AFG vs IRE Live Score, 3rd ODI, Afghanistan vs Ireland 2021, AFG vs IRE Live Score Updates, AFG vs IRE Playin XI’s

Date:            January 26th, 2021

Time:            11:40 AM IST.

Venue:         Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi

Match Preview

Afghanistan and Ireland will face off in the second of the three-match ODI series on Sunday. This is a must-win encounter for Ireland who lost the series opener by 16 runs. But the way they fought was admirable and would feel good about it. However, to beat Afghanistan, they will have to bring their A game to the fore. On the other hand, Afghanistan will be looking to seal the series and their senior players will have to play well.

AFG vs IRE Squads

Afghanistan

Asghar Afghan (c), Rashid Khan, Gulbadin Naib, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Javed Ahmadi, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Najibullah Zadran, Naveen-ul-Haq, Rahmat Shah

Bench:

Azmatullah Omarzai, Sayed Shirzad, Usman Ghani, Yamin Ahmadzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf

Ireland

Andy Balbirnie (c), Paul Stirling, Harry Teckor, Kevin O’Brien, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Andy McBrine, Simi Singh, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young

Bench:

James McCollum, Mark Adair, Neil Rock, Josh Little

Weather Report & Pitch Condition

It will be partly cloudy in Abu Dhabi and the temperature ranging between 19 to 23 degrees Celsius. The humidity will be 70 percent. There is no chance of rain for this match

The surface here at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium is on the slower side. The batsmen need to be patient and play as long as possible. The slow bowlers will come in handy at any point of the game. It’s a 270-280 kind of wicket and whoever wins the toss should look to bat first and put runs on the board.

Average first innings score:  

247 (Last 5 Complete matches played on this venue)

Record of chasing teams:

Won ­– 2, Lost – 3, Tie – 0

AFG vs IRE Top Picks

• Mohammad Nabi is one of the most experienced players in the Afghanistan line-up. His side can rely on him during middle overs and he has the capability to finish the matches with the bat. With his cunning off-break bowling he has picked up 130 wickets.
• Rashid Khan, the star player in the Afghanistan side, is a very dangerous spinner and it won’t be easy for the batters to pick him. Coming lower down the order, he can smack the bowlers out of the park.
• Asghar Afghan has scored 2356 runs in 105 innings in ODI format, at an average of 24.54 with a strike rate of 66.72. He has scored 12 half-centuries and one century as well.
• Paul Stirling scored a brilliant 131* runs from 148 balls against UAE in the first match of the series. The knock comprised of 9 fours and 4 sixes.
• Andy Balbirnie is in decent form. In the last previous series, against UAE he scored 56 runs in 2 matches at an average of 28.
• Curtis Campher has performed really well in the series against England and he carried his form against UAE also, by scoring 80 runs with the bat. He also picked up 2 wickets by not conceding too much of runs.

Suggested Playing XI for AFG vs IRE Dream11 Fantasy Cricket

Fantasy Suggestion #1:

Keeper – Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Batters – Najibullah Zadran, Asghar Afghan, Andy Balbirnie, Paul Stirling (c)

All-Rounders – Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Curtis Campher

Bowlers – Rashid Khan (vc), Craig Young, Andy McBrine

Fantasy Suggestion #2:

Keeper – Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Batters – Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan, Paul Stirling, Kevin O’Brien

All-Rounders – Mohammad Nabi (c), Curtis Campher (vc), Simi Singh

Bowlers – Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Rashid Khan, Barry McCarthy