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Afghanistan vs Ireland in India 2019 | AFGH vs IRE Dream11 2nd T20I Match Prediction

Afghanistan vs Ireland 2nd T20I Match Preview | Who Will Win Today Match

Dehradun, February 23, Saturday at 06:30 PM IST

A convincing 5 wickets win in the first T20I helped Afghanistan take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series who will be now looking to gain an unassailable lead when both the sides will reload at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, Uttarakhand for the second T20I on Saturday evening.

Afghan bowlers and middle-order shines in the first T20I

The middle order and bowlers were instrumental in the 5 wickets win of Afghanistan who chased down 133 runs target set by Ireland with four balls to spare. Having opted to bat first, Ireland were in deep trouble having reduced to 74-6 a time but a timely partnership between S Poynter and George Dockrell helped the side post a respectable total of 123/6 at the end of 20 overs. M Nabi and R Khan were the keys in bowlers as both returned with 2 wickets each.

Coming to chase, Afghanistan did face some early jolts and at one time were struggling at 50/5 but Mohammad Nabi (49* of 40) and Najibullah Zadran (40* of 36) in the middle order guided the side to 5 wickets win with four balls to spare. Afghanistan would be looking to capitalize the momentum and seal the three-matches series with another win.

What a game!

An incredible win for Afghanistan with Mohammad Nabi (49*) and Najibullah Zadran (40) starring. Afghanistan looked out of the contest at 50/5 but an unbeaten 86-run partnership has given them the series lead. #AFGvIRE SCORECARD ⬇️https://t.co/Yao6PIKWwR pic.twitter.com/qeOHRxLRjM

— ICC (@ICC) February 21, 2019

The T20I series will be followed with 5 match ODI series which will start from February 28, Saturday. Both the teams will also play a solitary test from March 15-19 as their last assignment. All the matches including ODIs and Test will be played at the same ground-  Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

AFGH vs IRE Team News:

• Ireland’s Stuart Thompson is a doubtful starter in this game as he injured his hamstring in the last game. James Shannon is the front runner to replace him.

AFGH vs IRE Playing 11:

The probable AFGH vs IRE playing 11 is listed below.

Afghanistan-

Wicketkeeper: Shafiqullah Shafiq

Batsmen: Hazratullah Zazai, Najibullah Zadran, Asghar Afghan (c)

All-rounder: Samiullah Shenwari, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi

Bowlers: Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Fareed Ahmad

Ireland-

Wicketkeeper: Stuart Poynter

Batsmen: Paul Stirling (c), Andrew Balbirnie (Doubt: LJames Shannon, L Tucker)

All-rounder: Shane Getkate, Simi Singh, Kevin O Brien

Bowlers: George Dockrell, Joshua Little, Boyd Rankin, Peter Chase

Squads:

Afghanistan-

Hazratullah Zazai, Asghar Afghan(c), Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Usman Ghani, Najeeb Tarakai, Zahir Khan, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Nabi, Shafiqullah Shafiq, Karim Janat, Fareed Malik, Sayed Shirzad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Ziaur Rahman

Ireland-

George Dockrell, Paul Stirling(c), Simi Singh, Andrew Balbirnie, Peter Chase, Shane Getkate, Joshua Little, Andy McBrine, Kevin O Brien, Stuart Poynter, Boyd Rankin, James Shannon, Harry Tector, Stuart Thompson, Lorcan Tucker

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AFGH vs IRE Dream11 Team:

Fantasy picks from Afghanistan

All-rounders and bowlers will be instrumental for Afghanistan, especially M Nabi and R Khan.

M Nabi has continued his BBL form and will play a crucial role with both bat and ball

Rashid Khan will always be the trump card for Afghanistan on any day. He returned with 2-21 in the first T20I and similar performance can be expected again.

In batters, H Zazai and skipper Asghar Afghan will have to provide a stable start in absence of M Shahzad.

Fantasy picks from Ireland

George Dockrell, Stuart Poynter, Paul Stirling, Kevin O Brien, Simi Singh and Boyd Rankin are the names Ireland will be banking on.

Skipper Paul Stirling gave a good start at the top in his 23 of 25 deliveries knock but failed to convert it in the first T20I

George Dockrell and Stuart Poynter batted brilliantly well in the first game down the middle order

Boyd Rankin, Peter Chase and J Little will be the key in bowling. Ranking returned with 2-39 in the first T20Is.

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