AFG vs IRE, 25th Match Preview

Afghanistan take on Ireland on Friday afternoon in Match 25 of the 2022 T20 World Cup. Afghanistan are still looking for their first win of the campaign after losing to England and seeing their game with New Zealand abandoned without a ball bowled. Ireland recorded a famous win over England at this venue on Wednesday. Afghanistan have struggled to pick up wins over recent games but have a strong overall record over Ireland. They will look to take advantage of Ireland’s supposed weakness against pace bowling. Ireland will believe they can beat any side in this competition after beating England in their last match. They beat Afghanistan in their last IT20 meeting and will come into this game with plenty of confidence.

AFG vs IRE, 25th Match Details

Afghanistan vs Ireland – 25th Match

Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Date & Time: 28th October at 9:30 AM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

AFG vs IRE, 25th Match Pitch Report

A par score on this wicket will be no higher than 165. We expect to see the pace bowlers on both sides enjoying bowling on this surface. Cloudy conditions are forecast throughout this game with a high chance of light rain falling during the match. The temperature will be no lower than 19 degrees.

Injury News

No Injury. It will be added when there is an update

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AFG vs IRE, 25th Match Probable Playing XIs:

Ireland Probable Playing XIs

Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie (c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Fionn Hand, Josh Little

Afghanistan Probable Playing XIs

Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Topmost Picks for AFG vs IRE Dream11 Prediction, 25th Match:

Top Picks – Ireland

• Josh Little- The left arm pace bowler had taken two wickets before the end of his second over at the MCG against England. He now has 57 wickets in this format.

• Paul Stirling- The right-handed opener hit 14 runs from 8 balls against England to back up the 100 runs he had scored in the previous games against Sri Lanka and West Indies.

Top Picks – Afghanistan

• Ibrahim Zadran – The top order batter was one of three Afghan batters to hit a six against England. He also hit three fours in his innings of 32 runs from 32 balls.

• Rashid Khan- The leg-spinner has an excellent googly and is renowned for taking wickets whilst keeping the economy rate down in this format.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for AFG vs IRE Dream11 Team:

Lorcan Tucker, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(C), Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie(VC), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Fionn Hand, Josh Little, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for AFG vs IRE Dream11 Team:

Lorcan Tucker, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(C), Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie, Ibrahim Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Curtis Campher, Rashid Khan, Josh Little(VC), Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Paul Stirling, Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Vice-captain – Josh Little, Andy Balbirnie

Wicketkeeper – Rahmanullah Gurbaz

AFG vs IRE 25th Match Probable winners:

Ireland have a team without many stars and the match-winning performances are regularly shared out across the side. Afghanistan have a more attacking line-up and can always rely upon the brilliance of Rashid Khan. With poor weather expected, this may well turn into a rain-reduced game with both teams batting for very few overs. We anticipate that both sides will see this as a winnable fixture and will look to attack from the start, irrespective of the length of the game. We are predicting a close contest with Afghanistan getting the win. Considering the team combination, Afghanistan is expected to win this match.