AFG vs IRE Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Mar 15, 2024
Afghanistan vs. Ireland Head-To-Head
The Afghanistan team has a better record in the T20I games against Ireland. We have seen 23 T20I games played between the two teams. Afghanistan leads this head-to-head match 16-7.
Afghanistan vs Ireland Live Streaming and Broadcast
This game between the Afghanistan and Ireland teams will not be available to Indian cricket fans on TV. However, it will be accessible via live streaming on the FanCode app and website.
The Afghanistan outfit won the one-day international series against Ireland by a margin of 2-0. One of the games was abandoned due to rain. Now, we have the T20I series between these two countries starting tomorrow. This first game will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah, UAE, tomorrow evening. Let's examine the match prediction, pitch report, and betting tips for this encounter.
AFG vs IRE Team Previews
Afghanistan
The leading run-getter for Afghanistan in this series has been Rahmanullah Gurbaz. The right-hander bats near the top of the Afghan batting order and has scored 426 runs in his last fourteen games for the Afghans. Ibrahim Zadran has also scored 336 runs in his previous 14 games. This right-hander averages 25.84. Another right-handed player who is doing an excellent job with the bat is Mohammad Nabi. He has scored 333 runs from his last 14 encounters with an average of 37.00. These three will be the top batters for Afghanistan in this encounter.
The left-handed fast-medium bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi has emerged as the top bowler for Afghanistan in his last twelve innings. He has picked up 14 wickets from his last 12 innings with an average of 20.00. Azmatullah Omarzai has also picked up 14 scalps from his last twelve games. Another bowler doing well for Afghanistan is the left-hander Quais Ahmed. But he will not be playing this series. The Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan is a force to reckon with in the T20 format. These will be the top bowlers for Afghanistan in this game.
Afghanistan Playing 11
Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Mohammad Ishaq, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Nangyal Kharoti, Naveen ul Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ijaz Ahmadzai.
Ireland
The top batter for Ireland was Curtis Campher last year. He has scored 263 runs in his last ten games with an average of 32.87. Harry Tector has also done an equally commendable job, with 257 runs from his last eleven innings and an average of 28.55. Paul Stirling has also contributed with the bat, scoring 257 runs from his previous 13 innings. These three will be the top batters for Ireland in this contest. You can expect them to do well in this contest and score the most runs for Ireland.
Mark Adair has picked up 22 wickets for Ireland from his last 13 innings with an average of 16.68. This fast-medium bowler has consistently performed for Ireland in the T20I format. Ben White has also picked up 13 scalps from his last nine innings with an average of 18.69. Another right-handed fast-medium bowler who is doing well is Barry McCarthy. He has collected 13 wickets from his previous nine games with an excellent average of 18.76. These are the go-to bowlers for Ireland in this contest.
Ireland Playing 11
Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Neil Rock, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Ben White.
AFG vs IRE Toss Prediction
We have seen as many as thirty-five T20I games played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE. The team batting first has won nineteen games, while the team chasing a target has won fifteen. So, the skipper winning the toss might choose to bat first here.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
The wicket at the Sharjah venue will be dry, but it does offer some assistance to the fast bowlers. The ground has small boundaries, so hitting boundaries and sixes is a distinct possibility for the batters. Overall, there will be something on the track for everyone, including spinners.
This game will be played on Friday evening in Sharjah. You can expect bright conditions for this contest. The relative humidity will be on the lower side, and dry conditions will prevail. There is no possibility of getting showers during the encounter.
AFG vs IRE Betting Tips
The Afghanistan team has a better overall record against Ireland in the T20I format. They are also playing in conditions they are aware of. The Ireland team is no slouch and can quickly derail the Afghanistan effort. We will bet with Afghanistan to win this contest and take an early lead in the series.
Bonus Cricket Bets
The Afghans have several top batters. One of them will likely emerge as the match's leading run-getter.
The Afghanistan team has some world-class bowlers in their ranks. You can bet on one of them to become the leading wicket-taker for this contest.
You can bet on the in-form Afghanistan top-order batting to score more than five runs in their first over of the innings.
Most things are loaded in favor of Afghanistan for this contest. Indeed, Ireland will get lucky with the coin flip.
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