It’s been a tough summer for Ireland because they’ve played some really good cricket but didn’t have a single win to their name, even though they came really close against India and twice against New Zealand. Now, they finally managed a victory in the 1st T20 of the 2022 Afghanistan tour of Ireland, and will be hoping to kick it on and maybe even get a series victory in this 5-match T20 series at home.
On the other hand, we know that Afghanistan is not a side to give up that easy. They’ve got 0-1 down but they’ve got the fighting spirit and will want to come back strong, now having lost both of their last couple of T20 internationals against this opposition. The 2nd T20 takes place at the same ground in Belfast. Keep reading for our complete MyFab11 (sign-up with code “READAD46“) IRE vs AFG 2nd T20 fantasy preview…
Match info
- Tournament: Afghanistan tour of Ireland 2022.
- Date: 11th August 2022, 8:00pm IST.
- Venue: Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast, Ireland.
- Capacity: 6,000+
- Series status: Ireland leads the series 1-0.
Recent form
- IRE: W L L L L
- AFG: L W W W W
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Numbers
- Head to head in last 5 games, Afghanistan leads 3-2.
- Joshua Little – 10 wickets in just 5 games at this ground.
- Lorcan Tucker – 3 fifties in last 5 professional games.
Ireland
For the hosts, the biggest positive is that they saw their captain Andrew Balbirnie back among the runs. While everyone has been contributing this home summer, he was short of a few runs and that knock of 51 in the 1st T20 will boost his confidence. 25-year old wicket-keeper batsman Lorcan Tucker has been in good touch in recent games and we’re adding him to our IRE vs AFG fantasy team after seeing his fifty in the last game and whirlwind 78 against South Africa.
Paul Stirling is also worth picking as he’s the highest run scorer at this ground but we think George Dockrell would be the better option as he bowled a bit in the last game and is now also the designated finisher with the bat for Ireland. With the ball, Barry McCarthy picked up a 3-fer and should make your IRE vs AFG Dream11 team but we’re more excited about Joshua Little who is the second highest wicket-taker at this ground, after Kevin O’Brien.
Afghanistan
With six 30+ scores in his last eight innings, it’s clear that Usman Ghani is in the form of his life. Making a return to the T20I side, he hit 59 and continued this form here in Belfast, so there’s no way he can be left out of anyone’s fantasy teams for the 2nd T20. Najibullah Zadran also has plenty of reputation for being the big hitter and he should bat slightly lower down than #4 where he was positioned in te last game.
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With the ball, Naveen ul Haq bowled a fantastic last couple of overs and with Ireland pitches being slightly on the slower side, we think his variation will be of perfect use here at Belfast. We’re adding him to our MyFab11 (sign-up with code “READAD46“) IRE vs AFG fantasy team and of course, there’s no way Rashid Khan can be left out either, even though he was played cautiously in the last game, ending wicketless.
Ireland vs Afghanistan – 2nd T20 2022 Betting
Ireland vs Afghanistan – 2nd T20 2022 betting
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IRE vs AFG Squads
Ireland T20 Squad
Andrew Balbirnie (C), Paul Stirling, Lorcan Tucker, Harry Tector, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, Joshua Little, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Fionn Hand, Stephen Doheny, Craig Young.
Afghanistan T20 Squad
Mohammad Nabi (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Usman Ghani, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Afsar Zazai, Noor Ahmad, Karim Janat, Hazratullah Zazai, Darwish Rasooli, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Sharafuddin Ashraf.
IRE vs AFG fantasy team
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