Afghanistan against Ireland in the one-off Test starting on Wednesday.
2024.02.26
Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead the side with Rahmat Shah serving as the deputy captain.
Afghanistan and Ireland will square off in a highly anticipated one-off Test at the Tolerance Oval in Abu Dhabi beginning this Wednesday, February 28.
Andrew Balbirnie will captain Ireland, while Hashmatullah Shahidi will guide Afghanistan. This will be their second meeting in the whites; the first took place in Dehradun, India, in 2019 and saw Afghanistan win handily by seven wickets because to Rashid Khan’s spin web.
Afghanistan has just suffered a setback in their one-off Test match against Sri Lanka, but they are still motivated and unfazed. The Afghan team showed incredible tenacity with the bat and the ball, so their 10-wicket defeat didn’t depress them. Driven by the resilience demonstrated under difficult circumstances, Afghanistan is now well-positioned to leverage its advantages. The team is confident in their ability to recover and leave their imprint in game-friendly circumstances as they aim to deliver a spectacular performance in their forthcoming match against Ireland.
Ireland, on the other hand, is seeking atonement after losing by 10 wickets in their most recent Test match against England in June 2023. The Irish squad will be motivated to win by putting up a strong showing against a less-experienced Test team. Ireland will be looking to make a big impression in the forthcoming match against Afghanistan, with hopes of winning and establishing themselves in the longer format.
Squads:
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah (vc), Ikram Alikhail (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Noor Ali Zadran, Abdul Malik, Baheer Shah, Nasir Jamal, Karim Janat, Khalil Gurbaz, Zahir Khan, Zia Ur Rehman Akbar, Nijat Masoud, Ibrahim Abdulrahimzai and Naveed Zadran.
Ireland: Mark Adair, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Matthew Foster, Graham Hume, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, James McCollum, PJ Moor, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Theo van Woerkom, Craig Young
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