Irish national cricket team against Afghanistan in the 2016-17 season

The Irish national cricket team's tour against Afghanistan in the 2016/17 season took place in India from March 8 to 31, 2017 . The international cricket tour was part of the 2016/17 international cricket season and included five ODIs and three Twenty20s . Furthermore, a first-class match was contested because the two teams are not authorized to hold test matches , which were part of the ICC Intercontinental Cup 2015-2017 . Afghanistan won the ODI series 3–2 and the Twenty20 series 3–0.

prehistory

Afghanistan previously played three Twenty20s in the United Arab Emirates , Ireland played two ODIs in the United Arab Emirates . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2016 season in Ireland , the ODI series 2–2 ended in a draw.

Stages

Greater Noida

Venue of the tour

The following venues were selected for the tour and announced on July 25, 2016.

city	Stadion	capacity	Games
Greater Noida	Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground	8,000	1st - 5th ODI; 1. - 3 T20

Squad lists

Ireland named their squad on January 30, 2017.

ODI		Twenty20
Afghanistan	Ireland	Afghanistan	Ireland
Asghar Stanikzai ( K ) Fareed Ahmad Amir Hamza Karim Janat Rashid Khan Mohammad Nabi Gulbadin Naib Naveen-ul-Haq Shafiqullah Mohammad Shahzad ( wk ) Samiullah Shenwari Najeeb Tarakai Dawlat Zadran Najibullah Zadran Shapoor Zadran	William Porterfield ( K ) Peter Chase George Dockrell Joshua Little Jacob Mulder Andrew McBrine Barry McCarthy Kevin O'Brien Boyd Rankin Paul Stirling Greg Thompson Stuart Thompson Lorcan Tucker Gary Wilson ( wk ) Craig Young	Asghar Stanikzai ( K ) Aftab Alam Fareed Ahmad Hamza Hotak | Amir Hamza Ihsanullah Karim Janat Rashid Khan Mohammad Nabi Gulbadin Naib Shafiqullah Rahmat Shah Hashmatullah Shahidi Mohammad Shahzad ( wk ) Samiullah Shenwari Noor Ali | Noor Ali Zadran Dawlat Zadran Najibullah Zadran	William Porterfield ( K ) Andrew Balbirnie Peter Chase George Dockrell Ed Joyce Jacob Mulder Tim Murtagh Andrew McBrine Barry McCarthy Tim Murtagh Kevin O'Brien Niall O'Brien Boyd Rankin Paul Stirling Stuart Thompson Gary Wilson ( wk ) Craig Young

Tour match

March 28-30 scorecard	Greater Noida	Afghanistan 537-8d (138.5)	-	Ireland 261 (91.4) & 104 (40) (f / o)
		Afghanistan wins with one innings and 172 runs

Twenty20 Internationals

First Twenty20 International in Greater Noida

March 8 scorecard	Greater Noida	Ireland 165-5 (20)	-	Afghanistan 171-4 (18)
		Afghanistan wins with 6 wickets

Second Twenty20 International in Greater Noida

March 10 scorecard	Greater Noida	Afghanistan 184-8 (20)	-	Ireland 93-9 (11/11)
		Afghanistan wins with 17 runs ( D / L method )

Third Twenty20 International in Greater Noida

March 12 scorecard	Greater Noida	Afghanistan 233-8 (20)	-	Ireland 205 (19.2)
		Afghanistan wins with 28 runs

One-day internationals

First ODI in Greater Noida

March 15 scorecard	Greater Noida	Afghanistan 292-7 (50)	-	Ireland 262 (46.5)
		Afghanistan wins with 30 runs

Second ODI in Greater Noida

March 17th Scorecard	Greater Noida	Afghanistan 338 (50)	-	Ireland 304 (47.3)
		Afghanistan wins with 34 runs

Third ODI in Greater Noida

March 19 scorecard	Greater Noida	Afghanistan 264-8 (50)	-	Ireland 265-4 (48.3)
		Ireland wins with 6 wickets

Fourth ODI in Greater Noida

March 22nd scorecard	Greater Noida	Afghanistan 220 (49.5)	-	Ireland 224-7 (46.5)
		Ireland wins with 3 wickets

Fifth ODI in Greater Noida

March 24th scorecard	Greater Noida	Ireland 229 (48.1)	-	Afghanistan 231-3 (48.4)
		Afghanistan wins with 7 wickets

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Afghanistan to host Ireland in India in March 2017 ( English ) Cricinfo. July 25, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
2. ↑ Mulder named in squad to play Afghanistan ( English ) Cricinfo. January 30, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.