Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Afghanistan vs Ireland in UAE 2024- Afghanistan vs Ireland- 1st ODI Match- 7 March 2024

The 1st ODI Match of the 'Afghanistan against Ireland in UAE' will be played between Afghanistan and Ireland on the 7th of March at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.

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Current ODI Form Afghanistan:

Afghanistan are currently placed at the 9th position on ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings with a rating of 80.

Afghanistan are in an ordinary ODI form currently. They have recently lost an ODI series against Sri Lanka by 3-0. However, they performed superbly in the recently concluded ICC Men's ODI World Cup and should hit the right chord as a unit soon.

Players to look out for:

1. Azmatullah Omarzai- He is a fantastic batting all rounder who has shown signs of greatness in a small cricketing career so far. Azmatullah Omarzai is certainly a player to look out for in the upcoming matches.

2. Fazalhaq Farooqi- He is coming on the back of a great form. Farooqi performed exceptionally well in the International League T20 and will look to repeat the performance in the upcoming ODI matches against Ireland.


Current ODI Form Ireland:

Ireland are currently placed at the 13th position on ICC Men's Test Team Rankings with a rating of 48.

Ireland are in fantastic ODI form currently. They have recently won a 3 match ODI series against Zimbabwe by 2-0 and that too away from home.

Players to look out for:

1. Curtis Campher - He has been in the form of his life both with bat and the ball. Campher can play an important role for Ireland in the upcoming matches against Afghanistan.

2. Craig Young - He performed superbly in the recently concluded Test series against Afghanistan and will be a Trump card for the visitors in the upcoming ODI matches.


Let’s have a look at the squads:

Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Bilal Sami, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, AM Ghazanfar, Gulbadin Naib, Ibrahim Zadran, Ikram Alikhil, Mohammad Nabi, Nangeyalia Kharote, Naveed Zadran, Noor Ahmed, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Riaz Hassan

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

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? –  Ireland

Who will win?-  Afghanistan

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan), Paul Stirling (Ireland)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken)- Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan), Craig Young (Ireland)

Most Fours – Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan), Paul Stirling (Ireland)

Player of the Match- Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan)

Team Scores Batting first – Ireland 230+, Afghanistan 250+

Match Handicap: Afghanistan


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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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