Afghanistan vs Ireland in UAE 2024 - Player Squads, Fixtures, Venues - All you need to Know

Afghanistan and Ireland are facing off in a bilateral multi format tour in the UAE. The tour starts with a one off Test, starting from the 28th of February. 3 OdI's and 3 T20I's are scheduled to be played during the tour.

The ODI's will begin from the 7th of March, the third ODI will take place on the 12th of March. The T20I's will be played from the 15th of March and the last T20I will be played on the 18th of March.

The Test Match will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi and the Limited Overs matches will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah.

Last Meeting of both the teams in Tests:

The last time these two sides met for a Test Match was in 2018 in Dehradun, India and Afghanistan emerged victorious with Rahmat Shah being adjudged man of the match.

Overall Limited Overs Match up between both the sides:

In ODI's, Afghanistan have won 16 matches while Ireland have emerged victorious in 13 games.

In T20I's, Afghanistan hold a great advantage, they have won 16 matches, while Ireland have only got going in 7 matches.


Let's have a look at the squads:

Ireland Test Squad:

Mark Adair, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Matthew Foster, Graham Hume, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, James McCollum, PJ Moor, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Theo van Woerkom, Craig Young

Ireland ODI squad:

Mark Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Matthew Foster, Graham Hume, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Paul Stirling (c), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Theo van Woerkom, Craig Young

Ireland T20I squad:

Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Paul Stirling (c), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young

Afghanistan Test Squad:

Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah (vc), Ikram Alikhail (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Noor Ali Zadran, Abdul Malik, Baheer Shah, Nasir Jamal, Karim Janat, Khalil Gurbaz, Zahir Khan, Zia Ur Rehman Akbar, Nijat Masoud, Ibrahim Abdulrahimzai and Naveed Zadran.

Afghanistan Limited Overs Squads:

TBA


Fixtures:

Only Test

28 February- 3 March 2024 Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi


1st ODI

7 March 2024, Sharjah Cricket Stadium

2nd ODI

9 March 2024, Sharjah Cricket Stadium

3rd ODI

12 March 2024, Sharjah Cricket Stadium


1st T20I

15 March 2024, Sharjah Cricket Stadium


2nd T20I

17 March 2024, Sharjah Cricket Stadium


3rd T20I

18 March 2024, Sharjah Cricket Stadium


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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.


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