Irish national cricket team against Afghanistan in the 2017-18 season
The game series of the Irish Cricket Team to Afghanistan in the season 2017/18 took place from 5 to 10 December 2017 the UAE instead. The international cricket tour was part of the 2017/18 international cricket season and included three ODIs . Ireland won the series 2–1.
prehistory
Both teams previously played a game in the ICC Intercontinental Cup 2015-2017 , Ireland against Scotland and Afghanistan against the United Arab Emirates . The games played also served as warm-up games for the 2018 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier , which is due to take place in Zimbabwe in March 2018. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in India in the 2016/17 season .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following venues were selected for the tour.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium | Sharjah | 27,000 | 1st - 3rd ODI |
Squad lists
Afghanistan announced its roster on December 2, 2017. Ireland named their squad on November 3rd.
| ODI | |
|---|---|
 Afghanistan
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 Ireland
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One-day internationals
First ODI in Sharjah
| December 5th scorecard |
Sharjah |
Afghanistan 238-9 (50) |
- |
Ireland 100 (31.4) |
| Afghanistan wins with 138 runs | ||||
Second ODI in Sharjah
| December 7th scorecard |
Sharjah |
Ireland 271-9 (50) |
- |
Afghanistan 220 (45.2) |
| Ireland wins with 51 runs | ||||
Third ODI in Sharjah
| December 10th scorecard |
Sharjah |
Afghanistan 177 (50) |
- |
Ireland 180-5 (38) |
| Ireland wins with 5 wickets | ||||
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Della Penna: Afghanistan, Ireland tune up for World Cup qualifiers ( English ) Cricinfo. December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ↑ Mujeeb Zadran called for the ODI series against Ireland ( English ) Afghanistan Cricket Board. December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ↑ Ireland Squad for Intercontinental Cup Tie With Scotland Announced ( English ) Cricket Ireland. November 3, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.