Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2018–19 | |||
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Afghanistan | Ireland | ||
Dates | 21 February – 19 March 2019 | ||
Captains | Asghar Afghan | William Porterfield (Test & ODIs) Paul Stirling (T20Is) | |
Test series | |||
Result | Afghanistan won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Rahmat Shah (174) | Andrew Balbirnie (86) | |
Most wickets | Rashid Khan (7) | Stuart Thompson (3) Andy McBrine (3) James Cameron-Dow (3) | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | 5-match series drawn 2–2 | ||
Most runs | Asghar Afghan (226) | Andrew Balbirnie (215) | |
Most wickets | Mujeeb Ur Rahman (7) | George Dockrell (8) | |
Player of the series | Andrew Balbirnie (Ire) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
Most runs | Hazratullah Zazai (204) | Paul Stirling (124) | |
Most wickets | Rashid Khan (11) | Boyd Rankin (6) | |
Player of the series | Mohammad Nabi (Afg) |
The Ireland cricket team toured India in February and March 2019 to play three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and a Test match against the Afghanistan cricket team. [1] [2] It was Ireland's first Test played overseas [3] and the first Test match between the two sides. [4] All of the fixtures took place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun. [5] The ODI fixtures were part of Afghanistan's preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. [6] In January 2019, the fixtures were brought forward by two days, to avoid clashing with the Indian Premier League. [7]
In the second T20I match, the Afghanistan team set several records. They made the highest team total, with 278 for 3, [8] which included the highest partnership for any wicket, with Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani putting on 236 runs for the first wicket. [9] Hazratullah Zazai scored 162 not out, the highest score for an Afghan batsman in a T20I fixture. [10] Afghanistan went on to win the T20I series 3–0. [11] The ODI series was drawn 2–2, after the second match finished as a no result. [12]
Afghanistan won the one-off Test match by seven wickets to record their first victory in a Test match. [13] They became the joint-second quickest, after England and Pakistan, to record their maiden win in Test cricket. [14] Asghar Afghan, captain of the Afghanistan team said that "it is a historic day for Afghanistan, for Afghanistan people, for our team, for our cricket board". [15] Ireland's captain, William Porterfield, said he was pleased how the five debutants performed and that Afghanistan were deserved winners. [16] Afghanistan's all-rounder Mohammad Nabi, praised both the batting and the bowling from the team saying "it shows we are ready for Test cricket". [17] Player of the match, Rahmat Shah, moved up to 89th place in the ICC Test Player Rankings, the highest-placed batsman for Afghanistan. [18]
Ahead of the ODI series, Stuart Thompson was added to Ireland's squad. [21] Following the conclusion of the ODI series, Zahir Khan and Sayed Shirzad were both added to Afghanistan's Test squad. [22]
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