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Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2018–19

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The Ireland cricket team toured India in February and March 2019 to play three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and a Test match against the Afghanistan cricket team.[1][2] It was Ireland's first Test played overseas[3] and the first Test match between the two sides.[4] All of the fixtures took place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun.[5] The ODI fixtures were part of Afghanistan's preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[6] In January 2019, the fixtures were brought forward by two days, to avoid clashing with the Indian Premier League.[7]

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In the second T20I match, the Afghanistan team set several records. They made the highest team total, with 278 for 3,[8] which included the highest partnership for any wicket, with Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani putting on 236 runs for the first wicket.[9] Hazratullah Zazai scored 162 not out, the highest score for an Afghan batsman in a T20I fixture.[10] Afghanistan went on to win the T20I series 3–0.[11] The ODI series was drawn 2–2, after the second match finished as a no result.[12]

Afghanistan won the one-off Test match by seven wickets to record their first victory in a Test match.[13] They became the joint-second quickest, after England and Pakistan, to record their maiden win in Test cricket.[14] Asghar Afghan, captain of the Afghanistan team said that "it is a historic day for Afghanistan, for Afghanistan people, for our team, for our cricket board".[15] Ireland's captain, William Porterfield, said he was pleased how the five debutants performed and that Afghanistan were deserved winners.[16] Afghanistan's all-rounder Mohammad Nabi, praised both the batting and the bowling from the team saying "it shows we are ready for Test cricket".[17] Player of the match, Rahmat Shah, moved up to 89th place in the ICC Test Player Rankings, the highest-placed batsman for Afghanistan.[18]

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Ahead of the ODI series, Stuart Thompson was added to Ireland's squad.[21] Following the conclusion of the ODI series, Zahir Khan and Sayed Shirzad were both added to Afghanistan's Test squad.[22]

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T20I series

1st T20I

21 February 2019
18:30 (N)
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Ireland 
132/6 (20 overs)
v
 Afghanistan
136/5 (19.2 overs)
George Dockrell 34* (28)
Mohammad Nabi 2/16 (4 overs)
Mohammad Nabi 49* (40)
Boyd Rankin 2/39 (4 overs)
Afghanistan won by 5 wickets
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg) and Izatullah Safi (Afg)
Player of the match: Mohammad Nabi (Afg)

2nd T20I

23 February 2019
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
278/3 (20 overs)
v
 Ireland
194/6 (20 overs)
Hazratullah Zazai 162* (62)
Boyd Rankin 1/35 (4 overs)
Paul Stirling 91 (50)
Rashid Khan 4/25 (4 overs)
Afghanistan won by 84 runs
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Hazratullah Zazai (Afg)

3rd T20I

24 February 2019
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
210/7 (20 overs)
v
 Ireland
178/8 (20 overs)
Mohammad Nabi 81 (36)
Boyd Rankin 3/53 (4 overs)
Kevin O'Brien 74 (47)
Rashid Khan 5/27 (4 overs)
Afghanistan won by 32 runs
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg) and Izatullah Safi (Afg)
Player of the match: Mohammad Nabi (Afg)
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ODI series

1st ODI

28 February 2019
13:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Ireland 
161 (49.2 overs)
v
 Afghanistan
165/5 (41.5 overs)
Paul Stirling 89 (150)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 3/14 (10 overs)
Gulbadin Naib 46 (61)
Boyd Rankin 2/48 (9 overs)
Afghanistan won by 5 wickets
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Gulbadin Naib (Afg)

2nd ODI

2 March 2019
13:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
250/7 (48.3 overs)
v
Hazratullah Zazai 67 (43)
George Dockrell 3/51 (9 overs)

3rd ODI

5 March 2019
13:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
256/8 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
260/6 (49 overs)
Najibullah Zadran 104* (98)
Boyd Rankin 2/56 (10 overs)
Andrew Balbirnie 145* (136)
Dawlat Zadran 2/52 (10 overs)
Ireland won by 4 wickets
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Izatullah Safi (Afg)
Player of the match: Andrew Balbirnie (Ire)

4th ODI

8 March 2019
13:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
223 (49.1 overs)
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 Ireland
114 (35.3 overs)
Mohammad Nabi 64 (85)
James Cameron-Dow 3/32 (10 overs)
Kevin O'Brien 26 (57)
Aftab Alam 4/25 (8 overs)
Afghanistan won by 109 runs
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Afg)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

5th ODI

10 March 2019
13:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
216/6 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
219/5 (47.2 overs)
Asghar Afghan 82* (111)
George Dockrell 2/46 (10 overs)
Paul Stirling 70 (88)
Zahir Khan 2/55 (10 overs)
Ireland won by 5 wickets
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Asghar Afghan (Afg)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Zahir Khan (Afg) made his ODI debut.
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Only Test

15–19 March 2019[n 1]
Scorecard
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172 (60 overs)
Tim Murtagh 54* (75)
Mohammad Nabi 3/36 (14 overs)
314 (106.3 overs)
Rahmat Shah 98 (214)
Stuart Thompson 3/28 (17.3 overs)
288 (93 overs)
Andrew Balbirnie 82 (149)
Rashid Khan 5/82 (34 overs)
149/3 (47.5 overs)
Rahmat Shah 76 (122)
James Cameron-Dow 1/24 (5.5 overs)
Afghanistan won by 7 wickets
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Rahmat Shah (Afg)
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Notes

  1. While five days of play were scheduled for the one-off Test, the match reached a result in four days.

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