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Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in the UAE in 2023–24

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The Ireland cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates in February and March 2024 to play one Test match, three One Day International (ODI) matches and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against Afghanistan.[1][2] The Test was played in Abu Dhabi,[3] and the ODIs and T20Is were played in Sharjah.[4] The T20I series formed part of both teams' preparation for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[5] The venue for the Test was shifted from the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium to the Tolerance Oval, just a week before the match.[6]

Quick facts Ireland against Afghanistan in the UAE in 2023–24, Dates ...

Ireland won the Test match by six wickets.[7] This was Ireland's first ever Test win, at the eighth attempt.[8] Afghanistan won the ODI series 2–0, with the second match abandoned due to rain.[9][10] Afghanistan won the T20I series 2-1.[11]

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Only Test

28 February–1 March 2024
Scorecard
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155 (54.5 overs)
Ibrahim Zadran 53 (83)
Mark Adair 5/39 (16.5 overs)
263 (83.4 overs)
Paul Stirling 52 (89)
Zia-ur-Rehman 5/64 (30 overs)
218 (75.4 overs)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 55 (107)
Craig Young 3/24 (10.4 overs)
111/4 (31.3 overs)
Andrew Balbirnie 58* (96)
Naveed Zadran 2/31 (9.3 overs)
Ireland won by 6 wickets
Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Player of the match: Mark Adair (Ire)
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ODI series

1st ODI

7 March 2024
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
310/5 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
275/8 (50 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 121 (117)
Theo van Woerkom 3/55 (10 overs)
Harry Tector 138 (147)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 4/51 (10 overs)
Afghanistan won by 35 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afg)

2nd ODI

9 March 2024
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
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Match abandoned
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Izatullah Safi (Afg)
  • The match was called off due to a storm forecast.[22]

3rd ODI

12 March 2024
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
236/9 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
119 (35 overs)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 69 (103)
Mark Adair 3/51 (10 overs)
Paul Stirling 50 (53)
Mohammad Nabi 5/17 (10 overs)
Afghanistan won by 117 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg)
Player of the match: Mohammad Nabi (Afg)

T20I series

1st T20I

15 March 2024
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Ireland 
149/6 (20 overs)
v
 Afghanistan
111 (18.4 overs)
Harry Tector 56* (34)
Rashid Khan 3/19 (4 overs)
Mohammad Ishaq 32 (22)
Ben White 4/20 (4 overs)
Ireland won by 38 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg) and Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg)
Player of the match: Ben White (Ire)

2nd T20I

17 March 2024
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
152/9 (20 overs)
v
 Ireland
142/8 (20 overs)
Mohammad Nabi 59 (38)
Mark Adair 3/27 (4 overs)
Andrew Balbirnie 45 (44)
Rashid Khan 4/14 (4 overs)
Afghanistan won by 10 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari
Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Afg)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd T20I

18 March 2024
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
155/7 (20 overs)
v
 Ireland
98 (17.2 overs)
Ibrahim Zadran 72* (51)
Gareth Delany 1/5 (1 over)
Curtis Campher 28 (23)
Azmatullah Omarzai 4/9 (4 overs)
Afghanistan won by 57 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Izatullah Safi (Afg)
Player of the match: Ibrahim Zadran (Afg)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
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