Preview

Ireland vs Afghanistan: The series is still alive. Afghanistan’s inconsistent but strong batting line-up has shown up in the third T20 to take them to a potent score. They are rolling now, and Afghanistan’s hard-hitters should have a little more confidence coming into game four. Ireland did come close in the chase as well. Their batting is as good as ever and they are pretty confident in their ability to go after big scores.

Ireland vs Afghanistan Head to Head

Played-20 | Afghanistan-15 | Ireland-4 | Tie-1

Match Details

Match: Ireland vs Afghanistan

Date: 15th August 2022

Time: 8:00 PM IST

Venue: Belfast

Weather Report

The weather in Belfast is clear with some clouds around but no chance of rain during the Ireland vs Afghanistan game.

Pitch Report

The Belfast track is expected to be flat. With small boundaries runs should be easy and batting second is a better option.

Ireland vs Afghanistan Predicted Playing XI

Ireland Playing XI

Andy Balbairne(c), Stephen Doheny, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, Paul Stirling, Goerge Dockrell, Simi Singh, Lorcan Tucker(wk), Craig Young, Josh Little, Mark Adnair

Afghanistan Playing XI

Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Nabi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Naveen ul Haq, Noor Ahmed

Key Players

George Dockrell

George Dockrell is one of the few players left from a golden group of Irish Cricketers. He was in Bangalore in 2011, and is still around going strong. In the previous T20, he almost replicated Kevin O Brian, taking the chase close after a poor start. While it is not in the same mould, the innings was pretty good as Dockrell’s experience is coming into play.

Rahmunullah Gurbaz

Gurbaz has had a good year, but struggled early in the series. His talent as an opener is being noticed and he has the ability to change games pretty quickly. His form seems to be getting better again and this will make him a prospect to watch out for in the upcoming game.

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Ireland vs Afghanistan Match Tips

Ireland are doing well with bat and ball, but with Afghanistan back to winning ways it may be tough for Ireland. With Afghanistan’s experience and short format ability they are in with an advantage.

Match Prediction: Afghanistan Will Win the Match