Afghan cricket team in Ireland in 2019
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The Afghanistan cricket team toured Ireland in May 2019 to play two One Day International (ODI) matches.[1][2] Both matches were played at the Stormont Cricket Ground in Belfast.[3][4] The ODI fixtures were part of Afghanistan's preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[5][6] In April 2019, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) named Gulbadin Naib as the team's new ODI captain, replacing Asghar Afghan.[7][8] The series was drawn 1–1, with Ireland winning the first match and Afghanistan winning the second.[9]
Dates
19 – 21 May 2019
Captains
William Porterfield
Results
2-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs
Paul Stirling (121)
| Afghan cricket team in Ireland in 2019 | |||
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| Ireland | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 19 – 21 May 2019 | ||
| Captains | William Porterfield | Gulbadin Naib | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Paul Stirling (121) | Mohammad Shahzad (103) | |
| Most wickets | Mark Adair (7) | Gulbadin Naib (7) | |
| Player of the series | Paul Stirling (Ire) | ||
Squads
ODI series
1st ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Boyd Rankin (Ire) took his 100th wicket in ODIs.[12]
2nd ODI
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Gulbadin Naib took his first five-wicket haul and the third-best figures by a bowler for Afghanistan in ODIs.[13][14]
