Ireland v Afghanistan in India, 2019 (Thursday, 21st February 2019)
Afghanistan v Ireland (1st T20I)
Contest Overview: An International friendly match is basically a match between two National teams except the World cup or any other tournament. A T20I match is basically a 20 overs match. T20I matches are played between the national teams with T20I status as determined by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Match Information: The series is in between Ireland and Afghanistan in Afghanistan, 2119.
Date and Day: The match will be on 21 February 2019 on Thursday.
Time: The match will be played at 01:00 PM (GMT+0), 06:30 PM (Local) and 06:00 PM (PST).
Venue: The match will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Venue Information:
Venue: The match will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. It is located in Dehradun, India. It has a capacity of 25,000 people. The ground is home to the Afghanistan National Cricket Team. The ground hosted its first international cricket match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh in 2018.
City: Dehradun, India.
Capacity: 25,000
Teams Information: The two teams which are contesting today are the Ireland and Afghanistan. Both teams are the members of ICC.
Team 1: Afghanistan:
Afghanistan is an Asian Cricket Team. Afghanistan team represents Afghanistan in international cricket and other cricket tournaments. Afghanistan is a full member of ICC. Their head coach name is Phil Simmons
Squad: Afghanistan is an Asian cricket team. It takes part in international and other cricket series and tournaments. The squad of Afghanistan against Ireland includes Asghar, Usman, Najeeb, Hazratullah, Najibullah, Farid, Karim, Sayed, Mujeeb, Zahir, Rashid, Ziaur, Samiullah, Nabi, Sharafuddin and Shafiqullah.
Team 2: Ireland:
Ireland is a European Cricket Team. Ireland team represents Ireland in international cricket and other cricket tournaments. Ireland is a full member of ICC. Their head coach name is Graham Ford.
Squad: Ireland is a European cricket team. It takes part in international and other cricket series and tournaments. The squad of Ireland against Afghanistan includes Paul, Andrew, Peter, George, Shane, Joshua, Andy, Kevin, Stuart, Boyd, James, Simi, Harry, Stuart and Jorcon.
Broadcast and Live Streaming: The game of cricket is famous all around the world. There are a lot of channels who’ll be giving live broadcasting of this match.
| Country | TV Channel |
| Indian Subcontinent | Sony Six Network |
| UK | BBC, CricketGateway |
| South Africa | SuperSport |
| Australia | Fox Sports |
| MENA | OSN Sports Cricket HD |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport NZ |
Prediction: Afghanistan is favorites to win this match because Afghanistan is at No.8 position whereas Ireland is at No.17 position in the ICC T20I Rankings. Afghanistan is favorites because of their recent performances in the T20I’s. So, hopefully, it’ll be a good contest and a good game of cricket for cricket lovers.
Date, Match and Timing Whole Summary
| Date | Match | Timing |
| 21 February 2019 | Ireland v Afghanistan | 01:00 PM (GMT+0), 06:30 PM (Local) and 06:00 PM (PST) |
