Afghanistan vs Ireland WCT20 2022
25th T20I:
Twenty-fifth match of a tournament, (Seventh match of Group 1 and Thirteenth encounter of Super 12) WT20 2022 between Afghanistan and Ireland is going to be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Jolimont, Melbourne on October 28th 2022.
Afghanistan vs Ireland History:
Overall:
Matches:
The teams met with each other 23 times. Afghanistan won 16 times and Ireland won 7 times including a (1) win in a tied engagement.
The most consecutive winning streak for Afghanistan against Ireland was 12 T20Is from 2017 to 2020.
The longest unbeaten streak for Afghanistan against Ireland was 12 T20Is from 2017 to 2020.
The most consecutive winning streak for Ireland against Afghanistan was 3 T20Is from 2020 to 2022.
The longest unbeaten streak for Ireland against Afghanistan was 3 T20Is from 2020 to 2022.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan against Ireland are LWWLL.
World Cup History:
Matches:
The teams never met with each other, yet. The upcoming game will be the first between the teams.
The most consecutive winning streak for Afghanistan against Ireland was 0 T20I, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for Afghanistan against Ireland was 0 T20I, till date.
The most consecutive winning streak for Ireland against Afghanistan was 0 T20I, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for Ireland against Afghanistan was 0 T20I, till date.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan against Ireland are – – – – -.
Points and Rankings:
The match is the comparison between the tenth rank (Afghanistan (219)) and twelfth rank (Ireland (191)) team. Afghanistan is 28 points ahead of Ireland.
Afghanistan:
The team played 105 T20Is. Out of them, the team won 68 times and lost 37 times including a (1) defeat in a tied game.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan are LLLLW.
The team played 20 T20I. The team won 7 times and lost 13 encounters.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan in WT20 are LLLWL.
Ireland:
The team completed 139 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 59 times including a (1) win in a tied game and lost 72 times. An (1) encounter resulted in a tie. 7 times, the plays were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of Ireland are WLWWL.
The team played 23 T20Is. The team won 7 times and lost 13 encounters. 3 outings were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of Ireland in WT20 are WLWWL.
The Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of Afghanistan then the winning side will gain a (1) point without any impact in the ranking, whereas the other team will lose a (1) point without any impact in the ranking. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the winning team will gain a (1) point without any impact in the ranking, and the opposite team will lose 3 points without any impact in the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Melbourne shows light rain would be expected throughout the outing. The precipitation percentage would be between 71% to 91%. So, there would be extremely high chances of rain, as of now. The temperature would be 13 Celsius. The wind would be between 21 to 27 km/h. The speed of wind would decrease gradually and the temperature would be steady throughout the play.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss in 8 games out of 17 outings. The selection didn’t favor the teams, as the teams won thrice and lost 5 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LLLLW.
The teams never won an engagement after choosing to bat first since 2011.
On the other hand, the teams, who chose to field first, won 5 times and lost 3 times. An (1) encounter was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LWWWW.
The first batting team won the match 6 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 10 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WLLLL.
Overall, 8 times the teams won the toss, won the match and lost 8 times, as well.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LWLWW.
Afghanistan:
Particularly, for the team, the team never got a chance to play, yet.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan at the venue, while winning the toss, are – – – – -.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan at the venue, while losing the toss, are – – – – -.
Ireland:
Particularly, for the team, the team didn’t win a toss in an only played encounter.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Ireland at the venue, while winning the toss, are – – – – -.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Ireland at the venue, while losing the toss, are W – – – -.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 127 runs in 2010, and the highest successful chase was 169 runs in 2017.
The first inning lowest total was 74 runs in 2008 and the highest total was 184 runs in 2016. For the second inning, the lowest total was 125 runs (according to run rate) in 2010 and the highest was 172 runs in 2017.
The batting average of the first innings is 19.09 and 28.46 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 for the teams.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan against Ireland at the venue are – – – – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
Afghanistan:
The 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 – – – – -.
Ireland:
The team has a good record. The team won the only played outing.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Ireland at the venue are W – – – -.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Afghanistan:
The side may go with an unchanged XI despite the defeat.
Afghanistan Eleven: H. Zazai, R. Gurbaz, I. Zadran, U. Ghani, N. Zadran, M. Nabi, A. Omarzai, R. Khan, M. Ur Rahman, F. Ahmad, F. Farooqi
Ireland:
The side may go with a winning combination.
Ireland Eleven: P. Stirling, A. Balbirnie, L. Tucker, H. Tector, C. Campher, G. Dockrell, G. Delany, M. Adair, F. Hand, B. McCarthy, J. Little
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series 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.espncricinfo.com/story/men-s-t20-world-cup-2022-who-is-playing-when-where-faqs-1339969 *Notes: https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket-news/ire-vs-afg-head-to-head-records-irelands-head-to-head-record-against-afghanistan-afghanistan-tour-of-ireland-2022-2nd-t20i/
