May 2019 to play two One Day International (ODI) matches.[1][2] Both matches were played at the Stormont Cricket Ground in Belfast.[3][4] The ODI fixtures were part of Afghanistan's preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[5][6] In April 2019, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) named Gulbadin Naib as the team's new ODI captain, replacing Asghar Afghan.[7][8]

Squads

ODIs
 Ireland[9]  Afghanistan[10]

ODI series

1st ODI

19 May 2019
10:45
Scorecard
Ireland 
210 (48.5 overs)
v
 Afghanistan
138 (35.4 overs)
Paul Stirling 71 (94)
Aftab Alam 3/28 (7.5 overs)
Asghar Afghan 29 (51)
Mark Adair 4/19 (6.4 overs)
Ireland won by 72 runs
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Alan Neill (Ire)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Boyd Rankin (Ire) took his 100th wicket in ODIs.[11]

2nd ODI

21 May 2019
10:45
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
305/7 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
179 (41.2 overs)
Mohammad Shahzad 101 (88)
Mark Adair 3/71 (10 overs)
Paul Stirling 50 (56)
Gulbadin Naib 6/43 (9.2 overs)
Afghanistan won by 126 runs
Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Mark Hawthorne (Ire)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

References

  1. ^ "West Indies announced as fifth touring side to visit Ireland in 2019". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Tyrone Kane set for Ireland ODI debut, squads for Afghanistan series announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Windies confirmed as fifth touring side to Ireland in 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Ireland to play West Indies and Bangladesh in ODI series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Afghanistan's proposed tour of Zimbabwe called off". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Afghanistan take on Ireland with eye on World Cup prep". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Asghar Afghan removed as Afghanistan announce split captaincy". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Rahmat, Rashid given leadership roles in Afghanistan revamp". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Ireland Men's squad named for Afghanistan series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Afghanistan Name Squad For World Cup 2019, New Captain Gulbadin Naib To Lead". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Team effort sees Ireland convincingly defeat Afghanistan in first ODI". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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