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.
The Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast was opened to the spectators in 1949. It holds a seating capacity of 6000 spectators and has been host to 26 T20I matches. Let us, however, have a look at some of the key T20I records and stats at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast.
| Opened | 1949 |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 6000 approx |
| Ends | Dundonald, City |
| Time Zone | UTC +01:00 |
| Total matches | 26 |
| Matches won batting first | 11 |
| Matches won bowling first | 14 |
| Average 1st Inns scores | 121 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 106 |
| Highest total recorded | 190/5 (20 Ov) by BAN vs IRE |
| Lowest total recorded | 53/10 (14.3 Ov) by NEP vs IRE |
| Highest score chased | 180/4 (19 Ov) by NZ vs IRE |
| Lowest score defended | 43/7 (9 Ov) by IRE vs BER |
