Afghanistan vs Ireland ODI Series 2021


There will be a One-Day International series of 3 matches between Ireland and Afghanistan in January 2021. The Afghanistan Cricket Board will host the series, and the series will be very important for both teams as both teams are equally strong and at the same level in cricket. Both Ireland and Afghanistan will give their best to win the series. The series will also influence their ICC one-day International standings.

Most probably Andrew Balbirnie will lead the Ireland team, and Asghar Afghan will be the captain of Afghanistan team. Ireland team is very strong, and they have recently defeated England. Hence, they will look forward to dominating the series against Afghanistan. Afghan leg-spin bowler Rashid Khan will be big trouble for Ireland batsmen. Rashid Khan is a top-class spin bowler from Afghanistan. He has experience of playing cricket in the world's top leagues like IPL, BBL etc. 

All the matches will be held at the same venue at Abu Dhabi. The 1st match of the series will be held on January 21, 2021, Thursday at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Both teams would like to achieve an early lead in the series.  The 2nd match of the series will be played on January 24, Sunday at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi pitch will help the spin bowlers of both sides, and therefore spin bowlers will dominate in the series. The 3rd or last match of the ODI series between Ireland and Afghanistan will be played on January 26, Tuesday at Abu Dhabi. This match can also be the series-deciding match. The matches will be telecasted live at 10:00 AM Local time, and 11:30 AM in Indian standard time. It will be a very good opportunity for the youngsters of both teams to contribute to winning for their side.

Series Result Afghanistan Won the 3 Match ODI Series By 3-0
Player Of the Series Paul Robert Stirling
Start Date 2021-01-21
End Date 2021-01-26
Host Country Afghanistan

Schedule

Afghanistan vs Ireland 1st ODI Match 2021
Match 1
Date - 2021-01-21
Day - Thursday
Time - 10:00(Local)

Scorecard
Afghanistan
Player of the Match
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Ireland Venue
Sheikh Zayed Stadium
Afghanistan vs Ireland 2nd ODI Match 2021
Match 2
Date - 2021-01-24
Day - Sunday
Time - 10:00(Local)

Scorecard
Afghanistan
Player of the Match
Rahmat Shah
Ireland Venue
Sheikh Zayed Stadium
Afghanistan vs Ireland 3rd ODI Match 2021
Match 3
Date - 2021-01-26
Day - Tuesday
Time - 10:00(Local)

Scorecard
Afghanistan
Player of the Match
Rashid Khan
Ireland Venue
Sheikh Zayed Stadium
Teams
Afghanistan Ireland

Squad

Afghanistan Team Squad
Gulbadin Naib Najibullah Zadran Mohammad Nabi Asghar Afghan
Javed Ahmadi Hashmatullah Shahidi Rahmat Shah Usman Ghani
Sharafuddin Ashraf Sayed Shirzad Rashid Khan Yamin Ahmadzai
Naveen-ul-Haq Mujeeb Ur Rahman Rahmanullah Gurbaz Azmatullah Omarzai

Ireland Team Squad
Paul Stirling Kevin O'Brien Andy McBrine Craig Young
Andrew Balbirnie James McCollum Barry McCarthy Gareth Delany
Mark Adair Lorcan Tucker Simi Singh Josh Little
Harry Tector David Delany Curtis Campher Neil Rock