Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Afghanistan Tour of Ireland- Afghanistan vs Ireland - 4th T20I- 15th of August, 2022

Afghanistan vs Ireland

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The 4th T20I match of the Afghanistan Tour of Ireland 2022 will be played on the 15th of August 2022 between Ireland and Afghanistan at the Civil Services Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast.

LIVE SCORES - Afghanistan vs Ireland


Current T20I Form Afganistan and Ireland:


Afghanistan have bounced back in the 5 match series by beating Ireland in the 3rd T20I by 22 runs. Now the series stands at 2-1 and Afghanistan will have to beat Ireland in both the remaining matches to claim series victory.

In the third T20I, Afghanistan batted first and posted a competitive total of 189 for 5 in 20 overs. Hazratullah Zazai replaced Hasmatullah Shahidi in the Afghan side. The decision worked in favor of the Afghan side as Zazai made 39 runs at the top of the order. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 53 in 35 balls and gave his team a perfect start. Najibullah Zadran in the middle order timed the ball extremely well and smashed 42 in just 18 balls. His innings featured 5 huge sixes. On the back of these brilliant batting performances, Afghanistan got past the 180 run mark to reach 189 for 5 in 20 overs.

During the chase, Ireland couldn't have an ideal start. They lost openers Andy Balbirnie and Paul Stirling cheaply. Harry Tector also lost his wicket early on to Naveen-ul-Haq. Lorcan Tucker continued from where he left off and kept finding the gaps at ease. He scored 31 in 21 balls. After he was dismissed, the fight was carried forward by George Dockrell, who smashed 58 in 37 balls. He was well supported by Fionn Hand who scored 36 in 18 balls. Both these batters tried their best but failed to take their team over the line as Ireland were restricted to 167 for 9 in 20 overs, losing the match by 22 runs.


 Let’s have a look at the squads:


Ireland:

Andrew Balbirnie (captain), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Fionn Hand, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, and Craig Young


Afghanistan:

Mohammad Nabi (captain), Afsar Zazai, Azmatullah Omarzai, Darwish Rasooli, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan and Sharafuddin Ashraf


Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? –  Afghanistan

Who will win?-  Afghanistan

Top Batsman (Runs Scored) – Lorcan Tucker (Ireland), Hazratullah Zazai (Afghanistan)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Joshua Little (Ireland), Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan)

Most Sixes – Lorcan Tucker (Ireland), Hazratullah Zazai (Afghanistan)

Player of the Match- Hazratullah Zazai (Afghanistan)

Team Scores Batting first – Afghanistan 170+, Ireland 150+

Match Handicap: Afghanistan


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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.



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