MATCH TIMING : 15:30 (IST) [IST=GMT +5:30]
VENUE: DUBAI
AFGHANISTAN: Afsar Zazai, Aftab Alam, Ashgar Stankziai, Dawalat zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Hamid Hassan, Javed Ahmadi, Mirwais shraf, Mohammad Nabi(C), Bajibullah Zadran, Nasir Jamal, Nawroj Mangal, Samiullah, Shenwari, Shapoor adran, Usman Ghani
IRELAND: A Balbarinie, P. Chase, A Cusack, G Dockrell, Ed Joyce, AR McBrine, JF Mooney, K. O'Brien, N. O'Brien, W. Porterfield(C), P. Stirling, S. Thompson, G. Wilson, C Young
Afghanistan & Ireland the two favourite associates play against each other in a tri series. It is a simple equation Afghans have a better bowling line up than Ireland. In other hand Ireland has more experience than Afghanistan in professional cricket. Irish players ge to play domestic cricket with the English so they ought to be the better team!
Defeating Scotland by a whooping 8 wickets marging, the Afghans will be high on confidence.
A. Stanikzai, M. Nabi, N. Mangal can put a good foundation in their batting while they can trust their bowlers to defend a total. So, winning the toss for Afghans will be a key to win the match.
Irish on the other side have loads of experience with Ed Joyce, W. Porterfield, P. Stirling, K. Ob'brien. Apart from A. Cussack the bowling department looks a bit weak for them.
With all these said I would back Afghans to upset Irish.
PREDICTION: Afghanistan
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