The
Afghanistan cricket team
The Afghanistan men's national team ( ps, د افغانستان کرکټ ملي لوبډله, fa, تیم ملی کریکت افغانستان) represents Afghanistan in international cricket. Cricket has been played in Afgha ...
toured Ireland in July 2016 to play five
One Day International
A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World C ...
s (ODIs) matches at
Stormont,
Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...
.
It was the first time Ireland played a five-match ODI series.
The series was drawn 2–2, with the first match being abandoned due to rain.
Squads
Nasir Jamal
Nasir Jamal (born 21 December 1993) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan national cricket team, Afghanistan cricket team in July 2014.
Career
He made his One Day International debut for Afghanistan national ...
,
Imran Janat
Imran Janat is an Afghan cricketer. He made his List A debut for Afghanistan A against Zimbabwe A during their tour to Zimbabwe on 27 January 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Kabul Eagles in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 16 Septem ...
and
Afsar Zazai
Afsar Khan Zazai ( ps, افسر ځاځی; born 10 August 1993) is an Afghan cricketer. Afsar is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman who is known for his batting skills. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first ever Tes ...
were named as reserve players for Afghanistan.
ODI series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
4th ODI
5th ODI
References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
2016 in Afghan cricket
2016 in Irish cricket
International cricket competitions in 2016
Afghan cricket tours of Ireland
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