Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2019–20
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The Ireland cricket team toured India in March 2020 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against Afghanistan.[1][2] On 11 January 2020, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed the fixtures for the three T20I matches.[3][4]
| Ireland against Afghanistan in India in 2019–20 | |||
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| Afghanistan | Ireland | ||
| Dates | 6 – 10 March 2020 | ||
| Captains | Asghar Afghan | Andrew Balbirnie | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (105) | Harry Tector (97) | |
| Most wickets |
Rashid Khan (5) Mujeeb Ur Rahman (5) | Simi Singh (4) | |
| Player of the series | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afg) | ||
Originally, the tour had a one-off Test match on the itinerary.[5] However, due to financial constraints with Cricket Ireland, the Test was not included on the tour schedule.[6] Ireland previously toured India in February and March 2019 to play Afghanistan, a series that included the first Test match to be played between the two teams.[7] Afghanistan won the one-off Test match by seven wickets to record their first victory in Test cricket.[8] Prior to the tour, Asghar Afghan was reappointed as Afghanistan's captain across all three formats of international cricket.[9]
The first fixture of the tour was the 1,000th match played by Ireland across all formats, since they played a two-day match in September 1855.[10][11] Afghanistan won the rain-affected match, extending their record to eleven consecutive wins against Ireland.[12] Afghanistan won the second match by 21 runs, to take an unassailable lead in the series.[13] The third and final match of the series finished in a tie with Ireland winning the Super Over, with Afghanistan winning the series 2–1.[14] It was Ireland's first win against Afghanistan in a T20I match since they beat them in the final of the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.[15]
Squads
| T20Is | |
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 Afghanistan[16] |
 Ireland[17] |
Stephen Doheny was added to Ireland's squad as a replacement for Gary Wilson, after Wilson became ill ahead of the series.[18]
T20I series
1st T20I
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain during Afghanistan's innings prevented any further play.
2nd T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.