Ireland will host Afghanistan for a five-match T20I series, starting from Tuesday with the series opener at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast.
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Ireland will host Afghanistan for a five-match T20I series, starting from Tuesday with the series opener at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast. The second match will be played on 11th while the third, fourth and fifth are scheduled for 12th, 15th and 17th respectively. The Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast will be the host for all the matches.
Afghanistan will tour Ireland after registering a 3-0 clean sweep over Zimbabwe in June while Ireland were recently defeated 0-2 by South Africa in a recently concluded T20I series. The series will also be a test for former England batter Jonathan Trott who joined Afghanistan as their batting coach; replacing Graham Thorpe.
Ireland recently featured in the T20I series against New Zealand at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast. The home side have registered the top score of 174/6 at the venue while Paul Stirling has been the highest scorer and Kevin O’Brien the highest wicket taker. Let us have a look at some of the key stats for Ireland at the venue.
Highest totals
| Score | Overs | RR | Inns | Opposition | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174/6 | 20.0 | 8.7 | 1 | v New Zealand | 22 Jul 2022 |
| 145/6 | 20.0 | 7.25 | 2 | v Bangladesh | 20 Jul 2012 |
| 142 | 18.2 | 7.74 | 2 | v New Zealand | 18 Jul 2022 |
| 140/8 | 20.0 | 7 | 1 | v Bangladesh | 21 Jul 2012 |
| 140/9 | 20.0 | 7 | 2 | v South Africa | 24 Jul 2021 |
| 123/9 | 20.0 | 6.15 | 1 | v P.N.G. | 15 Jul 2015 |
| 119/8 | 20.0 | 5.95 | 2 | v Bangladesh | 18 Jul 2012 |
| 118/6 | 19.5 | 5.94 | 2 | v Scotland | 2 Aug 2008 |
| 117 | 19.3 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | 22 Jul 2021 |
| 91 | 13.5 | 6.57 | 2 | v New Zealand | 20 Jul 2022 |
| 72/6 | 19.1 | 3.75 | 2 | v Kenya | 4 Aug 2008 |
| 54/2 | 8.0 | 6.75 | 2 | v Nepal | 13 Jul 2015 |
| 43/7 | 9.0 | 4.77 | 1 | v Bermuda | 3 Aug 2008 |
Most Runs
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR Stirling | 2012-2022 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 188 | 40 | 18.80 | 162 | 116.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 |
| WTS Porterfield | 2008-2015 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 154 | 57* | 25.66 | 154 | 100.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| GC Wilson | 2008-2015 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 131 | 41* | 21.83 | 139 | 94.24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| MR Adair | 2021-2022 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 112 | 37* | 37.33 | 82 | 136.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| NJ O’Brien | 2008-2015 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 80 | 22 | 11.42 | 121 | 66.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| LJ Tucker | 2021-2022 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 72 | 28 | 14.40 | 64 | 112.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| A Balbirnie | 2015-2022 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 71 | 27 | 11.83 | 74 | 95.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| C Campher | 2022-2022 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 29 | 31.00 | 43 | 144.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| AC Botha | 2008-2008 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 38 | 20.33 | 71 | 85.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| GH Dockrell | 2012-2022 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 20 | 10.60 | 48 | 110.41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Most Wickets
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJ O’Brien | 2008-2021 | 11 | 7 | 26.0 | 0 | 129 | 11 | 3/8 | 11.72 | 4.96 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 |
| AR Cusack | 2008-2015 | 8 | 7 | 21.0 | 2 | 124 | 9 | 4/21 | 13.77 | 5.90 | 14.0 | 1 | 0 |
| JB Little | 2021-2022 | 4 | 4 | 16.0 | 0 | 141 | 9 | 4/35 | 15.66 | 8.81 | 10.6 | 1 | 0 |
| AC Botha | 2008-2008 | 4 | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 3/18 | 5.25 | 4.20 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| PR Stirling | 2012-2022 | 10 | 3 | 11.0 | 0 | 71 | 7 | 3/21 | 10.14 | 6.45 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 |
| PC Connell | 2008-2008 | 4 | 3 | 10.0 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 3/8 | 6.00 | 3.60 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CA Young | 2015-2022 | 6 | 6 | 22.0 | 0 | 201 | 5 | 2/34 | 40.20 | 9.13 | 26.4 | 0 | 0 |
| JF Mooney | 2012-2015 | 5 | 4 | 7.5 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 2/7 | 18.25 | 9.31 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 |
| MC Sorensen | 2012-2012 | 3 | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 87 | 4 | 2/34 | 21.75 | 8.70 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| GH Dockrell | 2012-2022 | 8 | 6 | 18.0 | 0 | 131 | 4 | 2/33 | 32.75 | 7.27 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
