Ireland vs Afghanistan T20I series 2022
1st T20I:
First T20I of the series of 5 T20I matches between Ireland and Afghanistan is going to be played at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast on August 9th 2022.
Ireland vs Afghanistan History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the fifth bilateral series between the teams. The home side won 0 times and the visiting side won all 4 times.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 4 series in the span of 5 years from 2016-17 to present, in which the host won 0 times and the visiting team won 4 times.
The consecutive winning streak for Ireland against Afghanistan was 0 series, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for Ireland against Afghanistan was 0 series, till date.
The consecutive winning streak for Afghanistan against Ireland was 4 series from 2016-17 to present.
The longest undefeated streak for Afghanistan against Ireland was 4 series from 2016-17 to present.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Ireland against Afghanistan are LLLL -.
Matches:
The teams completed 18 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 4 times including a victory in a tied game, whereas the opponent won 14 times.
The consecutive winning streak for Ireland against Afghanistan was 2 matches from 2012 to 2017.
The longest undefeated streak for Ireland against Afghanistan was 2 matches from 2012 to 2017.
The consecutive winning streak for Afghanistan against Ireland was 12 matches from 2017 to 2020.
The longest undefeated streak for Afghanistan against Ireland was 12 matches from 2017 to 2020.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Ireland against Afghanistan are W*LLLL.
European Backyard:
Series:
This is going to be the second bilateral series between the teams. The home side won 0 times and the visiting side won once.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 1 series in the span of 4 years from 2018 to present, in which the host won 0 times and the visiting team won once.
The consecutive winning streak for Ireland against Afghanistan was 0 series, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for Ireland against Afghanistan was 0 series, till date.
The consecutive winning streak for Afghanistan against Ireland was 1 series in 2018.
The longest undefeated streak for Afghanistan against Ireland was 1 series in 2018.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Ireland against Afghanistan are L – – – -.
Matches:
The teams completed 2 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 0 times, whereas the opponent won 2 times.
The consecutive winning streak for Ireland against Afghanistan was 0 matches, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for Ireland against Afghanistan was 0 matches, till date.
The consecutive winning streak for Afghanistan against Ireland was 2 matches from 2018 to present.
The longest undefeated streak for Afghanistan against Ireland was 2 matches from 2018 to present.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Ireland against Afghanistan are LL – – -.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the fifteenth rank (Ireland (182)) and ninth rank (Afghanistan (228)) teams. The host is 46 points behind the visitors.
The Home Team:
The team completed 129 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 53 times including a (1) win in a tied game and lost 68 times. 1 encounter resulted in a tie. 7 times, the plays were called off without any result (No Result).
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 5 defeats, then the team will lose a (1) point with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 5, the team will earn 10 points with 3 positions in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 4 defeats, then the team will lose 0 points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 4, the team will earn 9 points with a couple (2) of positions in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 3 defeats, then the team will earn 0 to 2 points with 0 to 1 position in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 3, the team will earn 7 to 8 points with a couple (2) of positions in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will earn 0 to 2 points with 0 to 1 position in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 5 to 6 points with a couple (2) of positions in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will earn 0 to 4 points with 0 to 2 positions in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will earn 3 to 6 points with 1 to 2 positions in the ranking.
Drawing the series will help the team to gain 3 to 4 points with 1 to 2 positions in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Ireland are LLLLL.
The Visiting Team:
The team played 94 T20Is. Out of them, the team won 64 times and lost 30 times including a (1) win in a tied game.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 5 defeats, then the team will lose 20 points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 5, the team will earn 3 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 4 defeats, then the team will lose 17 points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 4, the team will earn 2 points without any impact in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 3 defeats, then the team will lose 13 to 16 points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 3, the team will either gain a couple (2) of points or lose 2 to 3 points with 0 to 1 position in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 9 to 12 points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will either gain a (1) point or lose 3 points with 0 to 1 position in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose 5 to 12 points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will either gain a (1) point or lose 4 to 7 points with 0 to 1 position in the ranking.
Drawing the series will cause the team to lose 4 to 8 of points with a (1) position in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan are WWWWL.
The First Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of the host then the home side will gain 3 points with a (1) position in the ranking, whereas the opponent will lose 5 points with a (1) position in the ranking. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visiting team will gain a (1) point without any impact in the ranking and the home team will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Stormont, Belfast shows the weather would be mostly cloudy in the beginning of the game, then partly cloudy till mid evening then mostly sunny till the late evening and then pretty sunny and clear till the end of the match. There will be extremely less chances of rain, as the precipitation percentage would be between 0% to 5%. The temperature would be between 18-24 Celsius. The wind would be between 7 – 10 km/h. The speed of wind would fluctuate throughout the outing and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss 11 times in 22 played games, but the selection didn’t favor the teams, as the teams won 4 times and lost 7 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LWWLL.
On the other hand, the teams, who chose to field first, won 6 times and lost 4 times. a (1) match was called off without any result (No Result)
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LLWWL.
The first batting team won the match 8 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 13 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LWWWW.
Overall, 10 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 11 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LLLWW.
Home Side:
Particularly, for Ireland, the team won the toss 9 times in 14 games. The team won 3 times and lost 5 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Ireland at the venue, while winning the toss, are LLLWL.
The home side has never won the match after choosing to bat first since 2008.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Ireland at the venue, while losing the toss, are LLLLW.
The home side never won any outing after losing the toss since 2008.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 45 runs (according to run rate / DL Target in 9 overs) in 2008, and the highest successful chase was 180 runs in 2022.
The first innings lowest total was 53 runs (completed innings) in 2015 and the highest total was 190 runs in 2012. For the second innings, the lowest total was 41 runs (according to run rate in 9 overs) in 2008 and the highest was 180 runs in 2022.
The batting average of the first innings is 16.06 and 17.61 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams never faced each other at the venue. The upcoming encounter will be the first between the teams.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Ireland against Afghanistan at the venue are – – – – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
The Home Side:
The home side has a very poor record as the team won 4 times and lost 9 times in 14 outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Ireland at the venue are LLLLL.
The Visiting Side:
The visiting team has never got a chance to play at the venue, the upcoming outing will be the first for the team.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan at the venue are – – – – -.
Selected XI for both the Teams:
Ireland:
The home side comes with a couple (2) of pacers and a (1) spinner, as the team has a couple (2) of batting all-rounders with spin (both), a couple (2) of all-rounders, one with pace and the other with spin and a bowling all-rounder with pace.
Ireland Eleven: P. Stirling, A. Balbirnie, L. Tucker, H. Tector, G. Delany, C. Campher, G. Dockrell, M. Adair, A. McBrine, B. McCarthy, J. Little
Afghanistan:
The visiting team comes with a couple (2) of pacers and a (1) spinner, as the team has a couple (2) of all-rounders, one with spin and the other with pace and a bowling all-rounder with spin.
Afghanistan Eleven: R. Gurbaz, U. Ghani, H. Shahidi, I. Zadran, N. Zadran, M. Nabi, A. Omarzai, R. Khan, M. Ur Rahman, N. ul Haq, F. Farooqi
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: T means tie in “last five match results”. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator. *Notes: Images were taken from Google Search. *Notes: https://www.sportstime247.com/afghanistan-vs-ireland-2022-t20i-live-telecast-channel-streaming-details-in-india/
